Fire at Manilla
During the lunch hour at Manilla on Monday a fire occurred, when the following business places were destroyed: E. Annis, newsagent, hairdresser, etc.;…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
395 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 20
Fire at Redfern. Sydney
A building at Redfern occupied by O'Malley and Sons, carpenters and joiners, was pranticaly gutted by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at about £2000. The…
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A message from Rome states that reports have been received from Petrograd stating that great, fires have occurred at military factories at Putilove. The. damage is…
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A fire occurred at Manilla at lunch time on Monday, when the following business places were destroyed:—E. Annis, (newsagent, hairdresser, etc.)…
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Mr. Pirric Robinson, writing in "The Times" says:—"The rain is [?], and a strong wind is drying up the front, which is practically a marshland. A great extent of…
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A weatherboard cottage at Kurri Kurri, owned by Mr. W. Lucas, was destroyed by fire last night. The owner and family were out at the time. There was no insurance on…
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Mr. and Mrs. W. Lucas and family are heavy losers by the fire which destroyed their house and contents on Monday evening. The value of the cottage is…
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The Defence Department has been notified that a consignment of mails from England to the field in France caught fire in transit. The mails were being conveyed from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Bagdad Railway. Heavy Loss of Material. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Berne, Tuesday Night
A fire at Haidarshi, the western terminus of the Bagdad railway, destroyed enormous quantities of war material intended for the reconstruction work at…
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A serious outbreak of fire occurred on a big White Star steamer berthed at Miller's Point late on Monday The damage to the cargo and the ship,…
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The Defence Department has been notified that a consignment of mails from England to the field in France naught fire in transit, The mails were being conveyed from the…
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Mr. Pirrie Robinson, writing in "The Times," says:-"The rain is ceasing, and a strong wind is drying up the. front, which; is practically a marshland. A great extent of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fall of Tarnopol. Amazing Story. Shameless Cowardice of Masses of Troops. Orders Given to Fire on Deserters
The "Daily Chronicle" Special Correspondent, Dr. Harold Williams, writing from Petrograd on July 22. said:— Rat-tat-tat, a sudden crackle, and then…
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The Press Bureau reports a serious fire, resulting from an explosion at a munition factory, in the North of England. Much damage was done to the factory, but no…
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Further details in connection with the fire on a large steamer in the Victoria Dock, Melbourne, on Tuesday night show that the fire broke out in No. 1 hold, and must have…
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A message from Pretoria states that General Louis Botha, Premier of South Africa, in a speech delivered at the South African Party…
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Members of the crew of a large steamer on which a fire occurred on Monday night state that there was no possibility of any person having…
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A fire broke out on the steamer inderra in Sydney harbour at seven o'clock on Sunday morning, in No. 3 held, containing general cargo…
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Shortly after eight o'clock last night a block watchman perceived smoke issuing from the top floor of York House, 50-52 York-street, Sydney…
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A fire broke out on the steamer Indarra at 7 o'clock on Sunday morning, in No 3 hold, containing general cargo. The vessel, which belongs to the…
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