The Halifax Explosion. Fire Now Under Control. (Reuter's Message.) Halifax
The fire in the city which followed the explosion on a munitions steamer is now under control. It is estimated that over 1000 persons are dead…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
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In Canada. Polson Iron Works on Fire. Shipbuilders for British Government. (Reuter's Message.) Toronto
The Polaon ironworks, the largest steel plant in Canada, were an fire last night. The fire threatened the total destruction of the works. For many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wars. Artillery and Aerial Activity on Western Front. British Losses by Submarines. United States Senate Passes Austrian War Declaration. Over 2000 Fatalities at Halifax. Canadian Steel Works Destroyed by Fire. On the Western Front. Local Fighting in Cambrai Region. "Situations Unchanged." (Reuter's Message.) London
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:— "There has been more local fighting in the neighborhood of La Vaoquerie,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Fire at Milicent. Adelaide
A fire at Millicent on Saturday morning resulted in the destruction of a row of wooden buildings in the main business thoroughfare. The insurances…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Italian Front. People Under German Rule. Forced to Work 1[?] Hours a Day. Prisoners Under Shell Fire. ("The Tunes" Message.) London
The "g[?]tta del Popolo," published at Turi[?], prints a copy of a German proclamation ordering the men[?] women and children in the Udine district to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Queensland Fire. Block of Buildings Burnt. Loss of One Life Feared. Brisbane
A disastrous fire occurred yesterday at Chinchella, in south-western Queensland, wiping out a number of buildings comprising a whole block, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Railway Town
At about 11.18 o'clock last night the Railway Town Fire Brigade was called to a fire in an unoccupied two-roomed wood and iron house in Ryan-street of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Broken Hill. House Burnt at Railway Town
At 9.54 last night, the Railway Town Fire Brigade was called to a fire in a three-roomed stone and iron house in Byan-street. The building, which, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire at Reynella. Adelaide
A big grass fire on Sunday at Reynella destroyed over 100 acres of feed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grass Fires at Hay
A grass fire broke out on Friday on South Hay common (reports the Albury "Daily News"), and was not put out till 300 acres had been burnt. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Asylum
At Ballarat on Wednesday (says "The Register" correspondent) portion of a block of buildings utilised for a male hospital at the Wendouree…
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Sir Francis Johnson, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the province of Quebec, on one of his circuits in the eastern townships during the winter, put up at a country hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Bri[?]ade Appointments. Transfer of District Officer Lamborne
Divisional Officer Lam[?] of the Ne[?] South Wales Fire Bri[?] who has been stationed at Broken Hill for many years in charge of the local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Alma Oval Pavilion
At 12.20 o'clock on Sunday morning the South Broken Hill are brigade turned out to a fire in the pavilion of the Alma Oval owned by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire at Krupp's. Power Station Seriously Damaged. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
The "Telegraaf" says that the fire at Krupp's works at Essen was due to a short circuit in the power station, which was seriously damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Krupp's Reported on Fire. News Received in Amsterdam (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent telegraphs:— "An unconfirmed, but circumstantial, report has been received here that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wars. Another Air Raid on England. British Steamer Torpedoed in Irish Channel. Krupp's Reported on Fire. Further British Success in Palestine. Absolute Prohibition in Force in Canada. Ukranian and Roumanian Fronts United. On the Western front. Increased Artillery Activity (Reuter's Message.) London
[The cable messages in this issue headed "The Times' Message" are published in "The (London) Times" newspaper, and cabled to Australia by special permission. It should be understood that the opinions are not those of "The Times" unless expressly stated to be so. The cables headed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Broken Hill. House Damaged in Jabezstreet
About 9.23 o'clock on Christmas Eve the Central Fire Brigade was called to an outbreak of fire in a four-roomed wood-and-iron house in Jabez-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallaroo Town Hall Destroyed by Fire. Loss Estimated at £6000. Adelaide
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning the Town Hall at Wallaroo was discovered to be on fire, and by 7 o'clock, the whole of the premises were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Railway Town
At about 8.30 o'clock last night, the Central, South, and Railway Town fire brigades turned out to a fire in a [?] roomed wood and iron house, [?]uated…
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