THE HEAT IN AUSTRALIA.
BUSH AND GEASS FIEES.
DEATHS FltOM SUNSTEOKE. . [Special to Press Association.! MELBOUEN.S, Jan! 7.
Extensive bußh fires are raging in various parts of the colony. At Grenvill© eleven buildings were destroyed, the damage being estimated a. Several people were burned in fighting the flames, but none were seriously injured. SYDNEY, Jan. 7. . Yesterday, the heat at Ungerie registered 122 and at Cobar 120. Bush fires are already raging in all directions. Tho Blue . Mountains are ablaze in many parts, and a grand spectacle is presented. At • Termiel three houses were' destroyed. The town of Bambala was completely surrounded by flames, but was saved after Beveral hours' fierce fighting. The residents turned out in a body to fight the flaihes. Besides the' great destruction of crops by fire, orchards have been ruihed by the intense heat. , -
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5457, 8 January 1896, Page 2
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THE HEAT IN AUSTRALIA.
Star (Christchurch), Issue 5457, 8 January 1896, Page 2
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