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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

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Awful Fire

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

Yesterday, in a two-roomed cottage at Wonthaggi, Victoria, occupied by Mr. Lovell and family, a fire occurred and four children were burned…

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Big Fire at Dunedin

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

WELLINGTON, Monday.—A fire broke out [?]tobacco department at Dunedin, N.Z., The damage is estimat[?] at £30,000. The inso[?]ces intal £32,000…

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Effects of Shell Fire

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 1

More than once in the accounts of the present war, says the "Lancet," reference has been made to the fuse of shells which, on exploding, deal out…

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Turks Fire on Picnic Train. Four People Killed and a Number Wounded

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

A picnic train was attacked by entrenches Turks flying the Turkish flag on New Year's Day, a few miles out of Broken Hill, while en route to Silverton…

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Hot Baths in the Treaches. Smoking Concert Under Enemy's Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 8

Amusing sidelights on the war and the wonderful way in which the French soldiers have accustomed themselves to trench warfare are…

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Big Fire in Queensland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

A FIRE broke out in the main street of Dalby (Queensland), the other morn-. ing Six shops are already destroyed,…

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Science Notes. Fire Fighting with Fans

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

The use of electric fans by a fire department in putting out a blaze is surely novel. La Boston not long ago a fire broke out in the basement of a…

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Big Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 6

A destructive fire occurred at Matong this morning, when Regan's general store, Lareen s saddler's shop, and the Post Office were burnt out. The whole…

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Shell Fire. a Terrifying Tumult

Guyra Argus · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 5

It is impossible to exaggerate the monstrous horror of the shell fire, writes Mr. Philip Gibbs in the "Daily Chronicle."…

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Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

A fire occurred at Howell on Tuesday. Halstead's general store and post office and the Court House were burn to the ground. The buildings were…

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Destructive Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 8

The residents of Armidale, of at anyrate many of them, were awakened between 12 and one o'clock on Tuesday morning by the continued shrieking of…

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Australians Under Fire. Conflict with the Turks. Sydney, Thursday, 12.22 p.m

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 6

Yesterday, although some long range fighting was proceeding in the [?] of Ismailia, the Canal was open for traffic all day, and ships…

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Serious Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

A fire, quite sufficiently serious, but might have been more so, took place al Mr. H. B. Barllett's place, Merlin, on the day of the Ashford…

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Australians Under Fire. Australia's Smart Capture. Another Australian Contingent. to Leave in April Next. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 3

The Minister for Defence has received a cable from the Commander-in- Chief of the British forces in Egypt. It reads: "The Australian engineers…

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Fire

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

The residence of Mr. C. N. Cansdell, "Glenfield," on the Bundarra Road, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The house is occupied by…

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Big Fire at Lingreach

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday —A fire broke [?] an Longreach (Q) on Saturday, and destroyed seventeen business [?]. The damage is extimated at between 30,000 and 40,000…

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Hell and Fire. Vivid Battle Story. How the Monmouth and Good Hope Were Lost

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 8

A graphic account of the fight off the Chillian cost on Nov.1, when the British cruisers Monmouth and Good Hope were sunk by Admiral Count…

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Fire in Telephone Cable

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 4

A fire at the Sydney G.P.O. in the cable tunnel damaged thousands of telephone linos, causing numerous subscribers to be cut off. Repairs will not…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Fire in New Zealand

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 6

Soap and Tannery Works, valued at £10,000, were destroyed by fire at Hawkes Bay (New Zealand) on Sunday. BUSH FIRES…

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Under Fire. Sydney Man at the Front

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 3

Private E. H. Porter, of the 3rd Bedfordshire Regiment, was born almost opposite Victoria Barracks, in Oxford-street, Paddington. He is…

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