Bush Fire
About 2 p.m. last Friday a bush fire started on Tycannah and Mr. H. Munro's property, spreading rapidly to Mr. T. Boland's "Strathmore,"…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
231 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 12
Blaze at Glen Innes. Two-storey Building Completely Gutted
One of the biggest blazes seen in Glen Innes for some considerable time occurred on Saturday night at 11.30 when the two-storey brick building…
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The Russians report that Hie Germans used glass bullets in the region of AA River. The Kurds have increased their activity against us in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narrabeen Fire. Motor Garage Burnt
A fire at Narrabeen in the early morning resulted in a motor garage, with its contents—two motor buses and three cars—being totally destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Disastrous Fire. Butter Factory Partially Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £4[?]. a Big Loss to the Town and District
At 2.45 this morning the tingling of the firebell aroused the people of Innes or at least a big number of them, from their peaceful slumbers, and it…
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THERE was a big blaze at the tram depot in Illawarra road, Arncliffe, on Wednesday afternoon. A spark from a passing railway engine fell among the tar storage tanks,…
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At 3 o'clock yesterday morning the butter factory at Glen Innes was discovered to be on fire. The building had been burning for some time before…
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It might not be generally known that a suspicious looking [?] was discovered on Sunday afternoon at Lauff's nursery. The outbreak occarred just…
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A shed containing hay and seven stacks, the property of Messrs. Broughton and Reed, of Mundcoran, was destroyed by fire under…
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A haystack belonging to Mr. George Baken, on the Auburn Vale road, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night last. The stack consisted of about…
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A wood mantel sad wood-turning factory at the Glebe was totally destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at several thousand pounds…
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The Mo[?]o School of Arts [?] been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £6000…
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Mr. Philip Gibbs, the well-known war correspondent on the Western Front, states :— "Ever since our great attack when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Moree
Sydney, Thursday.—The Morce School of Arts was destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at some thousands of pounds. The Methodist…
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Shortly after 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning a fire was discovered in the Moree School of Arts, and judging by the strong hold the fire must have…
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A fire damaged the dome of the [?] Hall which was decorated in honor Frenchmen. The fire was suppressed…
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Shortly after 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning, a fire war found to be in the Moree School of Arts. The main hall was enveloped and the flames…
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The inquiry held on Friday concerning the origin of the are that recently destroyed the local butter factory served one good purpose, so was remarked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. German Destroyers Chased. British Fire Scores at Long Range. Sydney
The Admiralty has issued the following report:- A scouting force of light cruisers and destroyer from Harwich, under Cam.[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Glen Innes Butter Factory Fire. Coronial Inquiry. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, P.M., Coroner.) an Open Verdict Returned
The adjourned inquest touching the origin of the fire which destroyed the butter factory on Monday morning, 30th April, was held in the courthouse…
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