News by Wire. Steamer on Fire. Sydney
A big cargo steamer, a Canadian transport, bound from Melbourne to Ocean Island put into Sydney harbour this morning with her bunkers on fire The vessel was anchored in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1915
558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 28
Steamer on Fire. Ammunition for Allies. London, March 7
The French liner La Touraine sent a wireless message yesterday to Queenstown stating that she is on fire and in distress. The vessel left New York on February…
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Word came to town yesterday afternoon that bush fires were raging at Glen William, and many residencies were in danger of destruction. Just…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Bush Fires. Big Blaze at Manly
The great heat yesterday was responsible for bush fires in many parts of the metropolitan area. Thousands of acres or bush were destroyed at Manly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Letter. Bush Fires. Singleton
It was feared that the long spell of dry weather would place the district in danger of bush fires, and the apprehension has been fully realised during the past couple…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Belmore Bridge on Fire
Three separate fires were discovered on the Belmore Bridge yesterday afternoon, but the timely arrival of Mr. Roy Sucker with a bucket of water prevented serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fifteen Houses Destroyed. Fires Still Racing. Sydney
Bush fires are still raging in the outlying suburbs. Between Bankstown and Cabr[?]matta fifteen homes have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. Singleton Dairy Factory Destroyed. Singleton
A disastrous fire occurred about, two o'clock this morning, when the large up-to-date premises of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News by Wire. Driving Accident and Fire Sydney
While driving to their homE at Narromine Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe noticed a glare when some distance away. Thinking that a fire might have broken out In their house…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dardanelles. Turkish Guns. Drawing Their Fire. Inferno of Shell. London, March 8
The Athens correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says the Turks are using many floating mines in the Dardanelles. Some floated as far as Tenedos…
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The heavy smoke which has pervaded the town and obscured the surrounding hills during the past few days indicates the existence of large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Letter. Bush Fires. Singleton
Fortunately, the wind changed from the west to the south yesterday, and this circumstance served as a check to any further spread of the disastrous bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forts on Fire. Athens, March 9
It is reported that forts Eren[?]eny, Kilidbahr, and Namazia are on fire, after vigorously replying to the Allies bombardment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Outbreaks in Stngleiton District
The extraordinary dry and scorching weather which has prevailed in the Singleton district for some weeks past culminated in an outbreak of bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. Destruction at Sunny Corner. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Bush fires are raging in many parts of the State to-day. At Sunny Comer thousands of acres of grass have boon destroyed. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Fiend
There was a second alarm of fire in town on Tuesday, but it was a much smaller affair than the conflagration in the early hours of the morning. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dardanelles. Turkish Guns. Drawing Their Fire Inferno of Shell
London, Monday.—The Athens correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says the Turks are using many floating mines in the Dardanelles. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Singleton Dairy Factory Destroyed Estimated Loss £10,000. Failure of Water Supply
One of the biggest fires in the history of Singleton occurred between 2 and 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning when the factory of the Singleton Central…
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Bush fires in the Singleton district have swept a large area of grass country. Mr Pile had a big fight to save…
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