A Scene of Horror. the City on Fire. Water Works Destroyed. Ghent
During all day Thursday shells constantly fell into Antwerp, including the Place Verte. Many places were set on fire, and whole…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
262 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 14
A Custom-house Fire
It was probably only a matter of "duty" for the Fire Brigade to attend at the Custom-house on Saturday night and put out a fire which was doing its best to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fires in Antwerp. Impossible to Put Out. London
British correspondents from Antwerp have reached Flushing and Amsterdam. They state that Antwerp was on fire in night places oil Wednesday night. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Antwerp Ablaze a Vision of Hell. Thick Black Smoke. Great Tongues of Fire. a Midnight Panic. London
The Belgians had been at the trenches at Antwerp for four days, and were worn out and incapable of withstanding the attacks of large bodies of men, but they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Trieste. Dreadnought Destroyed. Rome
A message from Trieste states that a fire practically destroyed the uncompleted dreadnought Monfalcon, and damaged six destroyers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Austrian Fire. Slav Incendiarism. Rome
Five thousand men are employed in the Monfalcon dockyard, where the Dreadnought was destroyed. The Austrian authorities recently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General French's Report Enemy's Fire Harmless. an Aerial Fight. London
The General at headquarters continues to supplement, his narrative of the movements of the British and French armies in immediate touch:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The German Defeat. Swept by Artillery Fire. They Damage the Mines. London
The Rotterdam correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" states that the Cermans are creating havoc in the coalmines, evidently seeking vengeance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Alexandria. German Cargo Burned. London
The cargo of the German steamer Sued-mak, which was captured in the Red Sea a month ago, consisting of tea and jute, valued at £200,000, has been burned in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Battlefield Funeral. General Hamilton Killed. Service Amid Gun Fire
Major-General Hubert Hamilton was standing in a group of officers in a covered place, when a shell burst a hundred yards away. A bullet struck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Fire Brigade Matters
The residents of Telerah, Homeville, Mayfield, Rutherford, and Oakhampton, which are suburbs of West Maitland, are in the unhappy position of living in "no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bombardment of Cattaro. Nine Forts Under Fire. Rome
The French fleet's violent bombardment of the Austrian forts at Cattaro is still going on. Nine forts are under the fire of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Official Messages. the Belgian Battle. Heavy Naval Fire. British Reinforcements. Melbourne
The following messages were received from the High-Commissioner to-day, dated Saturday:—The Admiralty states that a German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Modern Battleship. Fires Big Shells Seven Miles
To-day a battleship within three miles of another of a hostile flag is in great danger, for breech-loading, rifled cannon capable of throwing broadsides of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →German Treachery. Hoist the White Flag. and Then Fire. Paris
The Wurtemburg Regiment attempted to pass a narrow defile in the forest between Fourdes-Moines and the Mid Argenne, hopping to join the Crown Prince's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Enemy's Squadron. Fires on a Gunboat. London
The enemy's squadron fired on the coastguard gunboat Halcyon, and then retreated. Our light cruisers were unable to bring about an action before dark…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Luceric From Calcutta. Fire on Board
The steamer Luceric, from Calcutta, via Singapore and Samarang, loaded with a cargo of gunny bags and eastern produce, for various ports on the west coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →S.s. Norfolk. Vessel on Fire
The Melbourne wireless station advises that the steamer Norfolk, of 5530 tons, Captain A. L. Hughes, which left for Sydney on Saturday, is on fire between Gabo…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE S.S. Norfolk. Fire Moderating. Melbourne
The pilot's rocket crew has returned to Cunninghame, and report that their services were not required, as the Norfolk will communicate any further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. Report From New York. New York
The Sayville wireless station, New York, reports having received the S.O.S. call from the steamer Rembrandt. The vessel is reported to be afire in…
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