Germans Held in Check. Murderous French Fire. Regiments Mown Down
London, Monday Evening.—The following account of the operations at Verdun appears in .the newspaper "La Petit Parisien":—…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
427 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 22
Matches Among Mails. Risk of Fire
A parcel intended; for a member of the Australian Imperial forces was found In Egypt to be warm to the touch; when being handled. It was opened, and to the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire on Baghdad Railway. Athens
belated advices from Constantinople state that the Baghdad railway offices at Adna have been burned down. Incendiarism is suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Wauchope. Hotel and Shop Destroyed. £10,000 Damage. Wauchope
A destructive fire, which broke out here about half-past two on Friday morning ? pletely razed four business premises a half and an arcade of new shops, not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Cessnock
At about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire broke out in a six roomed weatherboard residents fronting Wollombi-road, Cessnock, near O'1Brien's Estate. Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Tram on Fire. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A fire occurred on a tram in Castle reagh-street, near Bathurst-street, today. It was quickly extinguished with a hand chemical extinguisher…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Verdun Battle. German Plans Upset. by Rapid French Fire. London
A Paris message says that a German officer of artillery, who has been taken prisoner, states that the Germans brought into battle in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Equipment
The Board of Fire Commissioners, on its estimates for the current year, made provision for bringing the equipment and appliances of the brigades in the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Sydney. Considerable Damage
A fire broke out shortly after 8 o'clock last night at Dymmock's Buildings, 68 to 70 Elizabeth-street, Sydney. The blaze started on the third floor, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on Baghdad Railway. Athens
Belated advices from Constantinople state that the Baghdad railway offices at Adna have been burned down. Incendiarism is suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →News by Wire. Fire at Dymock's. Sydney
Last night's fire at Dymock's caused damage to the extent of £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Latest. French Curtain of Fire Lively German Onset Hurled Back. Artillery Everywhere Active. (By Cable.) London, Sunday Night
A Paris message says that east of the River Mouse, after violent bombardments, the Germans made a lively attack on Vaux, on the Dan Loup front,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Fire Station
On Thursday evening the President of A lie Five Brigades' Commission, accompanied by Mr Shepherd (country representative), one other commissioner" and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Fire Station Visit of Commissioners. The Official Opening
At the invitation of the, local Fire Brigade, there was a very large and representative gathering of, townsmen at the newly-completed station, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Singleton Argus Saturday, April 1st. Fire Engine Traction
At the opening ceremony at the Fire Station on Thursday flight, the Brigade Captain,the Mayor, ex-Mayor, and other speakers emphasised the need for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Battle Front. Visitors in the Open Under Shell-fire. Racy Description of Life at the Edge of War
It was recently intimated to tho Northern Command (says the London "Daily Chronicle") that it would be accetable to the War Office if a selection were made of seven…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Aberdare
At about half-past three o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a four-roomed weatherboard, cottage in Melbourne-street, Aberdare, owned and occupied by Mr. D…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Melbourne
Oil Sunday morning a resident of Eagl Burwood, noticed flames rising from the Government Cool Stores, a large wool and iron building. He communieated with the…
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A fire broke out in the basement of a two-story house occupied by Mrs. Clara Morgan and boarders at Redfern at 2.30 this morning. The fire did a good deal of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ZEPPELINS. Driven Off by Gun Fire
London, Thursday.—It is officially stated that a Zeppelin, on the northeast coast of England, last night, dropped bombs, but was driven off by…
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