Music Under Shell Fire
This extract from a letter written at the front last July:—"Returning from lunch in a cave up the street, we passed the shattered remains of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1917
196 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 10
Big City Fire. Sydney, Oct. 8
Thirteen firms were affected by the fire in a York-street warehouse last night. The damage is estimated at…
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The Press Bureau reports that 10 were killed and two injured in the recent munition works fire in the north of England…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crookwell Fire
At the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on October 9th, before Mr Justice Bevan, Albert Augustus Smith and Amy Amelia Smith were charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liberty Loan. Fighting Bush Fires. Lesson for Liberty Loan Investors
The spirit which impels women, children, and the physically weak to assist in vanquishing a bush fire in Australia by carrying drink and food…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Fire. Evidence of Arson
A preliminary inquiry has been held by Captain Cummings, Superintendent of Navigation, into the fire which was discovered burning on a steamer lying at the White Star wharf on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Grenfell Fire
On Saturday night another fire occurred in Grenfell, when the premises in East street occupied by Mr. S. Bailey were completely demolished,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Mungindi (Country Press Telegram.) SYDNEY
A message from Mungindi states that the premises of Sylvester Bros. general storekeepers were completely burnt out. It was the biggest fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Bush Fire. Three Lives Lost. (Country Press Telegram). BRISBANE
A terrible bush fire is reported from Warenda station, Boulia district Queensland, which was caused [?] lightning. Michael Rooney and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thunderstorm Causes Fire
HAY, Tuesday.—A peculiar fire believed to have been caused by lightining during a thunderstorm, took place on the Deniliquin road on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Front. Reciprocal Artillery Fire. LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig states that there is nothing to report except reciprocal artillery fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gaza Front Active. Heavy Artillery Fire Is It Turkish Offensive? (Published in "The Times.") LONDON
Amsterdam cables report that it is stated in Berlin messages that there is heavy artillery Are on the Gaza front all day and all night long…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Haystack Catches Fire
A fire broke out in a hayatack on Mr. W. H. Daly's property this week when about 75 tons of prime hay was destroyed…
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A fire of small dimensions was discovered by Mr. Austin Fowler about one o'clock on Sunday morning in a shed containing two loose horseboxes leased by the well-known trainer, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Yser 'Terrific Allied Fire. German Retreat From Chemindes-dames. (Reuter's Message). LONDON, Monday.'
Field Marshal Sir Douglas' Haig reports:—Yesterday's raid at Gabrielle resulted in 14 prisoners, four machine guns, and two trench mortars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trapped by Fire. Woman's Leap for Life. London
A mother and three children were trapped in the top story of a burning house at Liverpool. The mother dropped her infant child. It was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Queanbeyan
A fire occurred in the furnace room at the flour mill at Queanbeyan on Thursday night, but it was prevented from spreading to the mill. The damage was about £50…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Practice What They Preach. Prevention of Forest Fires. Forbes
The Forestry officers forwarded a pamphlet entitled Forest Fires and Their Prevention to the Jemalong Council, and the matter was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Front Usual Artillery Fire. (Reuter's Telegram). LONDON
Field Marshal Sir Doughlas Haig reports that the usual reciprocal artillery, firing is taking place on the western front…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Fire. Petrograd Burning. (Reuter's Telegram). LONDON
Reuter's Stockholm correspondent states that travellers who have arrived at Haparanda from Finland bring a rumor that Petrograd is aflame…
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