BENDIGO.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 428, 13 February 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)

BENDIGO.

There are no fewer tlian seven large bush fires to be observed around Sandhuist, all nearly joining, and almost enclosing the distant in a terrible ciicle of flame. Morrow's faim at Burnt Cieek, and Density's faim weie both sin rounded by raging file. The fiie was tiavelhng at the rate of five miles an hour in the dhection of Fletchers Creek. A fieice bush fiie is raging at a place called Biunt Gully, about three miles on this side of Duke's Flat, near Maiong. The most disastious news, however, came from the Whipstick, wheie the ia\ages being committed by the destiucti\e element weie something appalling. There is not a fence in the whole locality but was eithei deshoyed 01 in the act of being destroyed. The ciackhng of binning tnnbrr was heaul fully thiee miles away fiom the fiie. Eaily yesterday morning another fiie bioke out in a south-westerly dhection from Maiong, at the back of th« Mensie Reef. Laige volumes of smoke weie obseivcd rising fiom the unges all day, and the heat round about was intense. The woodcaiteis in some instances have had stacks of wood destroyed which had been accumulating for some months. In close proximity to the township of Maiong a fiie was taking everything befoie it in a remarkably furious niannei. On each side of the line fiom Woodend and Macedon foi miles tne and smoke is to be seen, and the heat is tenible. Mr. Dwyer, the well-known local sui \ eyor and staff had to lun for their lives.