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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1916

137 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 7

The [?] Co[?] Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 3

The [?] on the [?] [?] was damaged [?] [?] back in the in[?] [?] of the [?]…

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Terrors of Shell-Fire

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 5

London, Monday—The "Morning Post's" correspondent on the west front writes:—In capturing Deville Wood, we…

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Fire at Tannery

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 2

An extensive fire broke out this morning in Bayley's tannery at Botany…

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Fire at Botany. Extensive Damage Caused

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 4

One of the wings of a two-storey building, Botany, owned and occupied by Bayley and Sons, tanners, together with its content, was…

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Fire Dangers

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 4

Most everyone who has had any dealings with machinery knows about the liability of oil rags and waste that have been used for cleaning purpose to ignite from spontaneous…

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Counterfeit Fire-Pound Notes. Two Men Arrested. Accused Remanded. Sydney, Thursday, 1.25 p.m

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 4

As the result of investigation in connection with the recent five pound notes of counterfeit pound notes, the police arrested two…

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Blaze on Ross Hill

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 4

After a somewhat lengthy, and at the same time very welcome, spell the fire bell peeled forth its note of warning on Wednesday night at about…

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Violent Artillery Fire. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Friday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 August 1916 · page 4

A Paris communique says there was violent artillerying north of Maurepas, and in the sector of Belloy and En Santerre…

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Shell Fire. Terrors of a Bombardment. Wounded Lad's Experiences

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 August 1916 · page 2

"You have, of course, been officially advised that I have been wounded, but you will not have details of the circumstances, so let me tell you the whole…

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A [?]Ig Blaze. Trousan[?]s of Pounds Damage

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 4

The [?] Stores, Pitt-street [?]troyed by fire at [?] morning. Apparently [?] in progress some…

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The Mecantile Mutual Fire and Accident Insurance Company. Remarkable Increase in Business. Annual Meeting of Share-holders

Guyra Argus · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 3

The shareholders, and incidentally the policyholders, in this Company, have good cause for being pleased with its [?]ancial stability as evidenced by the…

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The Latest. Big Fire in Pitt-street

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday Afternoon.—The Public Supply Co-operative Company, in Pitt-street, opposite Hordern's, a five-storied building, was gutted by fire at 5 o'clock…

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Big Fire in Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 6

The Public Supply Stores in Pittstreet, Sydney, were completely destroyed by fire at fire o'clock on Thursday morning. Apparently the fire had…

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British Artillery Fire. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Friday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 4

A German communique admits the losing of the salient jutting towards Martinpuich. The British occupy all the…

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The Mecantile Mutual Fire and Accident Insurance Company. Remarkable Increase in Business. Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1916 · page 3

The shareholders, and incidentally the policyholders, in the Company, have good cause for being pleased with its financial stability as evidenced by the…

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Concert Under Fire. Programme Proceeds Despite Bursting Shells

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 September 1916 · page 4

Writing from Belgium to a friend, Corporal A. E. Gregory, Rifle Brigade, who previous to mobilisation resided in Seedley, Manchester, Eng., tells of a concert held amid bursting…

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The Fire Station

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 2

The Austral Band and the military bodies preceded the Governor's car to the Fire Station. The huge assemblage moved off in quick time to…

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Mysterious Sydney Fires. the Detectives Suspect Foreigners

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 4

An effort was made on Saturday to burn down Mr. Brennan's drapery and ironmongery store at Newtown. A search revealed the charred remains of…

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Mysterious Sydney Fires. the Detectives Suspect Foreigners

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 6

A number of daring attempts to destroy city buildings by fire have just come under the notice of the police, Fires occurred at knock and Kirby's,…

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Fire Brigade at Work

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 5

Last night the Are brigade indulged in a little profitable practice, inasmuch as that part of Grey-street, between Bourke-street and the Central Hotel,…

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