Anzac Railway Units. Make the Soldiers' Work Easier. Construction Under Shell Fire
The special United Service representative (Mr. Keith Murdooh) writes from Anzac headquarters: — "An advancing army strikes trouble…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
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Bush Fires in West Australia
A Perth telegram states:—"Serious bush fires are reported from the Northam district. Thousands of acres of feed, miles of fencing, several stacks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fires on the Darling. Extensive Damage Reported
An official report, dated January 13, states that the fire which broke out on Arumpo, an outstation of Tarcoola and on the eastern side of the Darling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Yarmouth Bombarded. Attacked From the Sea. Enemy's Fire Lasts Five Minutes. Three' Persons Killed and Ten Injured. (Reuter's Message.) London
Official: "Yarmouth was bombarded from the sea last night. "The enemy's fire was opened at 20 minutes to 5 o'clock and lasted five…
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A fire started at the soldiers' blocks adjoining the Mount Remarkable training farm on Monday. Twenty acres of wheat, 25 bags of wheat, and…
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A grass fire occurred in the Jamestown district on Wednesday, which devastated 700 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Changes. Mr. Lamborne's Appointment Criticised. Sydney
At the last meeting of the Botany Municipal Councilman alderman said that he had been informed that the Board of Fire Commissioners had…
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Half-a-dozen grass and other fires occurred in the vicinity of Adelaide on Saturday and Sunday. Little damage was done…
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Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon the South Broken Hill Fire Brigade attended a fire in a four-roomed woodand-iron house in Hebbard-street, off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Ship. Adelaide
A fire occurred on [?] oversea vessel in Port Adelaide on Saturday, but very little damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Port Augusta. Adelaide
A fire occurred at Thomas and Company's mill, Port Augusta, on Saturday. but the building was saved. A wheat shed and wheat stack were badly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unpaid Wages. Workers Threaten the Banks. Two Hundred Persons Burnt to Death in a Distillery Fire. ("The Times" Message.) London
The London "Times" Odessa correspondent reportse:— "The money crisis is acute. The banks are closed, and the inability of…
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A fire at Cudlee Creek on Saturday burnt three sheep and an area of wattle trees. A bush fire is raging beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at North Broken Hill
At 4.20 o'clock this morning the Central Fire Brigade responded to a call of fire received by telephone from the North Broken Hill police. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Far Fast Chinese Fire on United States Gunboat. United States Minister Protests. (Router's Message.) Washington
The firing by Chinese on the Yangt[?] River on the-United States gunboat Moncacy, which resulted in the killing of one Untited States sailor,…
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About 1000 acres of grass and much fencing have been burnt on Point Sturt estate, near Milang…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. Fire at Tar Plant. Adelaide
A fire broke out this morning, in the for distillation, plant at the, Adelaide ru[?]. destructor. A shed worth £300 and a large Quantity of tar were…
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A bush fire broken out near Melrose yesterday. It burnt three haystacks and about 2000 acres of grass. For a time the fire threatened the town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Grass Fires. Adelaide
Grass fires occurred yesterday on the property of Mrs. Lucy Kingston, widow of the late Mr. C. C. Kingston, and near Bordertown. In the latter case…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at South Broken Hill
At 10.20 o'clock this morning the South Broken Hill and Railway Town fire brigades turned out to a fire in a four-roomed wood-and-iron house in…
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