New York Blaze. Ammunition Overboard
NEW YORK. Monday.—A fire which caused damage to the extent of £250,000 broke out on Brooklyn Pier, early this morning…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
287 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 15
Salonika Disaster. Terrible Fire
LONDON. Monday.— Reuter's correspondent learns that a disastrous fire occurred at Salonika on August 19. The city inside of the walls was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of "Smoke," Fire-Fighter
Members of Hook and Ladder Company No.12, New York City, are still telling stories about "Smoke." Not an usual topic among firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fire in Salonica. Paris
A great fire has occurred in Salonica. The Salonica correspondent of "Le Temps" reports that the fire started in the Bulgarian quarters. Despite the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Salonika Fire. Greek Relief. 100,000 Homeless
LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter's Athens correspondent says that the Greek Cabinet is discussing measures for the relief of sufferers from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germans Repulsed. Five Thousand Prisoners. British Fire Turns Back Huns
LONDON, Tuesday.—The latest French communique states that the Germans attacked at three different points on the Serny Plateau. Twice…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Salonika Fire. 24 Hours' Blaze
ATHENS, Wednesday.—The [?] fire lasted for 24 hours, and destroyed three-quarters of the city. A hundred thousands people are home…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Salonica Fire. London
The fire in Salonica lasted for twenty-four hours. It destroyed three-quarters of the city, and rendered 100,000 persons homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Abermain Colliery. Rumours of Fire
Rumours were in circulation yesterday to the effect that a fire had broken out in Abermain No. 1 Colliery, also that Abermain No. 2 Colliery was making water so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Salonika Fire. Flames a Nile Wide. Enemy Bomb Burning City
LONDON, Thursday Reuter's Salonika correspondent says that the recent fire there was a most awe-inspiring spectable, a mile wide avenue of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Salonika Fire. Another Outbreak
LONDON, Friday.—Reuter's Athens correspondent states that it new out break of fire has has occurred at Salonika, where an additional 1,000 houses have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Ourimbah
Mr. F. Morris's stores at Ourimbah have been totally destroyed by fire. The blaze was first reserved at 4.10 a.m. by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paper Fire. £50,000 Damages
SYDNEY, Monday.— A fire occurred on the promises of tho Australian Paper Company, Castlereagh Sydney, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russian Affairs. Revolutionaries Still Restive. Fire at Petrograd
LONDON, Sunday.— "The Times" Petrograd correspondent states that a fire destroyed the Okhta quarter at Petrograd. 120 persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on the Morinda. Sinks in Sydney Harbour. Sydney
The steamer Morinda, a well known Sydney trader, about 1900 tons, which has been engaged as a supply ship for Rabaul, met with disaster to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bush Fire Menace. Danger Season Approaching
A season is approaching in which bush fires may be expected, and, judging by the reports of forestry officials, and others whose duty it is to observe conditions, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Furniture Destroyed. a Roadside Fire
On Saturday last an unfortunate accident occurred at Cedar Party. Mr. Poole, carrier, of Taree, was taking a load of furniture belonging to Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marseillaise Under Fire
The following statement recently appeared in the French general orders:â "The 46th Infantry Band played under the enemy's fire to encourage the attacking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire. North Coast Outbreak
At an early hour this morning there was an outbreak of fire at Laurieton, on the north coast, which resulted in the destruction of a sawmill and cold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unions Still Firm. Question of Fire Arms
Mr. Lewis, miners' treasurer, who returned to Newcastle last night, says that the position in Sydney shows that the men will remain…
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