Warwick
Examiner and Times Qld.
7 Sept 1895
In New South
Wales bush fires continue to rage fiercely along the line between Bolivia and
Glen Innes, miles of fencing have been destroyed.
Tenterfield
for some days has been enveloped with dense clouds of smoke, and at night the
hills are bright with fires for many miles around.
A distressing case in
connection with the recent bush fires is reported from Piper's Creek, near Kempsey,
where a selector named Donnelly was
completely burnt out.
The flames
made a clean sweep of Donnelly's
house and contents, and his wife and family had a narrow escape.
Within a few
minutes of the home being destroyed Mrs. Donnelly gave birth to a child, the confinement taking place in
the open air under the shelter of some bushes, while the blaze passed by, Donnelly is both homeless and
penniless.
South
Australian Chronicle Adelaide, SA
7 Sept
1895
BUSH FIRES
IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
Sydney,
August 30.
At Smith's
Creek Mr. Donnelly, a
farmer, had his home completely burnt out, his wife and family being rescued
almost naked.
His wife gave birth to a child the following day in a ploughed
field where they had taken refuge, and the infant had only a corn sack for a
covering.
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