A Canadian Fire. Women Burned to Death. London, Monday Night
At Montreal on Monday, 46 women were burned to death owing to the destruction of a female lunatic asylum at Ferdinand during the night. There…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
231 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 12
Fire
At about 5.30 on Tuesday afternoon the residents were started by the [?] of the fire-bell, caused by an our-break of [?] in a building at the rear…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fire broke out at the Georgetown Hotel, at Georgetown, Tasmania, carly on Wednesday morning. The [?] was crowded with visitors…
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A serious bush fire broke out on Saturday on the boundary of inch-grower and Carrawobitty Stations, 30 miles from Forbes. The wind fanned…
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At Tingha on Friday night last the residence of Mr. W. Docian, of the Empire Picture Co., was completely destroyed by fire, with the whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Factory Fire
The Great Southern Co-Operative Company's butter factory at Foster, Victoria, has been destroyed by fire. Over £1000 worth of butter, as well…
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The hospital at Weybridge (N. Z.) was partially burnt. The patients were removed safely…
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It is about time some steps were taken to fe[?]tate the transport of the fire engine when it is called into requisition. The engine and equipment…
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Further disastrous bush fies are reported from the Forbes district. Between 6000 and 8000 acres were burned on Leslie's Blink Bonnie property,…
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Sonic few weeks ago we issued a warning to pastoralists and other against bush fires, and suggested the advisability of making breaks. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blaze in Tingha. Mr. Doolan's Residence Completely Destroyed
The ringing of church bells at about 9.30 on Friday evening last was sufficient to notify the residents of this town that something…
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During the next mouth or two landowners will have an anxious time owing to the danger of bush fires. The abnormal growth of thistles and grass…
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The premises of Kuglemann & Co, wholesale druggists, Melbourne, were gulted by fire on Saturday. Several firemen were affected by fumes from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Through Fire. Heroes of the Somme Battle. Enemy's New Thoughts on Machine Gunnery
West and North of Le[?], the trenches, both English and German, take their names from the weather--though one remarks that none of them…
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A number of bush fires occurred during the week, and on Sunday fires were discovered in grass in the yard and in the wash-house of the…
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A bush fire, which was started by lightning, in the Wagga district, has been burning since Saturday afternoon. The fire is about seven miles wide, and…
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A disastrous fire occurred at The Bluff, N.Z. Several business premises, covering an area of three acres, were destroyed. The buildings contained…
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A fire broke out at the home of Mr. R. B. Wells, Burwood, yesterday, but was soon extinguished. A subsequent examination of the premises revealed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Munition Factory. Fire Causes Terrible Explosion. Sydney
The Ministry of Munitions officially states: On Friday a fire started in a factory eastward of London near the river employed in refining explosives. A…
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Sydney, Monday.—Early yesterday a firs broke out in two attic rooms at II. Wells' home at Burwood. The Fire Brigade succeeded in extinguishing the…
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