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Fires & bushfires, 1915

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Maitland Coalmines. Fire at Stanford-merthyr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 4

Shortly alter 7 o'clock this morning a fire broke, out at the residence of .Mr. James Smith, at Stanford-Merthyr. Mr. J. Smith, jun., rose early to prepare for work. He…

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A Glorious Charge. in Face of a Terrible Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 4

A wonderful story of a charge by the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment in face of a terrible fire from the German trenches is told by a gunner of the Royal Artillery in…

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Benalla on Fire. East of Durban. Durban, July [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 8

The P. and O. branch liner Benalia which left Lonodn on June 24 with 800 emigrants for Sydney, via Australian ports, is on fire 800 miles east of Durban…

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Liquid Fire

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 3

The Germans have used every method they can to stop the advance of the Allies, from poisonous gases to spraying trenches with liquid fire. Both these methods, by the way,…

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Steamship on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 4

The receipt of the news that the P. and O. branch liner Benalla was on fire in mid-ocean, was the cause of much concern to Mr. and Mrs. Sylva Jones, of West Maitland, by…

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Liquid Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 6

The Germans have used every method they can to stop the advance of the Allies, from poisonous gases to spraying trenches with liquid fire. Both those methods, by the way,…

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Russians Fire Town. Before Evacuation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 6

London, Thursday Night.—A message states that before evacuating Windau the Russians applied the torch to the city and harbor works. The…

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Benalla on Fire. East of Durban Durban, July 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 5

The P. and O. branch liner Benalla which left London on June 34 with 800 emigrants for Sydney, vis Australian ports, is on fire 800 miles east of Durban…

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Steamer Benalla Safe. Fire Under Control. Help Not Needed. (By Cable.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 6

London, Thursday Night.-A message received from Durban states that the fire on the steamer Benalla is under control, and the help of the steamer…

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Fires in Cessnock District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1915 · page 4

At about 6 o'clock last evening a fire broke out in the workroom of Mr. J. Hartley's tailor shop in Vincent-street, Cessnock (says our mines representative). The…

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Maitland Coalmines. Need for Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 6

Further particulars of the fire that occurred at Bellbird early yesterday morning show that it was of large dimensions and considerable damage resulted…

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Fire! Destruction at Bellbird

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 3

A devastating fire occurred on Wednesday morning at Bellbird, in the vicinity of 3.30. a.m. The fire originated in the bath-room of…

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Fire! Destruction at Bellbird

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 3

A devastating fire occurred on Wednesday morning at Bellbird, in the vicinity of 3.30 a.m. The fire originated in the bath-room of…

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FIRE. (By Lieutenant-Colonel Kaden.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 8

As children many of us have played with 'it; some of us have seen an outbreak of fire, First a small tonguelike flame appears, it grows into a…

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Mysterious Fire at Belfast Dock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 2

A mysterious fire at Dufferin Dock, Bolfast, on Wednesday afternoon, destroyed 5000 bags of flour, part of Canada's gift to the British poor;…

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Queen Elizabeth's Fire. Ship Sunk Nine Milks Away

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 10

A naval officer attached to one of the warships operating at the Dardanelles, writing home to Belfast says:— "We have had a few prisoners on board our…

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The Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 4

The Board of Commissioners has authorised that at 10 a.m. to-morrow (Thursday) stoppage of work shall take place for five minutes to commemorate the anniversary of…

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Queen Elizabeth's Fire. Ship Sunk Nine Miles Away

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 3

A naval officer attached to one of the warships operating at the Dardanelles, writing home to Belfast says:—…

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The Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 6

The Board of Fire Commissioners, having issued instructions that all man engaged at, fire stations throughout, the State should cense work for five minutes…

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The Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 6

The Board of Fire Commissioners, having issued instructions that all man engaged at, fire stations throughout, the State should cense work for five minutes…

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