Fire Brigades. Proposed Reforms. Protests Prom Firemen. Sydney
The members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade at a meeting last night unanimously protested against the proposed reforms in the service administration…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
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Fires at Adelong. Wheat Crops Destroyed. Sydney
Owing to fires at Adelong Crossing many wheat crops have been destroyed. Incendiarism is suspected, phosphorus sticks wrapped in bagging having been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Mine. Brisbane
It is reported from Cloncurry. (Queensland) that a fire broke out in the Consols mine at the 480ft. level. This is serious, as the Consols contain the main body of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Disastrous Fire. Chaff Mill Destroyed. Adelaide
A chaff mill at Plympton South was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The damage is estimated at £1000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Fire. Does Great Damage. New York
Seven united states Army Department warehouses and several municipal docks were destroyed by a fire of mysterious origin at an Atlantic port…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Government Playing with Fire. Reichstag Socialists Outspoken. London
The exposure by Trotsky (Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs) of the ruthless annexationist views of the Hoffmann group is undoubtedly percolating through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting in Palestine. Victorious Light Horse. General Allenby's Praise. Gallantry Under Fire. London
In the London "Gazette," Major-General Allenby's despatch covering the operations from June 28, 1917, to the fall of Jerusalem emphasises the transport…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smouldering Fires. Restiveness Among Slavs. New York
The State Department has been officially advised of increasing restiveness among the Slav population in Austria, particularly the Czechs. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Western Front. Engel Bombed Again. Fires Caused. London
The Admiralty reports:--Naval aircraft bombed the Engel aerodrome and munition dump. Direct hits were made, and fires were started. All of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Sydney. Extensive Damage Done. Sydney
A fire broke out at 3.30 this morning at E. Rich and Co.'s bond Circular Quay building, which is six-storied and filled with general merchandise. The fire had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swedish Food Ship Sunk. Hun Murderers Fire on Survivors. Amsterdam, Saturday Night
The Germans torpedoed and sank the Swedish relief ship Fridland, enroute with a cargo of grain to Rotterdam. They also fired on the boats. Six of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Grass Fire. Melbourne
A tremendous grass fire broke out on Eilyer Station, at Lake Bolac, Victoria, yesterday. According to the latest reports available, it has destroyed 70,000 acres of grass and is still blazing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Grass Fire. 70,000 Acres Swept. Melbourne
A fire started by threshing machines on the western plains of Victoria burnt seventy thousand acres of grass, and is still raging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Adelong Grass Fires. Extensive Damage. Sydney
The bush fire between Adelong and Colifat destroyed about 350 acres of grass and a quantity of fencing. Thirty-two sheep were also destroyed. The fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires in Victoria. an Heroic Fight. Melbourne
Three hundred square miles of country have been burnt out south of Bendigo. The fire started at Barfold on Wednesday, and swept through a forest of 30,000 acres,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Murraumburrah. Sydney
Two buildings, were gutted by fire at Murrumburrah yesterday. The newspaper office, "The Signal," wes only saved through great exertion, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enemy Dumps Bombed. a Fire Started. London, Sunday Night
The Admiralty announces: Our aircraft dropped many bombs on Zaydwegge munition dumps on Saturday and a fire was started in the centre. All…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Cables (Messages received, except where otherwise specified through the Australian Cables Association.) Fire in Nunnery. Death-roll of 100 Feared. Montreal, Friday Night
It is believed that 100 persons perished in a fire in the Grey Nunnery here. The charred bodies of 38 children…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fire. Sydney
A bush fire destroyed a thousand acres of grass and much fencing at Cowabbe Station, Coolamon. No buildings or stock were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Resch's Brewery. Sydney
A fire broke out in an outshed containing straw packing at Resch's brewery last night, threatening serious results, but the brigades soon got the upper hand. The…
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