SERIOUS BUSH FIRES
WIDE AREA DEVASTATED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright ADELAIDE, March 11. Fifteen thousand acres of rich farmland in the Mount Gambier District were swept by one of the most destructive bush fires on record. At least two homes were destroyed. Sheep, pigs and poultry perished in hundreds. Volunteers worked desperately to check the outbreak, as it raged towards Mount Gambier on a three to four mile front. The flames reached within two miles of the town before a change of wind carried them towards the rougher country.
Drizzling rain eventually assisted the firefighters, and the situation being brought under control. The estimated damage is between £20,000 and £30,000.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20055, 12 March 1935, Page 7
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111SERIOUS BUSH FIRES Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20055, 12 March 1935, Page 7
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