Big Fire at Quirindi
About midnight on Sunday night a fire was discover on the premises of Iver Johns' livery stables, Quirindi. When the alarm was given the outbreak was beyond…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
427 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 22
Fire Board President Visit to Maitland District
A visit of inspection to the fire stations the Maitland Fire District was made to-day by Mr. E. Farrar, M.L.C., president of the Fire Brigade Board, who was accompani[?]…
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The bush fires at bankstown were not under at a late hour last night. Many houses narrowly excaped destruction the fire spread right into the town. The whole of…
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A frech communique says:—The evacmation commenced on saturday night. The french left 6 naval guns on ciallipol which are included in the 17 mentioned in the…
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About midnight on Sunday a fire was discovered on the premises of Ivor Johns' livery stables. When the alarm was given the outbreak was beyond control and the whole…
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One of the most disastrous fires in the annual of Port Adelaide occurred early on Tuesday morning, when the premises occupied by the Vaccum Oil Company, in…
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Sydney, Wednesday.—Three large bush fires oourred in the Bankstown district last night destroying hundreds of acres of grass, and miles of fencing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Lunatic Asylum. Damage in Queensland
A fire broke out in a kitchen and [?]dry attached to the [?]m for in[?] at Goodna (Queensland), at one o'clock yesterday morning…
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Many outrages by German officials would never come to light were it not for official centradictions. The latest "Deutsche Tageszeitung" to reach London prints a…
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On Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock a disastrous fire occurred at Blairmore a few miles out of Aberdeen, resulting in the total destruction of Mr…
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A French communique says:—The evacuation commenced on Saturday night. The French left 6 naval guns on Gallipoli, which are included in the 17 mentioned in the…
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A fire, threatening serious results, broke out at Parramatta woollen mills this morning, but the promptitude of the brigades prevented material damage…
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A terrible fire occurred at Tyne Dock, South Shields. A WESterly wind was blowing. The fire started aboard a Norwegian barque. It spread to some creosoted timber on the…
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London, Thursday Night.—A Paris official message says:— Our curtain of tire stopped two enemy's grenade attacks. During an attack on…
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A fire at Borgen raged all night long, spreading into twenty district quarters destroying the Central Telephone Exchange, four hotels and three schools. Many…
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Four hundred building at Bergen, Norway, valued at £1,100,000, have been burnt down. The total damage is estimated at £5,500,000. Food and clothing are being sent…
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The chief clerk to the Chief Secretary's Department (Mr. S. Fotheringham), who is returning officer, has received the following nominations in connection with the…
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New claims for better hours and pay have been prepared by the Fire Brigades' Employees Union for presentation to the Wages Board. A major claim is for an…
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A bushfire broke out near Holbrook on Sunday morning, and raged for two days. It was well in hand on Monday evening. The fire burned m=nine miles on an eight miles face,…
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The first bush fire of the season in Riverina occurred on Monday. A big blaze raged in the Worragee district, between Wodonga and Bichworth, doing…
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