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Fires & bushfires, 1915

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The Flying Shuttle Copyright. Published by Special Arrangement. Chapter Iii. Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 16

Click-clicketty, click-clicketty, click-clicketty went the flying shuttles Whirr arid hum went the belts and wheels, and crash, crash, crash went the fancy weay…

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Artillery Fire at La Bassee

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

Artillery fire is incessant in the vicinity of La Bassee. Germans are expected to attempt to force the lines of the Allies between Noyon and Arras…

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How the Blucher Sank. Terrific Gun Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 4

THE following vivid account of the sinking of the German cruiser Blucher in the North Sea appeared recently in the "Times," written by a correspondent who had the…

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Another British Steamer Torpedoed. a Norwegian Barque Set on Fire. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 7

The British steamer Lockwood was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Start Point, Devonshire. The crew were rescued…

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More Turkish Forts on Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 8

"The Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Mitylene says that the Allied warships on April 4 bombarded the inner forts in the Narrows, and as a…

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Fire at Taree

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 3

Shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday the house on the river bank, close to the North Coast Go's, wharf, Taree, which has beat occupied for very…

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Landing of the Australians. Facing a Point-blank Fire

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 2

The story of how the Australasian troops landed at Gaba Tope and made good then footing, in the face of the Turkish fire is vividly told by…

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Fire on the Ballengarra

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 5

A FIRE was discovered on board the steamer Balengarra on Monday morning last, while the vessel was berthed alongside the wharf at Wauchope. The fire originated in the coal bunker on the…

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Fire at Gloucester River MR. J. R. Higg1ns Residence Destroyed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Gloucester River on Thursday night destroying the residence of J. R. Higgins. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins were away…

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Fire at Gloucester. MR. J. R. Higgins' Residence Destroyed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Gloucester River on Thursday night destroying the residence of Mr. J. R. Higgins…

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Revolt at Trieste. Troops Fire on the People. Italians Pressing Forward

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 8

A Rome correspondent states that the civil population of Trieste is revolting, and that 5,000 people have been imprisoned. Troops fired on the crowd,…

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The Marvellous Ship with the Mighty Guns That Fire Out of Europe Into Asia

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 16

The world has been watching with breathless interest one of the most sensational and daring enterprises ever undertaken in the history of war. A…

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AUSTRALIANS v. Turks. Commander's Order: "Get to Them, Boys." Turks Demoralised by Australians' Fire. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 15

Mr. Fred. Boland, a well-known Sydney journalist, reports that the fighting spirit of the Australasians is wonderful. He relates one instance when the…

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An Australian Fire Eater

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 3

A few weeks ago a ceremony in which many Australians will be interested took place in one of the military hospitals in Manchester, England. A…

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Fire at Baurington

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 2

What might have been a serious fire broke out about 6 a.m. on Sunday morning last at the store of Mr. J. Court, Barrington. The barking of…

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The Big War. a Supreme Climax. British Steamer on Fire: SYDNEY. Friday, 9 a.m

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 6

A Russian report states the enemy were repulsed in great disorder in the Unzeadow district. The enemy were compelled to…

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Mysterious Paris Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1915 · page 1

A fire under remarkable and indeed mysterious circumstances has caused £40,000 damage at Clichy, says the Paris correspondent of a London paper…

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Fire in York Lane

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 10

Shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday last, Mr. G. Brest, who was at his work in W. Harvey & Son's factory in Yorklane, Kempsey, noticed smoke and…

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Olympic Stadium. Destroyed by Fire Damage £20,000

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 2

A small fire was discovered in the Drill Hall at the side of the Olympia Stadium in Newtown at 8 o'clock on Friday morning. Twenty minutes later…

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Publications Received. "The Fires of Hate.''

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 9

The principal character in this thrilling Australian story of the convict days is one, John Redby, who stood his trial at the Old Bailey on a charge of…

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