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Fires & bushfires, 1916

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Greeks Fire on Allies. An Involved Situation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 2

Telegrams from Athens leave the situation obscure. Present indications are that the Allied detachments sent ashore were only landed as a measure of…

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Western Front. Artillery Fire at Vaux. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 2

General Sir Douglas Haig reports the usual artillery and trench mortar firing on the British front. In a previous report General Douglas…

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Suspicious Fires in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 33

Two buckets continuing kerosene, also a quantity of cotton waste, were discovered by a night watchman in Dempster's jewelery shop in York-street. Two men were…

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Grass Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

The fire bell sounded an alarm at about 1.45 yesterday. The brigade, under Captain P. K. Ritchie, turned out and located the outbreak in the Corowa…

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Greek Treachery Fleet Opens Fire. Constantine's Fears Aroused Six Batteries Surendered a Sharp Conflict

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 6

Details of Friday's events in Athens are not yet known in London. It is understood that Constantine assured the Allied Ministers than no…

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Carrathool Fire Brigade

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held at the Shire Hall, en Thursday evening, 8th inst. There were, present: Crs. Chase and Mills, and Messrs. Skelton…

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Appeal to Humanity. But If Allies Decline. Germany Will Blaze in Holy Wrath. LONDON, Wednesday Morning

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 2

Dr.von Bethmann-Hollweg, in the course of his speech in the Reichstag, said that the German Empire was not a beleaguered fortress, but a mighty army…

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Culcairn Bust Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 3

The annual meeting was held in the School of Arts last week, the retiring president, Mr John William in the chair. There were also present…

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Outbreaks of Fire. Two in Albury on

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 December 1916 · page 3

An alarm of fire disturbed the Sabbath calm yesterday morning about 10.30. The scene of the outbreak was at the back of Messrs. K. M'Lennan and and Co's,…

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Graphic Narrative. Moving Band of Fire and Steel. Unprecedented Rapidity of Attack

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 December 1916 · page 2

Renter's correspondent at Verdun gives a graphic account of the French success at Verdun on Friday. "I witnessed the battle," he says: "It…

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Crop Fire at Lockhart. 200 Acres of Wheat Burnt

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 December 1916 · page 4

On Monday afternoon, soon after the special train had left Lockhart for Boree Greek, a fire broke out amongst a crop of wheat, the property of…

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Fire Near Lockkart

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 21 December 1916 · page 7

On Monday afternoon soon after the special train bad left Lockhart for Borea Creek, a fire broke out amongst a crop of wheat the property of Mr. T. H. Davis…

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Bush Fire Brigades

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 2

A correspondent writes that at "Strathallan," Urangeline, recently, the bush fire brigade was reorganised for the year, the officers for the…

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Wheat Crop Burned. Fire Near Lockhart

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 5

On Monday afternoon, soon after a special train bad left Lockhart for Borree Creek, a fire broke out amongst a crop of wheat, the property of Mr. T…

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Lively Artillery Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 December 1916 · page 2

French communiques issued on Sunday evening nnd Monday afternoon record lively artillery fire, especially on the right bank of the Meuse, ancS small enemy…

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Big Fire at Auckland

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 27 December 1916 · page 2

Damage to the extent of £20,000 was caused by a fire at a grocery warehouse in Auckland…

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Henty Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 2

Captain W. Stevens presided over the annual meeting of the fire brigade on Wednesday evening in the School of Arts. These were present Messrs. J. Haycroft, Simp…

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Guns That Fire Knives

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 3

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

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Fire at Doodle Cooma. MR. J. Kelly and Sons' Heavy Loss. Mr. Lewis Kelly's Arm Burnt

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 2

On Tuesday a serious fire broke out on Messrs. J. Kelly and Sons' Doodle Cooma West farm, whereby serious damage was occasioned to…

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Bush Fire at the Rock. Damage Estimated at £1000

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 4

A fire which broke out on Mr. J. Sahey's farm farm and traversed part of Mr. J. A. Renner's, between two and five miles from The Hock, early on Thursday…

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