Abandoned at Sea. Union Co.'s Steamer on Fire. SYDNEY
The Navy Office states that the Union Steamship Company's steamer Waitotara, caught on fire at sea and was abandoned. The whole of the crew was picked…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
243 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 7 of 13
Queensland Blaze. Sydney, Friday, 2 p.m
A fire at Bundaberg, Queensland, did damage to the extent of £15,000…
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Moree and district sustained another severe loss when the Moree North-West Convalescent Home, with all its fittings, was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butchering Sailors. German Submarine Fires on Boats. LONDON
Reuter's Paris correspondent says that French patrol boats picked up 90 men from two submarined British steamers. The submarine fired on the boats of one…
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A little after 5 o'clock on Friday morning the residents of Moree were again roused from their slumber by the being of the fire bell. Looking across…
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An inquiry was commenced on Tuesday morning, before Major Crane, P.M., as to the cause of the fire which destroyed the North-West…
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The inquiry as to the cause of the fire which destroyed the Convalescent Home was resumed on Friday, before Major Crane, P.M…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water Supply. at the Convalescent Home Fire
The following is a copy of the report of the Water Works Engineer (Mr. J. H. Johnston), in reply to a letter from the Council regarding [?]…
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Mr. W. Davis' Mitchell motor car was destroyed by [?]re about 9 miles from Manilla, when coming from Tamworth on Saturday morning, M…
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Messrs. Day & Weidman's hayshed was totally destroyed by fire last night. 250 tons of hay and machinery were partly covered by insurance. The origin of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Soldier's Lament. From a "Shell Hole in Hell." Fourteen Days Under Fire. LONDON
Reuter's special correspondent at the British front in France gives extracts from a German letter found at Messines Ridge dated "From a shell hole in Hell,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moree Fire. Open Verdict
After a fairly exhaustive summing-up of the evidence, given in connection with the recent disastrous fire which destroyed the Convaloscent Home, the…
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During Church hours on Sunday night a fire broke out in the Narrabri District School but, fortunately, was suppressed before very much…
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Word has been received that the Public School at Narrabri was partly destroyed by fire on Sunday night, several forms and desks being burnt. It…
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The officers and crew of the steamer Waitotara; which was destroyed by fire in mid-ocean, have arrived at Sydney. They escaped from the burning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycle Store Damaged. Big Fire at Goulburn. SYDNEY
Messrs. Bennett and Woods' cycle establishment, at Goulburn, was considerable damaged by fire this morning. Practically the whole of the contents were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Inverell. Printing Office Badly Damaged. An Early Morning Outbreak. INVERELL
A five broke out at the office of the Inverell "Argus," about 5.30 on Saturday morning, resulting in great damage being done. The whole of the valuable…
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A fire Which broke out in the Inverell "Argus" office at about 5.30 on Saturday. morning resulted in great destruction being done. The whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Fiji. Sydney
A disastrous fire at Levuka, Fiji, .destroyed two large stores. The fire is still raging, and the estimated damage is about £30,000, including 1000 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work of Spies Terrible Fire at Trondjen. London
The "Times" Christiania. correspondent says that the Trondjen fire was a terrible conflagration. Three piers full of big stores containing sugar,…
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