Fire at Railway Town
At 11.5 o'clock this morning the residence of Mr. Chartes Hammond, situated in Wills-street, off Harris-street, Railway Town, was destroyed by fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
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In Canada. Shipbuilding Plant Destroyed by Fire. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver
A Toronto message states that a fire destroyed the Thor shipbuilding plant involving a loss of £8,000,000. Six hundred employees have been put out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bancannia Hotel Destroyed by Fire
The Bancannia Hotel, at Bancannia Lake, north of Mootwingee, of which Mrs. Meredith is the licensee, was destroyed by fire on Friday night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on British Mine. in Winding Engine-house. at Thompson Shaft
Shortly before 6 o'clock last, night the Central Fire Station received a fire call through the British mine fire alarm. The motor fire engine and steamer from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. Soldier's House on Fire. Port Pirie
A four-roomed house occupied by Captain Frederick Stevens at Port Pirie was badly damaged by fire yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bancannia Lake Hotel Fire. Cause Not Known
Further details have been received of the outbreak of fire which resulted in the destruction of tho Bancannia Lake Hotel in the early morning of Friday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Internal Germany. Zeppelin Shed Destroyed by Fire. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Berne (Switzerland) correspondent reports:— "A great shed near Friedrichshafen, the original home of the Zeppelins, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Latest. On the Western Front. Enemy Reattack. Broken Up by Artillery Fire. (United Service Message.) London
Mr.Perry Robinson, the London "Times" correspondent on the Western front, reports:— "The enemy reattacked near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. On the Western Front. Enemy Reattack. Broken Up by Artillery Fire. (United Service Message.) London
Mr. Perry Robinson, the London "Times" correspondent on the Western front, reports:— The enemy reattacked near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Letters. Y.m.c.a. Work Under Fire
An Australian soldier at the front writes:— "Up in the line there was a pint of hot cocoa every night dispensed from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The United States. Three Fires Start Simultaneously on a Railway. Hose[?]nd Water Pressure Cut. Workshops and Rolling Stock Destroyed. (Reuter's Message.) New York
A message from Lmia, on the Ottawa River,Ohic, states that three great fires, broke out simultenenously on the Lake Erie and Western railway. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Fire Engine Breaks Down While Attending Fire Call
While being driven up the Hospital hill last night to attend the fire witch had broken out in the Hospital laundry the motor fire engine from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at the Hospital Outbreak in the Laundry
At about 7 o'clock last night, the Central Fire Brigade received a call to attend a fire which had broken out in the Hospital laundry. On arrival…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Tennis Court
Late on Saturday afternoon a small fire occurred at the Central Tennis Court in Blende-street as the result of some tar becoming ignited. The horse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germany's Challenge Fire and Fury. Opposed to Honesty and Humanity
Horatio Bottomley writes in "John Bull," following upon an air raid in London, as follows:— "Fire, flame, and fury! Those words…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at the Cobar Convent
Shortly after 8 o'clock on Friday evening, 21st ult., (says the "Western Age" what may have proved a very disastrous fire was narrowly averted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air Raid on Constantinople. 1000 Houses Reported Destroyed by Fire. (Reuter's Message.) Washington
The State Department hears that more than 1000 houses were destroyed by fire at Constantinople, following upon an air raid by the Al[?]es on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monthly Statistics. Fire Brigade Calls
During August the local fire brigades turned out to one call of fire and two alarms which proved to be false. Since January 1, there have been 24 calls…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enemy Causes Fires in Retreat. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reater's correspondent at French headouarters telegraphs that last night ethe French crossed the Vesle at a couple of places, and that big fires,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Kadina. Adelaide
A fire at Kadina to-day destroyed a three-roomed cottage and its contents. A motor cycle belonging to a returned soldier was in the house. The…
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