Hotel Burnt Out
The Club House Hotel at Nmagesyeeagm was totally destroyfireed bybourt llro ont aliou! 3.30 011 heriday morning. Tlio liceee was Mr. Henry ' Kershaw, Mrs. S…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1916
422 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 22
Fire Bridge Resigns
In consequence of the Board of Fire Commissioners dispensing with the services of the captain of the Wellington Fire Brigade, a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightning Fires a House Building Destroyed. Warren
Mumblebone Homestead, belonging to Messrs. Kater Brothers, was totally destroyed by fire, resulting from a lightning flash, during the absence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Artillery Fire Ineffective. Great Britain Sending 20 Shells to One. Hell in the Trenches
A young English soldier, fighting in Flanders, writing to a relation in Lithgow says "We are not at all miserable, although the weather is wretched and wet. We have to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pitiless French Fire. German Attacks Fruitless. Paris
A refugee who witnessed the battle north of Verdun, says he will never forget the frightful spectacle, which was the most horrible he had ever seen. The French 75's heaped the enemy ranks in tangled masses, and human fragments were hurled everywhere…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tamworth Fire
A disastrous fire occurred in Tamworth, when, the Olympia Hall and Jensen's Norfolk Hotel in Marius-street, opposite the railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Sensations of the Week. Fatal Fire
At fatal fire occurred at Karangahake (N.Z.), the mistress of the house, Jane Dawson, being burnt to death in her sleep. Two other…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Germans in Armor. Killed by Own Fire. Paris
A French officer states that six German companies were pounded to death by their own artillery near Champ Neuville. Many wore chain armor, vests of steel and shinguards and carried cylinders of liquid fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Verdun Waiting for the Germans Fearful Fire of Guns. Heaps of Corpses. London
The times correspondent in Paris, writing on Monday, said:— "The Verdun battle has reached an extremely critical phrase. After a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Fatal Fire. Brisbane
A fire at South Brisbane, in Irving Bros' workships, resulted in Wilfred Irving losing his life…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Country Fire Hotel and Shop Destroyed. £10,000 Damage. Wauchope
A destructive fire, which broke out here about half-past two yesterday morning, completely razed four business premises, a hall, and an arcade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trooper Saves Transport Steers Vessel Under Fire
One of the best stories of individual prowess in the present war is that of a private soldier who had never been on a ship before, but steered a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parkes Fire. Parkes
Venable's foundry at Parkes was destroyed by fire on Monday night. Military Court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Tragedy Outbreak in Gaol. Nine Victims. El Paso
Nine victims have died to-day us result of an explosion which yesterday burned 44 prisoners in the local gaol. Others were seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Submarines Sinking of Clan Macleod. Germans Fire on Crew. Capetown
Mr. Wordridge, chief officer of the steamer Clan Macfarlane, relates that when he was chief officer of tho steamer Clan Macleod, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commemorative Tablet at Fire Station
One day last week a couple of workmen from Sydney arrived at the local fire station with a fine marble tablet, about 4ft. 6in. long, and 2£t. 6in. deep. This, without…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Africans First Fight in Egypt. Successful Advance Under Heavy Fire. Alexandria
The South Africans bad their first fight in Egypt on February 26 at Agagia, after a four-days' marchWestward of Mersamatru the aircraft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hay Destroyed. Fire at Forbes. Forbes
Two haystacks, the property of Mr. Joseph Field, were yesterday destroyed by fire. The brigade could do little, and the whole of the hay was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liner Sunk While in the Docks. Explosion Aid Fire. London
A fire, followed by an explosion, destroyed and sank the Shaw-Savill liner Matatua, lying in the docks at St. John's, and loading for New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Fire
At Thebarton (S.A.) a house was set on fire, it is thought, by thieves. Only for the prompt action of the neighbors, the house would have…
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