Destructive Fires in South Australia.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 166, 24 January 1888, Page 2

Destructive Fires in South Australia.

Aprumc, January 10. Un Sunday, the Nth inst., two fires started in the pastoral country along tiie south eastern coast, which proved to lie very destructive. One broke out on the road between Mount Ollis and Milliceut. and the oilier at the junction of Barnoolut t'oola andMoum Scnank. The greater portion of these pastoral proprties was burnt, and thousands of sheep were destroyed. Tiie tire |>a -. | through a Is lt of pastoral country, and later on came within two miles of Mount Gambler, burning the gruaing crops, sheep. Maiding, buggies, and implements. Over lo.inio siasp are estimated to have been burned, but fortunately no liumaii live' have Leu lo>t. A: AUandule, two funiliae an entirely burnt oat, aud many other houses had miraculous escapes. Tiie grass was extremely high and dry. and tiie (lames raced along at a great speed, overtaking docks of sheep many of winch could not get out of t..c pa I diM-ks. The cattle and horses etiargi 1 or jumped the fences, and -p i away with terror. On Bellum Elat th« house of J. UcCuitie ».i- gutted, nothing lieing saved, an I tin cr q>* of other farmers u<rc swept cuail away. The amount of damage done is enormous.