Castle Hill Fire. Quinn Committed for Trial
The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the destruction by fire of a cottage and furniture, owned by Thos. Quinn, at Castle Hill, on October 22, was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
427 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 22
Suspicious Fire
A fire destroyed the motor house at the.Ceotral mine, Broken Hill, on Saturday morning. It was extinguished before much damage was done. The…
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At about eight o'clock last evening a fire broke out in the hoiling down room at the rear of Mr. D. McDonald's butchery. Main-street, Cessnock. The fire brigade furned…
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A fire seriously damaged a brick building occupied by a cabinet maker and paper merchant respectively at Abercrombie-street, Sydney, early this morning. The damage is…
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Richard Shepherd, representative of country Councils on Fire Brigade Board, forwarded his estimates for the Muswellbrook Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Troops Under Fire in the Balkans
This remarkable picture shows shells bursting above British. trench north or Salonika. Our troops are seen replying with rifle fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Castle Hill Fire. Quinn Committed for Trial
The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the destruction by fire of a cottage and furniture, owned by Thos. Quinn, at Castle Hill, on October 22, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Fire- in the City. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A building in Abercrombic-street, occupied, by Stanley Mission, cabinetmaker, was burnt out this morning. The cause is unknown, but nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The West Front Successful Raids. Heavy Artillery Fire (Australian Cable Assn. Message.)
London, Thursday.—General Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander on the west front, reports:-We succesfully raided trenches south-eastward of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Triple Battle in the West. Armies of Transformed Nations Fighting with Certainty of Victory. the Front—"a Cloud of Smoke by Day, a Pillar of Fire by Night."
The battle of the Somme goes on slowly day by day, hour by hour, and minute by minute, but I shall make no further attempt to describe it as a battle. The task is…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners has decided upon renovations and painter's work to the Abermain Fire Station, which is to be thoroughly overhauled and repaired where…
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Some few months ago the Board of [?] Commissioners, consequent on the inclus[?] of the adjacent localities in the West [?] land fire area, purchased an admirable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on the Levuka. Firemen and Noxious Gas. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Shortly after 10 a.m. to-day smoke was seen coming from, the tween docks of the steamer Levuka, engaged in the Fiji fruit trade, now lying in the…
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Mr. R. Shepherd, a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. H. Maye Webb, secretary to the board, paid a visit to the inspection of the…
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As a result of the fire in the Quaker Oats factory at peterbore Ontarie, four persons have died, 12 are missing and 16 injured. The damage is estimated at £300,00…
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Count Reventlow, in the "Tages-Zeitung," warns the Imperial Chancelor not to give up the Belgian and Flanders coasts. If the Germans leave Belgium, England will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Monastir Under Fire. London
A French communique states that the enemy bombarded the whole Monastir front also the town itself, causing civilian casualties. We replied effectively…
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A fire broke out this morning on the steamer Port Phillip, lying at Miller's Point. The fire was discovered by a member of the crew. The outbreak was located in No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Wire. Fires in the Suburbs. Sydney
There were several outbreaks of fire in various suburbs during the night, and considerable damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Fires. Rescuer Badly Affected. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Charles Golasky was badly affected by smoke and heat through entering his shop, which was on fire, to rescue his four children, whom he thought were…
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