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Fires & bushfires, 1915

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Fire on Nairnshire. London, Feb. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 2

The fire on the nairnabire, at Havre, has been quite extinguished. No. 4 lower hold is flooded, and tween decks party flooded. Two thousand quarters of beef were…

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Bush Fires in Tasmania. Narrow Escapes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 9
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Destructive bush fires have been raging in various parts of Tasmania, notably in the north-west had on the east coast, where the dryness of the country has greatly…

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Fires in Pillar-boxes Letters Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Grave suspicion attaches to two outbreaks of fire which were discovered in Melbourne suburban pillar-boxes during the week-end. At an early hour on Saturday morning…

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Fires in Pillar-boxes. Letters Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Grave suspicion attaches to two outbreaks of fire which were discovered in Melbourne suburban pillar-boxes during the week-end. At an early hour on Saturday morning…

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Steamer on Fire. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2
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The steamer Nairnshirs is on fire at Havre…

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Fire on Nairnshire. London, Feb.[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 8

The fire on the Nairnshire, at Havre, has been quite extinguished. No. 4 lower hold is flooded, and tween decks partly flooded. Two thousand quarters of beef were…

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Serious Explosion. Motor Launch on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2
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On Sunday afternoon a sensation was caused in Lavender Bay, near the baths, when flames shot up from a motor launch in which a party of about 16 persons was…

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Fire on Nairnshire. London, Feb. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 8

The fire on the Nairnshire, at Havre, has been quite extinguished. No. 4 lower hold is flooded, and tween decks partly flooded. Two thousand quarters of beef were…

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Horrors of Battle. " Destructive British Fire. "London. Jan.30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 12

The Germans rescued after and during the recent naval action in the North Sea represent every large ship, and most of the smaller ships, which comprised the enemy's…

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Horrors of Battle. Destructive British Fire. London, Jan. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 12

The Germans rescued after and during the recent naval action in the North Sea represent every large ship, and most of the smaller ships, which comprised the enemy's…

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Australians Under Fire. Comport Themselves Well. Further 10,000 Troops Accepted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Sydney, Friday Minister of Defence has received the following message from the Commander-in-Chief, Egypt: "Australian engineers…

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Disastrous Fire. at Longreach

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 6

The Deputy-Postmaster-General in Brisbane received the following message from Longreach yesterday:— A disastrous fire occurred at ten o'clock…

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Australians Under Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 4

That the Australian Engineers who were engaged against the Turks bore themselves as they should have done is evidenced by a message from Major…

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The Western Front. Damaging Fire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 4

Dunkirk Monday.—The Franco-Belgians forced a passage between the west of the great dune at 'Lonrbaertzyde and the sea, sending a damaging fire from…

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The Bzura Battle. Fearful Carnage. Terrific Russian Fire. Bulgaria. the Western Front. German Losses. Newest Zeppelin Lost in North Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 5

Latest reports state that Marshal von Hindenburg's massed attacks along the Bzura resulted in appalling carnage. The enemy was shattered by the Russian fire…

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Fire and Water. Nine Hours' Ordeal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 6

About 4.30 p.m., just after dusk, the Germans managed to flood the trenches held by our left company (writes a British infantryman). At the same time as the trenches were…

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Fire and Water. Nine Hours' Ordeal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

About 4.30 p.m., just after dusk, the Germans managed to flood the trenches held by our left company (writes a British infantryman). At the same time as the trenches were…

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