Germany Opens Fire. American Liner Sunk. Portland (Oregon) Saturday Night
A London cable says the American liner Housatonic is reported' to have been sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1917
324 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 17
News of the World. in Russia. Fire and Explosion at Archangel. Work Going on As Usual. London
A Russian communique states. An explosion, followed a fire at a wharf at Archangel on the 26th January. Various buildings and depots were damaged. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. Townships on Fire. Brisbane
Thallon and other townships are isolated by fire at Cambooya, Darling Downs. The Queensland Hotel and Hall's butcher shop were destroyed. One…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire. at American Munition Factory. Pittsburg
The machine shop of the Union Switch and Signal Company, the largest plant for the manufacture of switch signals in the United States, recently engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires. Sydney
A fire occurred this evening at the Australian Wool Presser Association's premises, when 30 bales of wool were burnt of badly damaged, also the contents of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Appliances Collide. Maitland
A motor engine of the West Maitland Fire Brigade and a reel of the East Maitland Brigade collided on Victoria Bridge, Maitland, on Saturday night, both being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotel Fire. Proprietor Arrested. Cootamundra
Three distinct outbreaks of fire in three different rooms were discovered at the Royal Hotel, Cootamundra. The flames were subdued with only slight damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greece. Fire at Arms Factory. London
A conflagration at Pireaus originated in the arms factory, and rapidly spread. There were many victims…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boys' Picture Show. Serious Result of Fire. Sydney
During the performance of a month[?] picture show given to the Boys' B[?]gade, Riley-street, Surry Hills, la[?] this evening, one of the films cau[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the World. Explosion in England. Fire in Munition Factory. London
The Press Bureau reports an explosion, preceded by a fire in a munitions factory in Rorkshire. It is believed all the employees escaped. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Film Fire. Horrible Sufferings of Children. Sydney
All the injured from the film fire are suffering from the effects of suffocation. In most cases they have sustained cuts and bruises and abrasions about the face…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big City Fire. Sydney
Shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon a fire broke out on the ground floor of a building in Dixon-street, city. The flames quickly spread and soon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fire Alarm
Yesterday, between one and two o'clock in the afternoon the city firebell rang and summoned the fire brigade to action. People who looked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Fire Brigades. Union Agrees to Wait for Award. Sydney
In the appeal by the Fire Brigades Employees' Union, before Judge Pickburn, Mr. Henwood, appearing for the union, agreed to and accepted an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Violent Artillery Fire. Russians Warming Up the Huns. London, Thursday Night
The Roumanian communique states: There is violent reciprocal artillery fire in Northern and Western Moldavia. The Russian artillery is most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Fire Insurance. Sydney
The State Fire Insurance Department, New Zealand, made a profit during the year of £35,700: This is a record since its establishment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Lands Office. Subdued by Watchman. Sydney
A small fire was discovered by the watchman in the basement of the Lands Office, at 10.20 last night, in a wooden garbage box containing paper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Bonville. Coronial Enquiry
An inquest was held at the Bonville Hall on Wednesday, February 21 last, before Mr. H. Boultwood, Coroner of Bellingen, concerning the cause…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire. Family's Narrow Escape. Sydney
A six-roomed weatherboard cottage occupied by James Hockley and family, Hay-street, Leichhardt, was destroyed by fire. The inmates were roused and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big German Plot. Burning Interned Ships. Blaze at Honolulu
Judging from information which has just been received from Honolulu, there can be no doubt that the German population fully expected, and…
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