Great Fire in Japan
TOKIO. Wednesday.—All the public buildings and 3,50s) houses have been burned at Yonezaw. Such of the cable news in this…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
287 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 15
Aerial. Daring Feat. German Balloon Set on Fire
LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Beach Thomas telegraphs to the "Daily Mail": During the fight on tho Hindenburg line an airman attacked three…
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A thousand houses in Gyongyoes, a town in Hungary, have been destroyed by fire, and 250 are still burning. Seven fatalities have also been reported…
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The outbreak of fire at the Newcastle Post Office. last night, was discovered in the observation gallery, in a store, room usually kept locked, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Newcastle Post-office. Outbreak in Records Room
A fire occurred at the Newcastle Post Office last night in a room beneath the telephone exchange used for storing old records. It was extinguished, before any…
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The whole of the Hungarian town of Gyongyos is now ablaze: Within two hours, 1600 houses, two churches, and the Town Hall were destroyed. Twenty deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →France's Violent Fire. Huns Driven Back
PARIS, Wednesday.—An official communique states: "There has been a fairly violent artillery struggle south of St. Quentin…
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A new Garford motor fire engine arrived at the West Maitland Fire Brigade Station for the use of the brigade yesterday. It is smaller than the Dennis…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bird Life on Battlefield. Animals Fearless Under Shell Fire
There is no sign of life to be seen from our observation post (says "Gunner." writing from "Somewhere in France" to the "Daily Express")…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italian Campaign Increased Artillery Fire. Enemy Attacks Repulsed
ROME, Monday. — Enemy artillery fire became more intense eastward of Gorizia, and extended from Vertoibozza to the coast. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The West Front. Successful British Raids. Heavy Artillery Fire. Enemy Train Destroyed. Furious Prussians Counter-attacks. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West front, reports:—We made successful raids northward of Armentieres and southward…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aerial. German Raiders. Caught in Ring of Fire
LONDON, Thursday.—During the German aeroplane raid on Tuesday a shell caught a German machine and sliced off the propeller. The aeroplane…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Successes. Great Aerial Activity. Artillery Fire Incessant. Power Station Recaptured. Several Raids Carried Out. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West Front, reports:—We successfully completed the operations we commenced on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tighe's Hill Fire Brigade. (To the Editor.)
Sir.—Permit me a few line to make brief reference to a public matter that. In my opinion, has been wilfully shelved. I refer to the petition of some 1.592…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"War as it Really is." Great War Film. Fighting at Verdun and in the Air Is Shown in Remarkable Pictures. Curtain Ok Fire Is to Be Seen in This Great Spectacle
Taken with the sole object of showing the truth about the war, and visibly demonstrating that the Allies are winning, "War As it Really is."…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—It is slated officially that bombs were first dropped on the outskirts or East London at 11.30 a.m. Numerous bombs fell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Fires. Five Calls in Two Hours
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Between two and four o'clock this morning the brigades were called upon to attend five outbreaks of fire in the city and…
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New Lambton Municipal Council has been informed by the Board of Fire Commissioners that the new turbine fire engine was despatched on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Progress of Carrington. New Fire Station
Mr. Lawson, the town clerk of Carrington, returned the plans of the new fire station to headquarters yesterday, these having been approved by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Carrington. Outbreak of Fire
The residence of Mr. Percy Proctor, Forbes-street, Carrington, was burned out on Saturday night, and the furniture destroyed, the flames obtaining a solid hold on the building…
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