Fire and Explosion. British Munition Factory Many Hurt and Much Damage
A serious fire following an explosion in a munition factory, is announced by the Press Burean. The report gives few details,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1917
491 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 21 of 25
Admiration of Australians. Regardless of Enemy Fire London. Sunday Night. I
Mr. Philip Gibbs, continuing his story of the Ypres battle, writes:— I saw the Australians going up— lithe, loose-limber, and hatchet-faced,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Lull the West Battle British Sitting Tight Constant Artillery Fire Nearly 5000 Prisoners. French Front Quiet. London. Sunday Night
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig states: There was considerable artillery along the battlefront all night long…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Salonika Front Effective Artillery Fire. London, Monday Night
A British Salonika message states: Our artillery forced the enemy to evacuate positions south-west of Seres. We successfully raided cast ward of Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wentworth Falls. a Midnight Blaze
On Saturday night about midnight a sevenroomed cottage, "Lenvera," in Boonara-st., was burnt to the ground. The cottage was lately occupied by Mrs. T. Smith, who is away…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires on Ships Sydney
The detectives investigating the mysterious fires on ships believe that small glass tubes, divided in two by a metal disc and containing acid and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Munition Works
The Press Bureau announces that 10 persons were killed and two injured as a result of a serious fire and explosion at a munition factory in the north of England…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Incinerated Fire in a Billet Theatre Petrograd, Tuesday Night
A fire destroyed the Panaciff theatre, in which soldiers were billeted. There were hundreds of victims. PEACE PLOTS…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Renewed Italian Activity. Naval Base at Cattaro Bombed. Ships Damaged and Fires Started. Austrians' Vigorous Resistance Fails. London
Giant Caproni aeroplanes rained bombs upon the great Austrian naval base at Cattaro, starting several fires among the buildings in the navy yard…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fires in Norway Work Or Foreign Spies. Banishment of Aliens. Christiannia, Friday Night
It is officially stated that the police regard foreign spies as being responsible for the outbreak of fires aiming at the destruction of foods depots,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The West Lull in the Battle Artillery Fire Resumed. Latest Push Reviewed. What the British Gained. London, Sunday Night
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas reports:— The enemy's artillery was active last night to the north-east of Ypres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at White Rock
A fire broke out at White Rock on Saturday night, at about 10 o'clock. The scene of the outbreak was on Mr. J. McGarry's farm, where an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Orange Fire Brigade. Motor Pumping Engine
Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners visited Orange on Monday and were requested by the Orange Council to instal a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Steamer Wilfully Caused. Sydney
At the inquiry to-day into the cause of the fire which broke out on a big steamer at Miller's Point recently, the evidence showed that the fire was the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Objectives Taken and Consolidated. in an Enfilading Fire
The Australian units working towards the village of Rosachendele reached and consolidated their first objectives…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Work of Fire Bug. Outbreak on Big Ship. What the Inquiry Revealed
Evidence was given before an inquiry into the cause of the fire which broke out on a big steamer at Miller's Point about three weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire Commissioners' Visit
The Hon. E. H. Farrar (president), and Messrs Shepherd and Francies, members of the Fire Commissioners' Board, paid Molong a visit on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Country Fire
A disastrous fire occurred at Mingindi early this morning. The outbreak originated in the premises of Sylvester Bros.' general store. The fire spread rapidly, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Fiend. an Important Discovery
A preliminary inquiry has been held by Captain Cummings, into the fire which was discovered burning on a steamer lying at the White Star Wharf on September 24…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Country Fire £16,000 DAMAGE. Mungindi
One of the biggest fires ever ex-perienced in the town or district oc-curred this morning, when the prem-ises of Sylvester Bros, Ltd., general…
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