Bush Fire. Three Men Incinerated
Three adult sons of Mr. E. A. Reimann were burnt to death in a bush fire at Loxton (S.A.). Two of them were found dead, and a third was in a dying condition. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
559 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 28
British Artillery Fire
"At dawn our trenches were raked with high-angle shell five, but the result was disappointing to the enemy. The projectiles buried themselves in the soft ground, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Victorian Mine. Heavy Damage
A fire occurred early on Friday morning at the North Nuggety Ajax mine, Daylesford. The damage done to the plant is estimated at £5000. The battery was saved, although…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Negro Kills Four. Fires Cottage and Runs Amok. "Love Retreat" Invaded
In the isolated "Love Retreat" of Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous architect, of Spring Green, Wisconsin, a negro servant believed to have become suddenly demented, killed four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Battle of the Aisne. Sixth Day. Terrific Artillery Fire. Heavy Guns
Mr. W. T. Massey, special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," thus describes the sixth day's engagement of the Aisne:…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Delusion of Militarism. Nemesis of Armaments. Kerosene As a Protection Against Fire!
Dr. C. E. Jefferson, the writer of a very powerful article in the Atlantic Monthly, on the delusion of militarism, argues that the present war is the direct and deserved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Norfolk Fire
The agents for the steamer Norfolk report that the fire on the vessel is more serious than was at first thought, and that the vessel in bumping badly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on S.S. NORFOLK. Fishermen to the Rescue. Melbourne
The agents of the steamer Norfolk report that the fire on that steamer is" more serious than was at first thought. The ship is bumping badly and 20…
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The largest fire in the history of Gilgandra occurred yesterday, when the Railway Hotel, a two-stroy brick structure, containing 60 rooms, was gutted, The building…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Mungindi
A destructive fire occurred at Munginidi this morning when six business premises were totally burnt out. There was no water supply or fire brigade. The buildings, being…
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Sydney, Friday.—A detractive fire broke out at Mungindi this morning in a row of. six buildings owned by Sylvester Butler, occupied by Messrs Crane…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Sydney. a Huge Blaze
At 1.25 this morning a fire was discovered in the warehouse of Geo Cull and Son, Stafford House, 316-22 Pitt-street, Sydney. When the call was received the flames had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire in Sydney. £100,000 DAMAGE. Cull's Buildings Destroyed
At 1.25 this morning a fire was discovered in the warehouse of Geo. Cull and Son, Stafford House, Pitt-street. When the call was received the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →School Fire. Ten Lives Lost. Mariana, (Florida), Nov. 18
A fire destroyed the main building of the Florida Reform School. Ten persons were burned to death. A hundred boys escaped by climbing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Sydney. a Huge Blaze
At 1.25 on Wednesday a fire was discovered in the warehouse of Geo Cull and Son, Staf-ford House, 316-22 Pitt-street, Sydney. When the call was received the flames had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Melbourne. Damage £25,000
A fire occurred last night in a building of seven stories at No. 380 to 380 to 382 Bourke-street, Melbourne. Two top floors were gutted, and thousands of gallons of water…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrific Fire. Germans Go Mad
The fire of British field guns has been to terrific that whole forests have been razed to the ground in different parts of Flanders…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Fire. Germans Go Mad
London, Saturday.—The fire of the British guns has been so terrific that whole forests have been razed to the ground in different parts of Flanders…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Willochra. Supposed Incendiarism
Wellington, N.Z., Tuesday.- A fire occurred on the steamer Willochra, at Dunedin, and it appears to have been a deliberate incendiary act. Shawings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Ariah Park. Eight Buildings Destroyed
A fire stated in the centre of a row of shops on the West side of Coolaman-street, Arian Park. at 3.30 o'clock yesterday morning. Seven shops and one bank were…
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