In France. St. Quentin Ablaze. Set Fire to by Germans. As French Enter. Cambrai Surrounded
The Germane set fire to St. Quentin as the French entered the city. Cambrai is surrounded by the Allies…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1918
402 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 21
British Progress in the North. Enemy Sets Fire to [?]
[?] Marshal Sir Douglas haig reports:— As a result of continued pressure on the whole front, the enemy is withdrawing from the high ground, named the laterrirer Plateau, between Lecalet and Grevecourter. The enemy has set fire to Doua[?].—(Reuter)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Charleville (Q.)
Hot weather, with strong hot winds from all quarters, prevailed yesterday, spreading the existing bush fires in all directions. Reports to hand state…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Leader and Stock and Station News. Wednesday, October 9, 1918. Local and General. Fire on a Train
When the mixed train from Coonamble to Dubbo was on its journey on Saturday afternoon, and in the vicinity of Combara, Mr. Richard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Setting Fire to a Nest Vandalism in Machattie Park
Almost directly the lake was filled in Machattie Park the two swans built a nest and prepared for a family. When the gardeners saw how…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at All Saints' College
A fire broke out in the cellar at All Saints' College about 7 o'clock this morning, in an old fibre mattress which hud been placed in a box. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Stacks on Fire Damage Over £15,000
A disastrous fire occurred in wheat stacks at Walla[?] S. A. [?] when Jackit's anil and re-conditioning plant were totally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Forest Fire Towns Wiped Out. Vancouver, Sunday night
forest fires have wiped out Colquet and other to was Hundreds are believed to dead…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Disaster American Bush Fires. Towns Wiped Out. Vanco[?]ver, Monday Night
Details of the disastrous forest fires around Buluth show that 12,000 refugees from that center have arrived at other towns. More than a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forest Fires 21 Towns Wiped Out. New York, Monday Night
Twenty-one towns have been wiped out by the forest fires in Minnesota. The death roll has reached 298, with injuries to hundreds of others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wardrobe on Fire
What appeared to be a mysterious fire broke out in the wardrobe in Mrs. Stiles' bedroom on the first floor of All Saints' College yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Forest Fires, Nine Towns Wiped Out
A Minnesota message states that forest fires have ravaged great areas, from which the people are fleeing. More than 800 in one…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Disastrous Forest Fires
London, Tuesday.—Twenty one towns have been wiped out by forest fires in Minnesota, U.S.A., the death roll being 298, with 100 injured. There…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Prevention of Fire. in Grain Crops. (From the Department of Agriculture.)
The following recommendations for wheatgrowers have been caused by the College of Agriculture of the University of California:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →False Fire Alarm
On Friday night, about 12 o'clock, the fire alarm was given from the vicinity of the Bracholme Hospital. After the brigade had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mountains Ablaze. Bushfires at Katoomba
The strong westerly which has been blowing, has assisted the bush fires raging in the ranges outside Katoomba. The country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Capertee Bush Fires
Several bush fires are burning in the mountains around Capertee. A fire broke out near the Crown Ridge shale mine, and it was only with great difficulty that 7000 tons of shale,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great City Fire. Enormous Damage
Early this morning a fire was discovered in the refined sugar store of the Colonial Sugar Co. at Pyrmont, as a result of which nearly 30,000 tons of refined sugar, together with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Pyrmont Blaze. Fire at Sugar Refinery. Over £200,000 Damages. Sydney
The whole of the city was lit up early this morning by the reflection of a fire which broke out about 4-40 at the works of the Colonial Sugar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires at Capertee
Several bush fires are burning in the mountains around Capertee. A fire broke out near the Crown Ridge shale mine, and it was baby…
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