A Fire Epidemic
Until recently fires of any magnitude have been rare in Melbourne, but one which took place at a drapery establishment near the post-office proved the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1914
262 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 14
Fire on a Troopship
There is evidently need for a close watch being kept on troopships and other ships in these days, when the Hun is not only at the gate, but is even within the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Cruelty. Expose Women to Fire. Murder of a Baby. London
Corporal Minns, the first of the Queen's Regiment to be wounded at Ypres, reports that his section was instructed to capture a house…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Aviator. Fires on Civilians. Paris
A German aeroplane on Sunday dropped [?] on the railway station at Hazen[?]uck. The townsfolk gathered on the spot, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Matters in Britain. Suspicious Fires. London
Captain J. E. Dulgan, of Wanganui, New Zealand, who saw service in the South African war, has graduated at the Staff College, at Quetta, in India…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sporting Spirit. Football Under Fire
The Germans, before the war started despised the British as a decadent race. wholly immersed in sport. They did no understand that it is this very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Edison Factory. Destroyed by Fire New York
The Edison Company's entire plant at West Orange, New Jersey, except the laboratory, has been burned. The loss is estimated at £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Epidemic of Fires. a Narrow Escape. Sydney
In the burning heat yesterday afternoon, metropolitan firemen had a busy time coping with firs, ranging from outbreaks in the bush to a blaze in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Coff's Harbour
A fire occurred at the jetty yesterday morning and did damage to the extent of £15,000. The blaze was first soon at Hardy's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Zeppelin Retreats. Under Heavy Fire. Paris
A Zeppelin travelling from Nieuport towards Dunkirk was forced to retreat by the Allies' heavy fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Aviators. Train Set on Fire. Paris
A French aviator set on fire a German train at Pagny-sur-Moselle. Another aviator saw Germans trying [?]bmarines in the Bruges Canal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Matters in Sydney. Fire on a Prize Ship. a Suspicious Outbreak. Sydney
The Patriotic Funds total £491,653. The Lord Mayor's s[?]nds at £172,253 the War Food £77,991 and the Beigian £108,447…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wickham. Fire Brigades' Contribution
At the last, meeting of the Wickham Council a letter was received from the secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales, showing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greta Destructive Fire
Mr. George Brooker's five-roomed weatherbord house, with the whole of the furniture and other contents, was destroyed by fire about half-past ten o'clock of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Castle on Fire. Three Ladies Die. London
Herbertshire Castle, near Glasgow, has been destroyed by fire. Three lady guests, who were cut off by the flames, climbed a turret, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Monitors in Action. Regulating the Fire
The following pen picture of the fighting in Flanders, in which British monitors took part, is given by a correspondent of the London "Times."…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Religion Under Fire. the Soldiers' Prayer
Once asked what were the dominant factors which led to Japan's success in her great war, Marshal Oyama said: "Religion and discipline, the former teaches…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mongol Palace. Destroyed by Fire. Petrograd
The Kutukhtus Palace at Urga, th[?] capital of Cuter Mongolia, has been destroyed by fire. Urga is famous for its college of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Lorn
The firebell rang out on Christmas Eve at about 10.25 p.m., the scare of the fire being Mr. F. Dutton's residence at Melrase-street, Lorn. The section of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brave Exploit Fires Military Buildings Dunkirk
Commander Samson, V.C., carrying 12 bombs, started at 6.30 in the evening and dropped bombs on the military posts at Ostend, Bruges, and Ghent…
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