Sefgeant Galli Burnt Out
The home of Sergeant Galli, a returned soldier, situated in the Soldiers' Settlement at French's Forest, was destroyed by fire on Monday of last week in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
324 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 17
Powerful Artillery Fire. a German Report. London, Monday Night
A German official message states:-- There is a powerful and destructive fire in the Yser lowland region, between Houthulst Wood and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butchered Belgium. Another German Crime. Girls Working Under Fire. London
Mr. Percival Phillips ("Daily Express") writes that a letter has been found on a German, soldier, protesting against the action of the authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. a Disastrous Fire. Auckland
A disastrous fire severely damaged the business centre at Okakune, New Zealand. Twenty shops and dwellings were destroyed. The adjacent bush is still…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late Wires N.Z. Town Burnt Out. Wellington (N.z.)
Another disastrous fire has occurred in a N.Z. town, the place affected being Okakune, where 20 buildings were burnt in the business centre…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western Front. German Official Report. Violent Artillery Fire. London
A German official message states:-- Dixmude Was subjected to a violent mine fire. The artillery continued active against the Yser sector and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fortifications of Gaza. Amazingly Strong Positions. Destructive Effect of British Fire. Over 4000 Prisoners. London
Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters in Egypt says the town of Gaza suffered from the considerable bombardment. However, the wells of the city are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intense German Artillery Fire. London
Reuter's headquarters correspondent, writing on Saturday, says the battle, after the successes of the morning developed during the afternoon into an intense…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Concentrated Artillery Fire. Heaviest Yet Seen. London
Mr. Robinson states:--The Prussians fought, on Saturday, a hard and tense hand to hand fighting. The concentrated artillery on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Air Raids. Fire at Bruges Dock London
The Admiralty says the air service bombed St. Denis Westrem and Bruges docks on Friday night, and dropped large quantities of explosives with good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Setting Fire to a Steamer. Sydney
Two foreign seamen, Otto Karllson and Felix Mandelin, natives of Sweden and Finland, respectively, were before the Police Court to-day charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Brutality. Heartrending Scenes. Women and Children Used As Fire Screens. Rome
Reuter's Rome correspondent reported from the front that the Germans are trying to prisoner the men, women and children in the line between them and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hun Attack on Passchendaele. Intense Artilley Fire. Infantry" Completely Dispersed. London
Sir Douglas. Haig reports:-- Since our capture of Passchendaele, great artillery activity has been directed against the village and the adjacent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Warehouse. Auckland
There was a destructive fire in Auckland, when Nathan's seven-storey warehouse was badly damaged. The insurances on the building amount to £22,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting Round Passchendaele. Terrific Enemy Fire. Paris
Reuter's correspondent at headquarters, writing on November 15, states:-- An extremely violent artillery battle rages in the Passchendaele area. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drive at Italy. Pressure on the Piave. Intense Artillery Fire. London, Friday Night
The communique issued by the Germans this afternoon says:-- We captured several hill positions from the Italians, north-east of Gallio…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fire. Three Persons Killed. Others Severely Injured. Some Gruesome Sights. Auckland
By a fire which occurred this morning at Christchurch (N.Z.), at a boarding house and dining-room known as the Silver Grid, three persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Fires. Two More Deaths. Christchurch
Four outbreaks of fire occurred at Coker's Hotel, Christchurch, New Zealand, within twenty-four hours of each other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Christchurch Fire. Incendiary at Work. Sydney
A suspicious fire occurred in three unoccupied dwellings at Christchurch on Sunday morning. It is believed to be the work of an incendiary, as was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further Hun Brutality. Women and Children As Fire Screens. London
One of the provincial papers affirms that the Germans used peasant women and children as shields to repel counterattacks, shooting them when compelled…
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