Mysterious Fires. Melbourne
The Minister for Defence is not altogether satisfied that the fires which recently occurred on British ships in Australian waters were entirely…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
145 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 8
Forbes Mail on Fire
It was reported yesterday that a fire had broken out on the brakevan of the Forbes mail, at Rydal, on Wednesday night, completely…
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A fire has destroyed the battery at the North Beadigo mine…
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The steamer Uralla, bound from Townsville to Sydney, passed Double Point and reported that the cargo in her after hold is on firer…
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A smouldering cigarette picked up and carried by a sparrow to the belfry of Main Hall, on a University of Valparaiso, Indiana, set fire to the…
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Shortly after 11 o'clock on Tuesday night, the ringing of the fire bell was the means of attracting a large crowd of people to the scene…
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The Russian Naval Staff announced on 19th inst. that a series of explosions had occurred on the German cruiser Goeben…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Australian's Story. Fighting Through a Fire. Paris
Despatch-riders at the front have some thrilling experiences. An Australian who tells of one of his journeys says that he had to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Hellish Shell Fire. Death in the Trenches. Extracts from German Diaries
The Official Press Bureau has issued the following:—"Extracts from the diaries of German soldiers throw light upon the…
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It is an old but trite saying that, "When your neighbour's house is on fire, look after your own." Have you ever thought what would occur…
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The Mayor, Alderman J. J. Patterson, who represented the Forbes Municipal Council at the annual conference held in Sydney last…
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A fire, involving all the cargo, has broken out on Board the German steamer Albany, from Australia, which was interned at Sicily…
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At about 10-40 p.m. on Sunday, a fire started in the buildings in Neeld Street, Wyalong, occupied by the executors of the late Mr W…
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It is an old but trite saying that, "When your neighbour's house is on fire, look after your own." Have you ever thought what would occur if your…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigades Act What Mr. Shepherd Says
At the last fortnightly meeting of the Forbes Municipal Council mention was made of the unsatisfactory working of the Fire Brigades…
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The "Daily Chronicles" Dunkirk correspondent reports that bombs dropped by a naval airman caused a serious fire at Ostend. The…
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It is an old but trite saying that, "When your neighbour's house is on fire, look after your own." Have you ever thought what would occur if your own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods and Fires in New Zealand Sydney
Cables from New Zealand state that floods and fires in the Dominion have been very disastrous. Plowman's cordial factory at…
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An advice from Goulburn says: Lieutenant Parker, of the British Army Medical Corps, in a letter to his parents, the Rev, T. and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Telegraphic. Fire at Co[?] Harbour. Sydney
A fine [?] [?] [?] did damage estimated [?] between £20,000 and £[?]. Among the buildings destroyed were the post…
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