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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

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Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1915 · page 2

A fire occurred outside the School of Arts on Saturday night during the interval of the Picture Show. A da of benzine became injured and caused…

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Bush Fires

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 4

For some weeks past fires, have been burning in every direction on the Nambucca, and it is a marvel that no serious accidents or loss of life…

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Fire at Kendall

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 6

When Mr. Jack Steinmetz returned to town from the pony races on Saturday afternoon a telegram was awaiting him, containing the bad news that his…

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Dutch Garrisons Fire on a Zeppelin

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 15

Several Dutch garrisons fired on a Zeppelin crossing their territory near Amsterdam…

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Fire A[?] Barrington

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 2

A fire occurred [?] on Thursday night [?] destruction of the [?] J. [?]…

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Under Fire. Boy's First Impression. Dash to Trenches

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 2

The writer of this sketch is a private in a west county regiment who has been in the trenches almost continously since last Christmas. He…

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Fire at Dondingalong

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 10

A house at Dondingalong, occupied by Mr. R. Lalor, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. We understand that the property was…

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Big Fire. SYDNEY, Friday, 10.30 a.m

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 6

A very destructive fire has occurred at St. George, Queensland. Thirteen business places were destroyed, and the damage done will come to £50,000…

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Suspicious Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 2

The Drill Hall at kogarah was found shortly after 7 o'clock on saturday morning to be on fire. Firemen saved most of he building, military a [?]…

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Guns That Fire Knives

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 October 1915 · page 5

One of the best defences against the attack of modern infantry has proved to be wire entanglements, thousands of miles of which guard the fronts of…

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General News. Fisticuffs Under Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1915 · page 1

How two Lancashire colliers serving with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force settled a private quarrel regardless of the fire of the Turks is…

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Bush Fires

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 4

The country around daring the week, has again been one sheet of flames rendering travelling both dangerous and uncomfortable. In places…

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Disastrous Bush Fires

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 5

About Bellingen bush fires have been disastrous in places. The "Courier: "states : "Fires were fairly prevalent last week, and in several…

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Fire at Christmas Creek

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 10

A barn, the property of Mrs. George Fitzgerald, Christmas Creek, was burned down this week, as the result of the bush fires in the vicinity. In the barn…

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Does Gun-fire Cause Rain?

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

Not a few people believe that it does; but facts do not bear out the belief. Mr. Elgie, the author and publisher of "Star and Weather Gossip," relates…

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Fire Insurance Case

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 4

Wednesday last the case of E. A. Battle v. the London, Liverpool, and Globe Insurance Co., to recover £85 for barn and corn destroyed by fire in…

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Bush Fires on the Bellinger

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1915 · page 2

THE Gleniffer correspondent of the "Northern Courier" - gives a graphic account of the havoc recently wrought in that distrust by bush fires:— "Greniffer farmers have undergone a year of…

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Dorrigo District Swept by Fires

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1915 · page 2

The total number of houses lost by the bush fires raging on the Dorrigo during the past fortnight is 14 Saturday is spoken of locally as Black…

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Fires

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 4

Bush fires continue in all directions. Bowraville, for several days, was enveloped in dense smoke, and considerable anxiety was felt concerning the…

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Up-River Fires

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 November 1915 · page 5

SUNDAY last on the Macleay may not have recorded the highest temperature known here, but certainly it achieved unenviable distinction as the…

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