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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

209 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 11

Casino has a "Fire Bug."

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 2

Casino has (says me "courier") what the Yanks call a "lire bug"— that is, some despicable criminal who goes about at dead of nigh setting…

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Fire!

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 4

A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in a lumber shed at the back of the Speedwell Cycle Depot in Otho-street. No sooner had the fire-bell…

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A Big Fire. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 4

A fire at Bray's [?] Place, between George and [?] street at one o' clock [?] [?]…

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Liquid Fire in Trenches. Germans Pump Petrol

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 5

In view of the dastardly use of asphyxiating gases by the Germans in the fighting about Hill "60" a message from Paris by the special correspondent of the London Daily…

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Under Fire at Belgrade. Trips From Vienna. Artillery Duels with Semlin

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 4

Arthur W. Leech wrote to the Daily News from Belgrade on February 18:— Belgrade and Se[?]in face one another where the River Save Joins the Danube…

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Big Sydney Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 10

A FIRE occurred at the premises of the Australian Paper Co., and five other firms on Wednesday morning. The firemen had a strenuous time. Other…

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Big City Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

A fire occurred at the premises of the Australian Paper Co. and five other firms on Wednesday. The firemen had a strenuous time. Other adjoining…

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Australian Girl Under Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 8

"I want to go back. I did not want to come away. I had seen so many dreadful tilings that all fear had been taken away from me," said a…

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Yesterday's Big Fire. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

The estimated damage at yesterday morning's big fire in the city will total about £40,000…

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Disastrous Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 4

[?] morning [?] utted a [?] damaging the [?]Miss [?] the…

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Warship's Fire. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 3

Mitylene reports state that the troops which landed on the peninsula layed 2n important part in repulsing Tursish attacks…

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Under Fire. Soldiers' Sensations

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 5

There have been several letters in the press lately upon the question, of behavior under fire (says a British soldier). The correspondents seemed to assume that behavior when…

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His Baptism of Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 1

A LETTER from an 18 year old Sydney boy who was wounded at the Dsr danelles, vividly describes the [?] conduct of the Australians doring the…

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Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 4

On Wednesday night, about 11 O'clock, in the midet of light min mi[?]gled with now, pit[?] and bitter cold, the fire [?] commenced to…

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Blaze at Tingha. Shop and Cottage Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Tingha early on Sunday morning, resulting in Mr. Geo. Parker's butcher's shop and 'contents, and an adjoining cottage,…

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Disastrous Fire in London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night. —A fire broke out in the works of Brown, Hughes, and Strachan, motor-body builders, Park Royal, Ealing. The…

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Moree Quarter Sessions (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton) The Pallamallawa Fire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 2

Dudley James Corby was charged with that on April 6th, 1915, he set fire to a dwelling situated at Riversleigh, with intent thereby to injure…

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[?]Cher's Shop Destroyed by Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 5

Mr. G. H. Parker's butcher's shop and office at Tingha were destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. The damage is estimated at £2000,…

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The Dardanelles. No Rest From Shrapnel Fire

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 2

An Australian trooper, describing Gallipoli as a trial of nerves, states the campaign is probably more severe than any in the war…

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British Activity. Effective Artillery Fire. London, June 19

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 2

Field-Marshall Sir John French reports:—"Fighting was continued throughout Wednesday on the northern and…

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