The Year's Fires. Sydney
During the present year 1088 outbreaks of fire were reported in Sydney, while 560 were dealt with in the country…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
264 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 14
Flood and Fire. East-West; Line Submerged. MELBOURNE
Heavy rain has falen on the east-west railway line, washing away portions of the ballast and nothing up traffic for some hours…
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To Frank Wyndham, Local Agent, for the Scottish Union and National Insurance Co. Dear Sir,—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Wednesday. Heavy Artillery Fire
Sir Douglas Haig reports that considerable reciprocal artillery firing took place in the neighborhood of Arlenxon-Gohells…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spanish Palace Destroyed. Disastrous Fire at Madrid
Reuter's Madrid correspondent says that the Royal Palace at Lagranja caught, on fire and was destroyed. A number of houses adjoining also caught…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires. Lower Darling Stations Suffer. SYDNEY
Extensive grass fires are raging in the lower Darling districts and much grass, shrub and fencing have been destroyed. Cuthero, Backalow, Nulla Nulla,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Liverpool. Three Premises Damaged
A fire broke out in a bootmaker's shop at Liverpool early this morning. The premises were burnt out and the contents destroyed The adjoining shop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightning Causes Fire. Big Outbreak at Berrigan
A bush fire caused by lightning started at the southern end of the Gum Swamp Station, near Berrigan, early last night. Several thousand acres of grass and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Grass-fire Menace. Summer's Deadly Peril for Producers
Pastoralists and crop-farmers in the spacious inland areas are facing at the present time a menace only in a slight degree less terrible than that of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires. Raging Near South Australian Border
"Bush fires are still raging in the Broken Hill district. They are now burning to within ten miles of Coombah and the out station of Cuthero, but are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Position in Portugal. Mutinous Naval Crews. Fire on Forts
Reuter's Lisbon correspondent throws some light on the hitherto obscure situation in Portugal. He states that the Government is taking energetic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extensive Bush Fires
During extensive bush fires in the Mathoura district 20,000 acres of grass were destroyed. Large numbers of sheep were burnt to death, and…
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An extensive bush fire broke out a Benerembah Station on Wednesday night, and spread rapidly through Bringadee to Wyvern. It is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires Racing. Sydney
About forty thousand acres have been swept by bush fires in the West Darling district, and along South Australian border…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Bush Fire. Raging at Geurie
A big bush fire is burning on the outskirts of Geurie. The blaze started on Pearson's property, at Goonoo Goonoo. The flames spread quickly to the…
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Serious bush fires have teen raging in Walmer district, stretching towards Suntop, a distance of eight miles. In places the fire is from three to four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade
On Wednesday night a considerable number of citizens gathered at the tank in columns Park, at the end of Dewhurst Street, to witness a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Fire on American Gunboat. Protest by U.S.A. Government. WASHINGTON
The firing by the Chinese on Yangise River on the United States gunboat Moneacy, which resulted in the killing of one American sailor, hits been the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tar Alight. Big Fire at Adelaide
A huge fire occurred at the rubbish destructor belonging to the Adelaide corporation this morning. A large column of smoke shot up from an extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Appointments. Sydney
Mr. E. H. Farrar, M.L.C., President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, referring to the new scheme, said that no one had been overstepped in rank nor…
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