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Fires & bushfires, 1914

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Tournai Set on Fire. Citizens Held as Hostages For Payment of Fine. ROTTERDAM (Holland)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 2

News has been received here that the Germans set fire to a part of Tournai, a Belgian town on the Scheldt, 35 miles west-south-west of Brussels. The Germans…

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French Artillery Fire Terribly Severe

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 2

Trains filled with wounded are arriving daily at Straisburg The men declare, the effects of the French artillery fire were terribly severe…

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Fire Brigade Matters. New Fire Station and Manent Men

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 October 1914 · page 2

To last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal Council, Mr. Richard Shepherd, the Council's delegate to the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W., wrote:-…

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The Germans Fire 40,000 Shells at Russian Town. Then Repulsed by Daring Frontal Charge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 October 1914 · page 2

According to statements made by prisoners the Kaiser, before leaving Grajevo, on the fromtier cast of Johannisburg, and south-weaqt of Augustowo, ordered that…

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Automatic Fire-alarm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 4

Mr. James G; Jackson, Glasgow, has invented a new automatic fire-alarm, designed to minimise the danger of fire from the grinding discs or millstones in…

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Southern Railway Station on Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 2

Fugitives who have arrived here from Antwerp, state that a violent hombardment of that city was continued by the Germans throughout Wednesday night…

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Early Morning Fire Albury. Cottage Destroyed in Macaulay Street

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 5

Just at half-past 1 o'clock this morning the Albury firebell rang and alarm. When the firemen arrived at the scene in Mneaalay street, between Dean and…

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Germans Still Batter Antwerp Set Fire to Convent Near Malines Where Nuns Nurse Hundreds of Wounded 2000 French Wounded Near Soissons Rheims Bombarded for 28 DAYS Graphic Story of Sea Fight-200Germans Perish German Troops Rushed to France From Prussia. Summary of the Position London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 2

Reliable: Fighting is proceeding on the northern and southern frontiers of Russian Poland. The Russians admit that the enemy is contesting the battle with…

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Fire in Olive Street. at Co-operative Butchery and Snelson's

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 3

At half-past 3 o'clock this morning Constable Johnstone rang the Albury firebell, there was a prompt response by-firemen, the scene of the rie was at the rear of…

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Antwerp on Fire in Eight Places. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

The British war correspondents at Antwerp who have reached Flushing and Amsterdam, state that Antwerp was on fire in eight places on Wednesday night, and…

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Ten Shops Burned Down. Destructive Fire at Manialla N.S.W. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 3

A fire at Manilla, 300 miles north of Sydney, this morning, destroyed 10 shops. The establishments which suffered were two fruit shops a machinery depot,…

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Uhlans Unprovoked Fire Into Houses. PARIS Wednesday. Afternoon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 2

When the Germans entered the five suburbs of Lille the market was in full swing. The German Uhlans lined the Pavement. At a signal from their officers and without…

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Who Rang Fire Bell? Hoax Causes Midnight Panic. the Call to Arms

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 5

Who rang the fire bell? The answer to this question is being sought by the police of Strabane, a town in Ulster, where at midnight recently an extraordinary panic…

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No Water to Fight the Great Forest Fires. Base Brands. Published by Special Arrangement. an Australian Story. All Queensland Rights Reserved. Chapter XIX.—(Continued.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 6

No rain has fallen in Eastern Canada, and the sun-parched forests continue to burn fiercely, causing untold loss of valuable timber (says an Ottawa message of Old Duncan Cameron sat bolt upright near the dock, glaring at Mr. Hood, who leaned agains the jury box on the opposite side of the court…

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The Fall of Antwerp. City on Fire in Eight Puces. a Terrible Panorama. Orderly Retreat of Army. London, 12th October

The Independent · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 4

Vivid descriptions of the bombardment and fall of Antwerp are furnished by British newspaper correspondents from Antwerp who have…

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Enemy’s Heavy Artillery Fire

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2

A British sailor, who was at Antwerp during the bombardment, declares that no courage or bravery or self-sacrifice would withstand the German heavy…

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Terrific French Fire Sweeps German Position

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2

The French artillery swept position after position by a terrific fire. The Germans occupied a wide area in their retreat and their batteries have proved…

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The War. Fall of Antwerp. Aisne Battle in Favour of Allies. Fall of Antwerp. Forty Hours’ Bombardment. German Artillery Irresistible. Fire Directed by Aeroplanes. King and Troops Retire to Ostend

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 6

Antwerp surrendered to the German forces on Friday night after 40 hours’ bombardment. The Belgian army, with British forces…

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Awful Hours of Wounded Under Shell Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 2

A correspondent of "The Times" gives a vivid account of the sufferings of the wounded who were sholtering in a farm house near the battlefield on the River…

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Incidents of the War. Englishmen Shot in 'Roumania. Turk Fires Four Shots. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 3

A dastardly attempt was made in Bucharest on Friday to assassinate two well-known Englishmen. While Mr. Noel Buxton, M.P., and his…

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