In Egypt. Australasians Under Fire. Two N.Z Casualties. Sydney
Captain C. E. W. Bean (Australian official war correspondent) reports that after the failure to cross the Canal at Toursoum the Turks retreated, leaving…
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Fires & bushfires, 1915
311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 16
Bush Fires. Miles of Country Devastated. Sydney, Tuesday Night
Bush fires between Bathurst and Orange have devastated ten miles of country and enveloped the town of Bathurst in a thick haze. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Grafton Fire. Coronial Inquiry
The Coroner, Mr. H. Malone, continued, at the Court House yesterday morning, the inquiry into the cause of the fire which consumed the stock of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Inquiry
The adjourned inquiry into the cause of the fire that occurred at Evans' bicycle shop. South Grafton, was continued on Tuesday before Mr. H. Malone, Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Wires. Terrible Bush Fires. N.W. Tasmania Devastated. People Burnt to Death. Launceston, Thursday Night
Bush fires are occurring all over North-west Tasmania. Numbers of farmers have been burnt out, losing everything…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Wires. Fire at Upper Orara. Store and Post Office Burnt. Coff's Harbor
H. Barling's store and dwelling, also the pest office, at Upper Orara, were burued down early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fires. -La[?]nceston
Disastrous fires continue on the north-west coast. The whole country for miles is one sea of flames. Hundreds of cattle and sheep have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fire! Orara P.O. Destroyed
In the early hours of Friday morning the post office at Upper Orara was destroyed, and also Mr. H. Burling's store, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Bowraville. Five Shops Destroyed
SYDNEY, Friday.—Five shops in Highstreet, Bowraville, were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The fire was discovered in Alley Bros.' store in the millinery…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Hell of Fire." Vivid Battle Story
A graphic account of the fight off the Chilian: coast on November 1, when the British cruisers Monmouth and Good Hope were sunk by Admiral Count von Spee's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Fire Brigade. Railway Department's Opinion
Mr. G. S. Briner, M. L. A., has been informed by the Public Works Department: Referring to the letter dated 19th December…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Upper Orara Fire. A Loss of £400
In a small country settlement, removed some distance from bigger towns, there are no buildings that can be less spared than the local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increased Fire. German Attack Repulsed. London
There has been an increased artillery and rifle fire south of the Lys. The Allies repulsed an attack along the La Bassee Canal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Susan Island
An alarm came to the fire station yesterday at 12.30 that there was a fire on Susan Island. Dense volumes of smoke were to be seen rolling up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Townsville. £30,000 Damage! Brisbane, Tuesday Night
A big fire occurred in Flinders-street, Townsville. early this morning and was not extinguished till damage approximating £30,000 was done. Seven shops were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Bush Fires. Damage in the West
Bush fires that broke out on North Jack, near Bathurst, on the eastern side of Orange Rocks, on Monday of last week, developed into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Reduce the Fire Rate." S.g. Council's Decision
Since the acquisition of the water supply, both Grafton and South Grafton Councils and residents consider that there should be a reduction in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fatal Fire. Body Found in Debris. Wellington
After a fire which destroyed the Royal Hotel at Nelson (N.Z.) a boarder named Frederick Bloomfield, a native of Australia, was found dead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Fleet's Deadly Work. Turks Under Cross Fire. London, Thursday Night
Messages state that the French division operated at the Gulf of Saros. Three worships took part. The Gaulois fired the barracks at Fort Nanoleon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Under Fire
Asked how he felt when, actually under fire in New Guinea, one of the returned men by the Navua said "I felt that I wished I was back in good old…
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