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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

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The War. British Under Terrible Fire. Russian Successes, Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 4

The "Daily Chronicle" states that at Dunkirk the Middlesexers on Monday evacuated unsuitable trenches after mining them…

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Dardanelles Bombardment Beginning of Serious Operations. Armed Merchantman Fires on Mail Steamer. Prussians Jubilant. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5

The London "Times" says that the bombardment of the Dardanelles appears to mark the beginning of serious operations…

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Under Fire

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

Asked how he felt when actually under fire in New Guinea, one of the returned soldiers by the Navna, said, "I felt that I wished I was back in old…

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"Hell of Fire!" How the Monmouth and Good Hope Were Lost

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 3

A graphic account of the fight off the Ohilian coast on November 1, when the British cruisers Monmouth and Good Hope were sunk by Admiral…

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Under Fire. Terror of Anticipation

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 4

The man who has not been under fire always desires to know what were the feelings of the man who has been during this ordeal. It is probable that…

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Destructive Fires

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

News has just been resolved of a fire on Mrs Paddy O'Brien's place, behind Westholme, about 16 miles out The grass was completely burnt, out…

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Lime Causes Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 8

Young, Friday.—A waggon loaded with timber for building purposes, belonging to Mr. Walter Dawe, of Young, was with its contents,…

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Fire at Printing Office

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

An unfortunate accident happened to our contemporary, "The Herald," on Wednesday morning. It appears that there was a leak in the benzine fittings…

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Under Fire

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

It is a strange fact that every soldier, when questioned as to his sensations when he first went under fire, replies that he was far less frightened…

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A Steamer on Fire. Saved on Reaching Sydney. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 2

A cargo steamer of the Canadian transport, 4139 tons, bound from Melbourne to Ocean Island, put into Sydney early this morning with its…

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Heat Records. Bush Fires Round Sydney. Bridge Burnt

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 4

The temperature in the city yesterday was 100.7 degrees, a record for the time of the year. At Riverview College, at the same…

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Magisterial Inquiry. a Fire Mystery

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 7

On Saturday morning last the P.M. (Mr. W. Le Brun Brown) held an inquiry into a fire which recently occurred at the rear of an Otho street…

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Serious Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 6

The town of H[?] had a [?] [?] from de[?]. The [?] [?] a [?] of 100 fee[?] and cause re[?] [?] the town. A disaster…

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Bush Fires

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 2

In connection with the recent bush fires round Sydney it is said that the worst outbreak was at Manly, where many of the residents between the…

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Drought and Fires. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 4

H. J. Benham's grocery store at Wollongong was burnt to the ground early this morning. Grass fires have been responsible…

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Fire at Singleton

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 2

One of the biggest fires in the history of Singleton occurred between? and 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning the factory of the Singleton…

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Ship on Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—The steamer Wirral, homeward bound from Sydney and New Zealand, reported on her arrival at Monte Video that a fire had…

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Serious Fire in the Singleton District

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 10

In the Singleton district on Sunday bush fires set alight, to the Ravensworth railway bridge a heavy wooden structure, burning to spans to the…

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Disastrous Fire at Parkes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 4

A fire at Parkes destroyed eight shops in the central portion of the town…

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