FIRE SPREADS OVER 12,000 ACRES
BURNING-OFF OPERATIONS OUT OF CONTROL
(New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN. August 22. The worst fire in the Strath Taieri district as a result of burning-off operations covered about 12,000 acres of high country on Friday night and Saturday. u The blaze, which could be seen from Uunedm late on Friday night, was on the Dry Ridge area between the Taien river and the MiddlemarchMacraes Flat road.
was put out at 3.30 p.m yesterThe outbreak began as controlled ournmg-off of snow tussock on Dry Ridge, but a change in the Wind caused the fire to jump a break. The fire got out of control at 3.5 p.m. on Friday. About 15 farmers tried to control the fire on Friday night, but it was a losing battle. They were joined later bv about 40 others. The fire became easier to control, and by noon yesternay the worst of the work was over. Tonight farmers in the district said that their sheep losses amounted to only 2 per cent.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19540823.2.100
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XC, Issue 27435, 23 August 1954, Page 10
Word Count
171FIRE SPREADS OVER 12,000 ACRES Press, Volume XC, Issue 27435, 23 August 1954, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in