Disastrous Fire in Sydney. Sydney, Thursday, 3.30 p.m
The Public Supply Stores, in Pitt-street, Sydney, were completely destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock this morning. Apparently the fire bad been in progress…
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War Sick Germans. Refuse to Face Gunfire. Artillery Fire Demoralising
Reuter's correspondent in Paris states that an idea of the demoralising effect created among the enemy by the Anglo-French artillery fire may be gathered from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. the Need of Preparation
With the luxuriant growth of crops and pastures that he now apparent the danger of bush fires during the summer is a matter of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Fire in Sydney
A fire broke out in the Public Supply (Cooperative Company's Stores, in Pittstreet. The damage is estimated to exceed £150,000. Within three quarters of…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Awful Artillery Fire. Foe Reduced to Impotence
A Paris communique says: "There have been violent bombardment in various districts north of the Somme, but there has been no infantry work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Orsova Evacuated. Petroleum Wells on Fire
A message from Austria asserts that the whole population of Orsova has evacuated the town, owing to the Roumanian artillery having set fire to the petroleum wells…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Air Depot. Four Zeppelins Destroyed
A message from Copenhagen reports that a large airship depot at Frankfurt-on-Main, has been burned down. Four Zeppelins, and 15 airships, it is said, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Guns of To-day. Why Yhey Fire So Fast
The greatest improvement that has been effected in field guns within the past one or two decades is the introduction of a recoil mounting or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burglar Fires at Constable. Wounded Six Times
The devotion to duty shown by members of the police force when faced with the task of arresting dangerous criminals was again evidence on Saturday evening, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Zeppelin Base
From Copenhagen it is reported that a large airship wharf near Frankfort has been burned, down, and that four uncompleted Zeppelins, and fifteen aeroplanes…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Old Fire Station As Bandroom. Removal and Tenure of Occupancy
At a special meeting of the Albury Municipal Council last night, two letters from the town band committee were read:— (1) "The committee agrees to pay a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Destroyed by Fire. Escape of 400 Passengers. Seattle
Fire broke out on the Pacific Coast Company's steamer Congress (7985 tons), while on a voyage from San Francisco to Seattle, and the vessel was totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire of Unparalleled Intensity. Nerves of Foe Troops Strained Terribly
The German newspapers describe the Somme offensive as of unparalleled intensity. The incessant artillery fire strained the nerves of the German troops in an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suspicious Fires in Sydney
The Government has decided to offer a reward in connection with the recent outbreaks of fire in the city and the cases of attempted arson discovered recently…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Somme Front Desperate Foe Attacks. Magnificently Repulsed. Effective French Fire. LONDON". Thursday Afternoon
A French communique received in London on Thursday says:— "North of the Somme, the Germans attacked on a front of five kilometres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Science Notes. Cigarettes and Fires
During the past year it is reported that there were 1,306 fires caused by cigars and cigarettes carelessly thrown away, in New York alone. The average…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damage to Foe Works. Effecitve Artillery Fire
"South of the Ancre we continued to improve our position," says General Haig in a communique issued in London on Sunday. "We pushed detachments…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Artillery Fire
An expert commentator says that the violence of the present artillery fire on the Somme has rarely been exceeded. German counter-attacks at the Bois…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Granary Fires
It is reportes from Copeni[?] that the Governor of Wilhelmshaven has issued a proclamation that long terms of imprisonment will foe inflicted on people…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]Mme Battle. Allies Great Artillery Fire Smashing the German Lines
French and British guns of all calibre on Tuesday bombarded the German positions on the Somme for 72 hours. The previous artillery…
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