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Fires & bushfires, 1918

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A Fatal Fire in Sydney. Four Children Burnt to Death. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

A fire broke out at midnight in a shop occupied by Chas. Himmelferb (a Russian) at the corner of Liverpool and Sussex streets…

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Dreadful Fire in Sydney Four People Suffocated Believed to Be Case of Incendiarism. Large Sums of Money Burned. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 3

A fire gutted Chares Himmelferb's secondhand store and home in 329 Sussex street, City, at 12.30 this morning. The following members of the family perished:…

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Awful Fatal Fire in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 33

Between 12.30 and 1 o'clock on Friday morning a fire occurred in a second-hand shop in Sussex-street, off Liverpool-street, occupied by Charles Himmelferb, his wife…

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The Himmelferb Fire. How the Boys Died. Tried to Rescue Their Sisters

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 3

A new light was thrown upon the Sussex street tragedy of Friday morning last by evidence at the inquest in Sydney on Wednesday, when it was stated that the…

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Fire at Base Hospital Three Buildings Destroyed Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 2

A large fire broke out at the rear of the Base Hospital at south Melbourne this morning. The actual damage done is not extensive. The actual damage done is not extensive. The outbreak was due to the…

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Huns Fire 1,500,000 Shells in Three Hours

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 4

German batteries before the great assault on the British front on March 21st, fired almost three times as many shells in three hours as the…

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Belgians Forced to Work Under Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 28

The Belgian Minister at Washington states that deportations of Belgian's, who are forced to labour by Germany, continues in the military zones on the German front…

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Fire in Railway Tarpaulin Works Losses Amount to £20,000. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 July 1918 · page 3

At about half past five o'clock this afternoon a fire broke out in the tarpaulin works connected with the Railway workshops at Eveleigh. After an hour or so…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Monday Morning. Big Fire at Eveleigh

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 3

A fire broke out in a large store at the Eveleigh Railway Workshops, containing tarpaulins and oil sheets. The contents were destroyed. The…

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Prevention of Fire in Grain Fields

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

The College of Agriculture of the University of California have issued the following recommendations to wheat farmers:…

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Destructive Fire at Daysdale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

On Monday last Mr. John Stevens, of Daysdale, suffered a severe lose through fire, his house and contents being completely destroyed. It appears…

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Big Fire at Fez Greatest Disaster of the Century

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 2

What is described as the biggest disaster of the centruy has befallen Fez A great fire has destroyed an area of 9000 square yards in the centre of the commercial quar…

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Fire in Curio Shop Two Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 July 1918 · page 3

A. fire broke cut early this morning in an old curio stop and boarding hosse at 172 Queen street. The front bedroom and contents were severely damaged, and other…

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Setting Fire to Grass

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 2

Lucy Ann Brown was charged, for that, on the 8th January, at Euston, she did maliciously set fire to natural grass, the property of Andrew James…

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Fire at Daysdale. Cottage Destroyed

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1918 · page 3

On Monday of last week Mr John Stevens, of Daysdale, suffered a severe loss through fire, his house and its contents being completely…

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Fall into a Fire. Woman Severely Burnt

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1918 · page 3

A very severe burning accident happened to a woman named Mrs Pollen last week. She was engaged in finishing the washing at Mr J. A…

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The Entire Rheims-soissons Salient. Under Allied Fire. Vast Masses of Men and Material Met With. Vancouver

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 2

From London it is authoritatively! learned that the entire Rheims Soissons salient is under Allied fire. A fierce cross-fire is. deluging…

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Our Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2

In view of discussions in connection with equipment for the local brigade, which have recently taken place at meetings of the Municipal Council, it…

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The Corowa Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 2

During the last two days Mr. G. H. Dadd, inspector under the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, has been in Corowa on his half-yearly…

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Prevention of Fire in Grain Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 17

The following recommendations for wheat growers have been issued by the College of Agriculture of the University of California:—…

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