Bush Fires. Phosphorous Baits Cause Outbreak
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 nine miles…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
427 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 22
Big Fire in Norway. Damage, £5,500,000
London, Tuesday.-A fire which broke out in Bergen (in Norway, 190 miles north-west of Christiana) raged all night long, spreading to 20 distinct quarters,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Set Fire to a House. Sentenced to Four Years
William Balley, 59 years of age, who pleaded guilty to having get fire to a house in possession of Mrs. Rente[?] at Campsie, was sentenced by his Honor Judge Docker…
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The wild gale bears from the warm north-west The dust of the distant plain, The great trees bend on the mountain…
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While the flower of our manhood were fighting for the preservation of the empire, the elder men and the women could not be better employed than in getting some clear…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Belgian Executions. No Refusal to Fire
Many outrages by German officials would never come, to light were it not for official contradictions. The latest "Deutsche Tageszeitung" to reach London prints a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Brigade Pay. Union's New Claim
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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drum-fire Artillery. Kaiser's Son As Author
Prince Oscar, the fifth son of the Kaiser, has written a little book called Winter Battle, in which he describes the hard fighting of the 3rd German Army "in Champagne, in February…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Allies' Terrific Fire. Germans "Outfought" and "Outranged." Rotterdam, Dec. [?]
The morale of the German soldiers in Flanders has been shaken by the terrific and sustained artillery fire of the Allies. Wounded who have arrived at [?]hent say that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fatal Fire
A fire occurred early on Sunday morning at the home of William Murphy, in Hornsby-road, Flemington. The flames had secured too good a hold for the…
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Details of the losses in the late disastrous bush fires in the neighbourhood of Cookardinia and Holbrook, Albury district show that about 30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Forbes
The industrial hall and poultry shed at the Forbes show ground were destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at about £600…
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Sydney, Wednesday.—The industrial half and poultry shed at the Forbes showground were destroyed by fire last night. The outbreak started amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Fremantle. Fine Work by Soldiers. "Tipperary" in the Street
Sydney, Wednesday.—A: number of soldiers who were given leave to go ashore from a transport at Fremantle, Saw Nicholson's music warehouse was…
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The timely discovery of an outbreak of fire in a heap of fire fire wood at Wolstenholme's sawmill this morning resulted in the suppression of what would probably have…
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While the flower of our manhood were fighting for the preservation of the Empire, the elder men ami the women, could not be better employed than in getting some clear…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Outbreak of Fire
On Saturday afternoon at 5.15 the fire brigade received a call to the premises of Messrs. Wise and Co., at the real of which a fire had occurred in two outhouses and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eastern Front. Great Fire. an Enemy Report. Amsterdam, Jan.30
It is reported from Petrograd that a fire has been raging for several days at Vilna All the wooden quarters have been consumed,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational Blaze. Horse Dolts with Flaming Cart
A fire broke out in a stubble paddock, belonging to George Peters, near wilaurn (Vic.), on Saturday evening. Peters was leading wheat from stacks, when he noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alarm of Fire
The ringing of the fire-bell at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon brought out a big crowd of townspeople, but, fortunately, the outbreak of fire was not of a serious nature. The…
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