Ottawa Fire
There are conflicting statements regarding the supposed origin of the fire which destroyed Parliament House, Ottawa, Canada, Several…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
275 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 14
Fires in Wheat Fields
Grass and cane are not the only products that can be fired in the paddocks. Recently we hear of the ripened wheat fields being destroyed by the consuming agent, that is…
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The following are some of the perpetual fires in the world. The sacred fire of Baharem, reputed to have been kindled 1,200 years ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at a Flour Mill. £7000 Damage. Sydney
A fire in Brunton's flour mill at Gunnedah yesterday destroyed 7000 bags of wheat and a quantity of machinery. The damage is estimated at £7000. The…
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Ross Bros' big store at Inverell was totally burnt out on Wednesday night. The stock was valued at £8500, and the building cost £5000. The insurances…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →America and the Huns. Great Fire at New York. Allies' Munitions Destroyed. London
The steamers Bolton Castle and Pacific were destroyed by a disastrous fire at the wharves at a New York pier, at which they were berthed. Two…
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A serious bush fire broke out near Albury, travelling nine miles on a two-mile front, through good farming land, causing much damage. More than 5000 acres of grass and…
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The Olympia Hall and Norfolk Hotel, Tamworth, were destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £4000. Particulars of the fire at the Albion Woollen…
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The army cold storage meat reserve at Scheleigheim, near Strasburg, was mysteriously burnt. The damage totals several millions of marks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wentworth Avenue Fire. Suspicious Circumstances. Sydney
At the inquiry into the fire which occurred at Ortona Buildings, Wentworth Avenue, a witness named William Crooke stated he saw benzine or petrol coming through the ceiling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cables. the Western Front. Fighting in a Sea of Fire. Confidence in French Circles. Amsterdam
German newspapers admit appalling losses northward of Verdun. The "Frankfurter Zeitung," describing the battle, says that German regiments are fighting in a sea of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Balkans. Bulgars and Germans at Variance. Anti-war Street Meetings. Bulgars Ordered to Fire on Germans. London, Tuesday Night
Salonica reports that anti-war meetings are being held in the streets of Bulgarians towns and the police are powerless to interfere as the soldiers…
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A fire, which assumed alarming proportions and did enormous damage, broke out at Wauchope in the early hours of Friday. The first discovery of the fire was made about…
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At 9.15 last night a fire occurred at Mr. Clem Everingham's residence in Victoria-st., used as a boarding-house. The property is owned by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Burnt Motor Car. Fire Enquiry at Maclean
At the Maclean Courthouse yesterday the Coroner (Mr. F. H. Schwonberg) held an inquiry into the cause of a fire which occurred on the Woodburn- Cliatsworth road, near…
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Lloyd's announces hat the P. and O. liner Nelltore, bound from Yokohama to London, is on fire in the Mediterranean. The fire broke out in the main hold. Tugs have gone…
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A torpedo boat patrolling off Dunkirk found a German seaplane, shellriddled and on fire. The French batteries had brought it down. The…
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The general situation from a French viewpoint is excellent. Experts opine that the Germans are now up against the strongest French trenches, while the Germans perforce hold abandoned and weaker positions, and must be losing at least 1000 daily. The French regiments go to action in the gayest mood. The troops…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another German Victim. to Accurate French Fire. London
A torpedo boat patrolling off Dunkirk found a German seaplane, shellriddled and on fire. The French batteries had brought it down. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Ottawa Fires. Extinguishers Filled with Gasoline. More Hun Outrages
American papers to hand this week contain graphic stories of the destruction by fire of the Canadian Parliamentary buildings. In the "Hearst" papers…
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