BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA.
(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION). Received !1, 10 3 ;i m. Sydkey, February 11. Bush fi»es have destroyed 40,000 cres of grass in the A'bury district; also 2000 begs of whe-it. Jl EMiounNK, Febiuaryll. A m.n named Jones has puccurabed to injuries sustained wM'e fighting the fires at Birreguna. Firrs are still raging in the Branholrnn d'strict. Mnny wrious ca?es of turning are reported, and it is feared '.h'lt there has ben loss of life. At Myamyu many housrs, the Cathode chinch, railway conductors' camp, mu::h railway property, and a large number cf s'ock have beon dtstroyed. At Chomley, Killen's station was tevastat' d. T)i9 ladies had to take <efuge iu a f-wauip. The telegraph lin<-s were dt stroyeii in all directions. Lotd Hopotoun has cabled his sympathy with the suflVreis. Hoiuht, February 11. Fires are still burning in the hills in the Q'KonetoMi dis'rict. Itis reported a child was binned to deaih, A fund has been opened for the sufferers.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 34, 12 February 1901, Page 3
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163BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 34, 12 February 1901, Page 3
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