Mysterious Fire in Hay Stacks Sydney
A mysterious fire on Taylor's farm at Evans Plains near Bathurst, resulted in the total destruction of three stacks of wheaten hay, valued at £300. Nine…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
202 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 11
Early Morning Blaze. Tamworth Boarding House Afire
A fire occurred at an early hour yesterday morning in Tamworth when the rear portion of the residence in Carth-age-street occupied by Mr. A. McLean, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Violent German Assaults. Terrific Losses for Trifling GainsFooting in French Trenches. Enemy Faces Terrible Machine Gun Fire. PARIS
An official communique says: Our coup de main enabled us to penetrate the enemy's lines north-west of Villesurourbe. The occupants of the…
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During yesterday afternoon a smell of burning rubber was not noticed at Mr. W. Fulljames residence in Peel-street, Tamworth. Miss Fulljames, on going to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Balloons for Zeppelins
A motor engineer, writing in the ''Daily Express," suggests the use of fire balloons to destroy Zeppelins when they visit England. Zeppelins dread…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Carthage Street
Shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon an alarm of fire was received at the Tamworth Fire Station. The brigade hurried to the scene, which was in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Surprises for German Submarine. Steamers Open Fire. AMSTERDAM
A Berlin official message says a German submarine recently in the Atlantic tried to stop a 3000 ton freight steamer on May 2 not bearing the neutral flag…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Sydney. Large Free Stores Destroyed. Outbreak Worst for Some Time. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
A fire which completely gutted the promises known as Simpson's Free Stores, Lackey-street, Daring Horbor, took place a little alter 6 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General War News Italians Still Have Full Hands. Austrian Attack Developing. Heavy Artillery Fire Chief Feature. LONDON
General Cadorna reports that the Austrians made violent attacks in the Lagaria Valley supported by a furious bombardment but the attacking columns…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threatened Strike. In Metropolitan Fire Brigade. SYDNRY
There is a feeling of discontent among the men connected with the Metropolitan Fire Brigades over the Award recently given having made no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carthage-street Fire. No Delay on Part of the Brigade
Mr. F. White, officer in charge of the Tamworth Fire Station, wrote to the Tamworth Municipal Council with refereence to the council's inquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigades' Grievances. No Strike for the Present. SYDNEY
Members of the Fire Brigade Union decided not to precipitate a crisis in connection with their demands for better pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade's Trouble. Leave to Appeal from Award. SYDNEY
As the result of the dissatisfaction which existed among the members of the Brigades' Union application was made in the Industrial Court to-day for leave to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mud Assists Fire. Two Brigades Bogged at Auburn. SYDNEY
Fire Destroyed a three-roomed weatherboard house at Auburn early this morning. The occupants escaped from the burning building after saving a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroic Curate How the V.C. Was Won. Saving Wounded Under Fire
An officer of the Northumberland Fusiliers relates in the London "Daily Telegraph" a vivid story of the circumstances under which the Rev E…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Effect of Shell Fire on Animals
The effect of the war on different animals (says the Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Express".) is described in the "Norddcutsche…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at an Hotel. Narrow Escape of Inmates. MAITLAND
Shortly before midnight last night a fire broke out in the Northumberland Hotel at Cessnock. The licensee Mrs. Anstey, noticed the reflection of a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From the Frying Pan Into the Fire. Copen[?]gen
An Austrian submarine ineffectively [?]hased the Norwe[?]an Steamer Raumz or eleven hours in the Mediterranean. A German submarine suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in City. Draper's Store Destroyed. Damage Close on £100,000
The bulk stores at the corner of Yurong and Liverpool Streets of Winns, Ltd., drapers, 18 to 26 Oxfordstreet, Sydney, caught fire shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Sydney's First Fire Chief. Sydney
Mr. William near, of Sydney the first Fire Chief was found dead in bed at his in the city this morning. He was aged 70…
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