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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

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New Zealanders Under Fire. Cairo

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

The New Zealand infantry were under fire in the attack on the Suez Canal and earned the good opinion of all who saw them…

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New Zkalanders Under Fire. Cairo

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

The New Zealand infantry were under fire in the attack on the Suez Canal and earned the good opinion of all who saw them…

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Australians Under Fire. Suez Canal Attack. Ken Comport Themselves Well. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

The Minister for Defence has received a ca[?]e from the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Egypt. It reads: "The Australian Engineers now…

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Australians Under Fire. Suez Canal Attack. Men Comport Themselves Well. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

The Minister for Defence has received a cable from the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Egypt. It reads: "The Australian Engineers now…

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Fire!

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

Last night, about 8.30 p.m., a weatherboard cottage in Nandewar Street the property of Mrs. J. Kay, was totally gutted by fire. The owner…

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Outbreak of Fire. Lucky Save

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 3

A fire occurred yesterday afternoon in the basement of Reeder's boarding house, opposite the Tamworth railway station. Fortunately the flames were noticed in…

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Outbreak of Fire. Lucky Save

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 3

A fire occurred yesterday afternoon in the basement of Reader's boarding house, opposite the Tamworth railway station. Fortunately the flames were noticed in…

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Telegrams. SYDNEY, Monday. Fire at Longreach

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

A fire at Longreach, Queensland, destroyed seventeen buildings and premises. The damage is estimated at between thirty and forty thousand…

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Mysterious Fire. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

The police are making inquiries into a mysterious fire at the premises of the London Tailoring Company, George-street, which did damage to the extent of ahout…

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Mysterious Fire. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

The police arc making inquiries into a mysterious fire at the premises of the London Tailoring Company, George-street, which did damage to the extent of about…

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Fire in Peel Street. Slight Damage

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 3

At about 3.15 yesterday morning the nightwatchman, Mr. J. Molloy, discovered a fire in the shop next Glyde's Chambers, feel-street, half of which is occupied by…

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Fire in Peel Street. Slight Damage

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 3

At about 3.15 yesterday morning the nightwatchman, Mr. J. Molloy, discovered a fire in the shop next Glyde's Chambers, Peel-street, half of which is occupied by…

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Austrians Attack Montenegro. Enemy's Fire Silenced. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

It is reported that the Austrians resumed their attack on Montenegro, but the latter silenced the enemy's fire. Three Austrian aeroplanes dropped bombs…

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Austrians Attack Montenegro. Enemy's Fire Silenced. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

It is reported that the Austrians resumed their attack on Montenegro, but the latter silenced the enemy's fire. Three Austrian aeroplanes dropped bombs…

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Strange Fire. At West Tamworth

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 2

A peculiar fire occurred at West Tamworth on Monday night. No one actually saw it in progress, but it appears that a sulky which had been used on Monday…

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Strange Fire At West Tamworth

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 2

A peculiar fire accurred at West Tamworth on Monday night. No one sotually saw it in progress but it appears that a sulky which had been used on Monday…

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Fire Among the Telephones

The North Western Courier · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

A fire broke out in the cable tunnel at the G.P.O. last night. About 2,000 telephone lines were rendered useless before the flames were extinguished…

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Fire in the G.p.o

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 5

A fire broke out in the cable tunnel at the General Post Office just night and about two thousand telephone lines were rendered useless, before…

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Scare at G.P.O. Fused Wire Causes Fire. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

Owing to a wire fusing in the cable room at the Post Office, a fire broke out, damaging a larg [?]ber of telephone and telegraphic lines…

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Scare at G.P.O. Fused Wire Causes Fire. SYNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

Owing to a wire fusing in the cable room at the Post Office a fire broke out, dumaging a larg enumber of telephone and telegraphic lines…

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