Under Fire. Soldiers' Sensations
There have been several letter In the press lately upon the question of behavior under fire (says a British soldier). The correspondents seemed to assume' that behavior when…
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Fires & bushfires, 1915
311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 16
Condition in Constantinople Glommy Prospects. Destructive Big Fires
LONDON, Thursday.--Residents of Constantinople are gloomy owing to the continued arrival of their own wounded instead of British and French prisoners, whom the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Bombardment at Dardanelles Turks Expend Five Hundred Rounds of Artillery Ammunition. Turks Chary of Australian Fire. Contemplated German Offensive. Anglo-german Naval Action. Admiral Von Spee Gives His Version. Declares the British Suffered Most. the Toast of Australia Day. Heavy Turkish Bombardment Temporary Advantage. Enemy Lose Heavily
LONDON, Wednesday.--General Hamilton reports that during operations on Saturday the Turkish batteries started the most violent bombardment yet experienced, expending at…
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For some time past endeavours have been made to obtain from abroad, at a moderate cost, a motor-propelled pumping appliance of a light type suitable for suburban and…
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LONDON, Sunday. -- A "Tageblatt" message states that great turf fires are raging on Schwegges moor, Osnabruck. Already 10,000 tons of the turf have been destroyed…
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PETROGRAD, Wednesday. -- A communique states that there was heavy artillery fire near Ossowich and Edvabano on the night of the 11th with small local attacks elsewhere…
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Travellers and tourists in Mexico are invariably attracted by tho wonderful skill and ingenuity displayed by the Indiana in tho making of…
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Unarmed as they were, ana completely at the mercy of a German submarine, tin crew of the Liverpool liner City of Cambridge refused to give the enemy…
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Sinter Julie has not yet been celebrated in deathless verse as the heroine in Gerheviller, but she has been decorated by the president or the French Republic in person, and that…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--Mr. Barton Egan, an unmarried man, was burned to death in fire which completely detsroyed the Croydon Hotel, 18 miles from Melbourne. The…
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LONDON, Monday. -- The "Daily Chronicle" states that Mr. Philip Gibbs, writing to British headquarters, quotes a sergeant major's opinion that Lord Kitchener's army…
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LONDON, Tuesday. -- The steamer Benalla bound to Australia with 800 immigrants, is on fire off Durham. Vessels are hastening to her assistance…
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DURBAN, Wednesday. The Benalla's cargo is afire in one of the holds. The steamer Otaki was 150 miles away when she picked up the wireless message. The Benalla is now…
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The Melbourne agents for the Benalla received a call last night from the P. and O. Co., Durban, stating the Benalla, in company with the Otaki,…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--James Larkin, 45, who lived in a bag hut at North Kembla, was burned to death last night. He was seen entering his hut, and several hours later the…
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LONDON, Saturday.--The Benalla's Ml hatches in number two hold are uncovered. The cargo is still afire, with dense smoke. They are now flooding the hold…
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The Germans set fire to two Norwegian and one Swedish vessels in the North Sea. The crews were rescued…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--German prisoners declare the killing capacity of the British infantry is unequalled. They must therefore be regarded as the best troops. The aim of the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--A German submarine ignited the Norwegian schooner Harbo, laden with timber, bound from Christiana for Sutherland. The submarine gave the crew five…
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COPENHAGEN; Wednesday.--A correspondent of the "Lokal Anzeiger," describing the battle of Isonzo, states it is incomparable beyond anything that has yet taken place…
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