TOWN RINGED WITH FIRE
GRIM MENACE IN N.S.W.
GREAT DAMAGE CAUSED
fUnited P.A. — By Telegraph Copyright SYDNEY, To-day.
The hush fires have now spread to the vicinity of Lithgow. Late last night the town was ringed with flames. The whole mountain-side near the State mines and the powerhouse has been burned out.
Tjy„ working throughout the night, the employees managed to save the establishment.
Thousands more acres of grass-land and miles of fencing have been destroyed. It is feared that if the wind increases the result will be disastrous.
The fires are threatening other parts of the district.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 556, 8 January 1929, Page 9
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98TOWN RINGED WITH FIRE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 556, 8 January 1929, Page 9
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