Many Thousands of Acres Swept.

Bush Advocate, Volume XVI, Issue 603, 3 January 1905, Page 5

Many Thousands of Acres Swept.

Enormous Damage. Losses of Stock. (Received this day, at 9:56 a.m.) Symshbt, This Day. A. drizzling rain commenced in the city, and in some districts towards the Victorian border. The falls ware heavy, otieoking the bush fires. , The temperatures of many places inland was very high yesterd&y, Bourke reporting 117deg. It is estimated thai the fire hi the Carcoar district destroyed 200,000 acres of g»«s»Jrrespective of much crop. At KatboniDß, Megalong station lost 800 sheep. j ,

Que fire in ' the Guttdagai district ■wept 150 square miles —from Ki«*udra to Wngga on one side, and to Asurrutnbufrsh and Yass on tbe othar. j Not a oul vert or a chain, of feu Mng baa been left between Guodagai and Wagga.- ■ .;.-;.■ . -v , ■•.; / 1,,; \ .