N.S.W. BUSH FIRES.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT £IOO,OOO.
United Press Association — CorrmaiiT,
SYDNEY, Dec. 15
Reports to hand frorh tlie country district are to the effect that destructive hush fires are raging in all directions.
The fires are especially bad in the region of the Blue Mountains and in the South Coast district (an important dairying locality), where wide ranges have been swept and great damage done.
At Cowra the fires were the worst on record.
A thousand bags of wheat, hundreds of acres of standing corn, vast tracts of grass, and miles of fencing have been destroyed. Large numbers of stock perished.
Many settlers have lost their homes. The damage is estimated at £IOO,OOO. Sensational escapes by fire-fighters are recorded. Settlers were driven to take refuge in creeks and dams.
Rabbits largely helped to spread the flames. Their fur catching fire they rushed madly amongst the standing crops.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2687, 17 December 1909, Page 5
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148N.S.W. BUSH FIRES. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2687, 17 December 1909, Page 5
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