Drudge : Fire And Lightning Never Happened Before

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1. LIGHTNING FIRE

   The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954) Tuesday 7 December 1948 Edition: 1st EDITION p 8 Article

   … LIGHTNING FIRE SYDNEY, Dec. 6: Lightning caused a £10,000 10,000 fire in the big stand at the … conscious for 20 minutes after he had been struck bylightning while acting as marker at Walcha Rifle Club. Lightning struck a pole near him, ran down wires to the ground and struck Wagner, who was still …121 words

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2. Lightning Starts Grass Fire

   The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954) Thursday 22 February 1951 p 8 Article

   … Lightning Starts Grass Fire BOGAN GATE, Wednesday. -Fire started by lightning destroyed troyed about 500 acres of grass and stubble near Yarrabandai yesterday. Local brigades checked the blaze, which also destroyed some fencing. … 33 words

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3. FIRE FROM LIGHTNING

   The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 – 1950) Monday 6 December 1948 Edition: HOME p 1 Article

   … LIGHTNING SYDNEY, Mon: Lightning ning started a £10,000 fire at Grafton (northern (northern. New South Wales) last night. Earlier, at Walcha, & youth was struck. The main stand at the Graf ton … saved. Roy Wagner (17), was struck by lightning that damaged a pole nearhifli … 62 words

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4. FIRE FROM LIGHTNING

   The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 – 1950) Monday 6 December 1948 Edition: HOME p 3 Article

   … LIGHTNING SYDNEY, Mon: Lightning ning started a £10,000 fire at Grafton ton (northern New South Wales) last night. Earlier, at Walcha, a youth was struck. The main stand at the Grafton showground … Wagner (17), was struck by lightning that damaged a Dole near hisq … 62 words

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5. Doreen LIGHTNING STARTS FIRE

   Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser (Vic. : 1940 – 1942) Friday 29 March 1940 p 6 Article

   … Doreen ‘STARTS’ FIRE Lightning began a fire at the fence dividing the ‘.properties of Mr. L. Nelson and. Mr. L. W.’ Clarke during The electrical storm last’ week. About -35 acres of grass we buint,.and Messrs Nelson, A. Basset. ‘ind E. ‘bassett watched the fire un’. 3 a.m. The heavy rain, … 119 words

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6. LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE.

   The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1956) Tuesday 4 January 1910 p 5 Article

   … I LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE. I ST. ARNAUD, Monday-A fire occurred last night at the farm of William M’Donald, Gre Gre Central, about 11 miles from St. | Arnaud. It was caused by lightning firing a dead … valued at JL1G0 Theie is no msunncc The fire was c\ tinginshcd bv ncighbouis, and b) the ram which …76 words

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7. LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE

   The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1954) Tuesday 10 March 1953 p 4 Article

   … LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE Lightning is believed to have been responsible for a fire which burnt out 40 acres of grass on the property of Mr. Kevin Dar- mody, of Sutton, on Sunday. The lightning, is … attended the fire which occurred just out- side the boundary of the A.C.T. It was put under control … 110 words

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8. Lightning Starts Fire

   Albany Advertiser (WA : 1897 – 1950) Monday 14 February 1949 p 8 Article

   … ===== I Lightning Starts j Fire j On February 1, during a thunder stapm which passed over Mr. H. N. Cuss’s property at Tenterden, a flash of lightningstruck a fence setting fire to a cleared paddock. Fortunately for Mr. Cuss heavy .rain fell soon after helping to put the fire out; otherwise had … 75 words

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9. LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE.

   The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929) Saturday 1 January 1916 p 8 Article

   … LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE. SYDNEY, December 30.-At At Young lightning was yesterday seen. to start a fire in grass on Brown Brothers* Memagong Station. An alarm was promptly given, and eoon upwards of. 100 men were fighting ithe flames, which wore subdued after, four hours’ hard work.. Be tween 1,000 … 72 words

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10. Lightning Starts Darlington Fire

    Camperdown Chronicle (Vic. : 1877 – 1954) Tuesday 26 January 1954 p 1 Article

    … Lightning Starts Darlington Fire lIGHTNING set fire tin der-dry grass on the Jel lelabad property … Darlington and Derrinallum Rural Fire Bri gades attended the fire and suppressed it after about an hour of work with the knap sacks and tire carts. The lightning was part of a freak, storm which hit the …160 words

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11. Lightning began grass fire

    The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1956) Thursday 25 January 1951 p 5 Article

    … Lightning began grass fire | Lighting struck a fence post and started a fire which destroyed 120 acres of grass at Bridgewater North, near Inglewood, yesterday afternoon. ” A fire which reached the … fire-fighters. … 51 words

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12. LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE.

    The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1956) Wednesday 11 January 1922 p 14 Article

    … LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE. RUSHWORTH, Tuesday’?A phenomenal menai thunderstorm passed over the town on … from a small cloud. Two vivid Hashes of. lightning were followed 6y terrific crashes ol’ thunder, and- residents were alarmed. A picture show was in pro-‘ cress, at thc Shire Hall, and thclightning … 116 words

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13. RAIN, LIGHTNING, FIRE.

    Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) Tuesday 5 December 1911 p 5 Article

    … RAIN, l^,. LIGHTNING, FIRE. BRISBANE, “Monday.- Just be/ fore eight o’clock on :Saturdny even … teni perature on Saturday was 9.1 .-i. Dur- ing the course . of the storm the lightning struck the … fell, to the ground. The fire brigade .frece.ved the alarm of fire from the Leichhardt Hot o’. … 135 words

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14. Lightning Causes Grass Fire

    The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 – 1954) Thursday 5 December 1940 p 15 Article

    … Lightning Causes Grass Fire About 200 acres of grass feed was burnt at Buckland Park, the property of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brooks, near Virginia, *> ginia, last night, when a tree was struck by lightning. Stud sheep and cattle were endangered, but the arrival of firefighters from Virginia saved the … 76 words

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15. LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRE.

    The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929) Saturday 26 January 1924 p 10 Article

    … LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRE. SYDNEY, Friday.-The The occupants of a house in Vore street, Auburn, had a remarkable escape when the building was struck by lightning this afternoon. The current first had … The chimney, fireplace, and walls of the room were all badly damaged. The fire spread to the roof. … 90 words

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16. LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRE.

    The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929) Friday 2 December 1910 p 7 Article

    … LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRE. HOOKINA, November 29.-At At about five miles . north of Hookina on Monday afternoon, a large fire suddenly broke out in a fine grass paddock belonging to Mr o. atone. It was caused by two naska of lightning, which were followed by a tre mendous crash of thunder. A strong …121 words

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17. LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE.

    The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933) Saturday 22 November 1924 p 9 Article

    … LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE. During a thunderstorm on Thursday, au outbreak -of fire occurred in the … Mrs. Madge Richards, residing at the íojv of the premises, noticed a flash of lightning strike a te! … issuing from the roof of –the kitchen. The Hamilton Fire Brigade nttended, but wa« not ventured, as …136 words

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18. LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE.

    The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933) Wednesday 19 June 1929 p 3 Article

    … LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE. In the Inquiry Court yesterday, before fore Mr. A. Staines, J.P., an inquiry was held into the destruction by fire of a furniture and billiard table fac- tory at New Farm, the property of Benjamin Winston. The fire, which destroyed the stock and damaged machinery and plant, … 149 words

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19. Lightning Starts House Fire

    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954) Friday 8 October 1954 p 1 Article

    … Lightning Starts House Fire 9 Lightning is believed to have started a fire which destroyed the … house, who were on the ground floor, heard the firecrackling-but took no notice until a neigh- bour ran in shouting: “Your place is on fire!” In the house when the fire started were the owner, Mr. Lesley … 245 words

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20. Lightning Starts Fire

    Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 – 1954) Thursday 22 February 1951 p 11 Article

    … Lightning Starts Fire KATLANGADOO. which A been struck by lightning during a storm on. Tues- I day. night, caused a fire in three I acres or” grass at 10.50 yesterday i morning. A small amount of fencing on Mrs. 13. ijavies pro-1 perty, about three, quarters of a mile from Kalangadqo was burnt. … 188 words