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Fires & bushfires, 1915

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German Depot on Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 21

The raid by a French air squadron [?] Colmar, in Upper Alsace, on July 20, was a distinct success. Bombs dropped by the airmen inflicted great damage on the…

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Fire

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 1

As children many of us have played with it: some of us have seen an outbreak of fire. First a small tonguelike flame appears, it grows into a…

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Austrians Fire on Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 21

The story of an Austrian outrage is told in a semi-official statement issued at Rome. While a column of Italian wounded were leaving the Isonzo battlefield to reach…

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What Germany Thinks of Us. Translation from "Life War Gazette," 3rd March 1915. (This is a Weekly newspaper issued by the. Germans in LILLE, in German) FIRE

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 3

As children many of us have played with it; some of us have seen an outbreak of fire. First a small tongue-like flame…

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Massacre, Fire, & Destruction

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 3

The committee had before them a very valuable mass of evidence from witness of repute of what occurred in Leuvain. On the evening of the 25th firing could…

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Villages and Farms on Fire Everywhere

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 2

A message from Amsterdam states that the correspondent of the German newspaper "Lokal Anzeiger" telegraphs that the Russians left Nadar-Sehin on…

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FIRE. (By Licutenant-Colonel Kaden.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 2

As children many of us have played with it some of us have seen an outbreak of fire. First a small tongue-like flame appears, it grows into a devastating fury…

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The Sack of Louvain. Massacre Fire & Destruction

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 4

The committee had before them a very valuable mass of evidence from witnesses of repute of what occurred in Louvain. On the evening of the 25th firing could…

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Incidents of the War. English Coast Shelled. Submarine Opens Fire. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 3

For the first time during the war a German submatine has extensively shelled the British coast. On Monday one of these crafts appeared…

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Fire on Tocumwal Road. Homestead Destroyed

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 3

Mr Stephen How[?] was unfortunate enough to have [?] homestead on his farm[?] midway between Berrigan [?] Tocumwal, destroyed by fire…

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A Fire at Berrigan Application For Certiorari

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 5

In the Supreme Court, Sydney, on Monday, 9th inst., Mr. Halse Rogers, instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr J. V. Tillett) appeared for the…

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Germans Paralysed by Artillery Fire. London August 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 20

The success of the British at Hooge last week was due to the magnificent co-operation of the artillery, and the splendid spirit of the infantry. The British guns…

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The Easter Monday Fire. Application for Writ of Certiorari

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 2

In the Supreme Court in Sydney last week, before the Chief Justice, Mr Justice P[?]ing, and Mr Justice Sly, Mr Hal[?]e Rogers, instructed by…

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Destructive Fire at Newtown. a Thousand Rifles Destroyed Twenty Thosand Pounds Damage SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 2

A small fire was discovered in the drill hall, at the side of the Olympia Stadium, Newtown, at 8 o'clock this morning. Twenty minutes later the…

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With the Russians. The Well Ordered Retreat. Heavy German Losses. The Tremendous Austro-German Forces Engaged. The Path of the Retirement from Poland. A Continuous Zone of Fire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 2

The whole of the important Grodo-Litovsk railway is still in Russian possession. Immense stores of provisions and precious monuments have been…

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The Fires in Turkish Capital

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 2

It is reported that the recent fires in Constantinople are due to Russian aeroplane bombs…

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Gulf of Riga Battle. Terrific Artillery Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 2

It is stated by the "Novoo Vremya" that three large transports filled with German troops approached the shore at Pernau, in the Gulf of Riga, under the cover…

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Warship Fires on Submarine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 20

An American passenger on the states that one of the warships which came to the rescue of the survivors chased the submarine, and fired five shots at it, but…

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Easter Monday Fire. Further Inquiry Ordered by Supreme Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

In the Supreme Court in Sydney on Monday last, Mr Halse Rogers, instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr J. V. Tillett) appeared for the…

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Australia Day Madness. Wounded Soldiers Under Fire in George Street

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

If a visitor from another planet, with no previous information on the subject, had alighted in George Street, or anywhere in Sydney on the memorable 30th…

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