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Fires & bushfires, 1916

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Irresistible Russian Attacks. Awful Artillery Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

Telegraphing from Petrograd "The Times" correspondent there says: Prisoners on the south-western front are unanimous in testifying as to the irresistible…

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Serious Fire at Tyne Dock. Outbreak Aboard Norwegian Barque. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

A terrific fire occurred at Tyne Dock, South Shields. There was a westerly wind when the fire started aboard a Norwegian barque. The flames spread to…

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Bush Fire at Wooragie Forest

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

A bush fire started about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Wooragie Forest, about 10 milces from Wooragie, and burnt fiercely in the rough country, to which it…

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Fire at Melbourne Boot Factory. Extensive Damage in Big Building,melb0urne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

A fire broke out in a boot factory in Collingwood owned by Mr.A.Willimas Saturday night. The top floor was destroyed, and the contents of the four…

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Bush Fires. Between Cookardinia and Holbrook

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 3

A bush fire is raging at Cookardinla and burning towards Holbrook. From the meagre particulars; which it was possible to obtain on Sunday night, the…

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Bush Fire at Cookardinia. Incendiarism Alleged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

The bush fire near Holbrook on Sunday, as briefly indicated in the "Border Morning Mail' yesterday, is reported to have started in a couple of different places near…

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Austrians Fire on Germans. Sydney, Monday 3.30 p.m

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 3

It is reported that Austrian artillery [?] Strypa fighting fired on the Germans, who were in full flight before the Russian bayonets. The Austrians claim…

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Extensive Bush Fire Crops, Grass and Stock Destroyed

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

On Sunday forenoon indications [?] a serious bush fire could be [?] from Henty in the direction of W[?], and inquiries were…

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Fire at Benalla

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

Shortly after 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon two two-story brick buildings, the property of Mrs. C. G. Cunningham, in Nunn street, Benalla were destroyed by…

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Fires Near Holbrook. Traced to Phosphorus. Incendiarism Suspected

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

A disastrous fire started in Heriot's paddock, near Cookardinia, on Sunday morning, and raged towards the town of Holbrook. It had a face of about eight miles…

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Terrors of Czernowitz Assault Heavens Blood-red with Frightful Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Frankfurt Zeitung" at Czernowitz (capital of Bukowina) in a description of the Russian attack on the town, says the heavens were…

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Bush Fire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

A small bush fire broke out on Wunnamurra near the railway line on Monday last about 7 miles distant shortly after the train went by. It…

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Serious Bush Fire in Henty District. Started by Phosphorus

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 1

A disastrous bush fire, which appears to have been the result of a treacherous attempt to lay waste the whole country side, broke out on…

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Serious Bush Fire. Heavy Losses in Holbrook District. Several Thousand Bags of Wheat Burnt

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 28

The first bush fire of the season, which, unfortunately, was attended by serious losses, broke out on Mr. Heriot's property, on the Billaboug Creek, on Saturday…

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Fire Inquiry

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The inquest into the origin of the fire which broke out in Jerilderie on the morning of the 10th inst., will commence at the Courthouse on…

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First Fire of the Season. Moorwatha

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I am staying at my aunty's and uncle's now. It is hot far from Albury. I like staying here very well. I saw where one of my "Banner" cousins was…

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Norway Town Destroyed by Fire Ceristiania

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 2

A fire has entirely destroyed the tomn of Molde in Norway, 34 miles south-west of Christiansund, having a population of about 1800. A thousand people are left…

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Big Bush Fires. District Outbreaks

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 3

A bush fire broke out at about 2.30 yesterday afternoon between Merton and Lowesdale. From inquiries made it was impossible to correctly locate the…

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Bushfires. Howlong District Swept. Great Damage Done. Brocklesby District Endangered. Two Outbreaks Near Ettamogah

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

Yesterday was a day of bushfires around Albury. In the direction, of Hawlong, there raged a tremendous bushfire all the…

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Howlog District BushFire. Big Destruction of Wheat.how the Fire Was Checked.further Outbreaks Yesterday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

Not withstanding wind .with almost the velocity of a gale, and several fresh out breaks, the bushfire which raged on Monday afternoon north-east -of Howlong,was…

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