Fire at West Tamworth
Just as we were going to press, shortly after one o'clock this morning, the fire-bell rung. Inquiries elicited that a fire had broken out at West Tamworth,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
264 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 3 of 14
Big Fire in Victoria. Sydney
Damage estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire at the timber yards of Newcombe and Co., of Warnambool (Victoria), early yesterday morning. Many…
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A man occupying the premises of Ware and Co., in King-street, West Tamworth, went to sleep while smoking a cigarette shortly before 1 o'clock…
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At about 4.30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon a fire broke out in an outhouse on the premises of Mr. C. O'hars. Auburn Street. Fortunately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tamworth Fire. Brigade's Good Save
A fire, which for a time threatened danger to a valuable block of. buildings at the. corner of Peel and Brisbane streets, Tamworth, broke out shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Telegrams Family's Narrow Escape. Caught by Fire and Smoke. SYDNEY
Arthur Chapmah, residing with his family in a two-storey, five-roomed weatherboard building, was awakened early this morning in an upstairs bedroom by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Rebels. Fire on Japanese and British. (Renter's Telegram.) LONDON
Renter's Shanghai correspondent says the Southern Chinese have closed the Upper Yangtse River. They fired on the Japanese gunboat Fushima and a party…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Lines. Raids and Artillery Fire. LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig reports: We completely repulsed a raid under cover of a heavy barrage eastward of Epehy, and also impelled attempts south-eastward of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dig Artillery Fire
The enemy's raiding outburst last, week resulted in the recrudescence of artilerying on the whole front…
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An outbreak of fire occurred in a room off the back verandah of Mrs. Cooksley's residence at about 6 o'clock on Saturday morning. The room was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liquid Fire Bolts. Sydney
Liquid Fire bolted before the Gibson Carmichael Stakes to-day, and jumping a fence, broke his pelvis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Coolamon. Sydney, Tuesday, 9 a.m
A disastrous fire occurred at Coolamon early yesterday morning. It is supposed that the fire started in a building occupied by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Coolamon DAMAGE £20,000. All Principal Shops Destroyed. SYDNEY
A disastrous fire occurred at Coolamon early this morning. It was supposed to have started in the building occupied by Mutton and Company, agents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade
Inspector Graham, an officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board, inspected the fire brigade and plant on Monday night. The brigade was put…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Brushware Factory. Sydney
The warehouse of John Zevenboom Co., brushware manufacturers, Redfern, narrowly escaped destruction by fire, and was only saved by the prompt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fire Engine Wanted
Tamworth is marked down for a motor fire engine. When this necessary fire-fighting equipment will be supplied is somewhat uncertain. The matter was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smugglers Under Fire Exciting Motor Chase. £3000 Worth of Opium Taken. Running Down the Police. SYDNEY
A sensational affair occurred at Balmain early this morning when two senugglers got away with £300 worth of opium in a fast motor car. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tanks. German Account of Their Doings. Fire-spitting Monsters
Writing from The Hague recently, the "Daily Mail" correspondent quotes from the "Cologne Gazette" Dr. Georg Wegener's account of the part taken by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cable News. In the West Barracks Bombed. Successful Raids and Gun-Fire. LONDON. Monday. British Labor Mission U.S.A. Workers' Pledge oF Loyalty. London
Sir Douglas Haig reports: We drove off raiders near Zonnebeke. Enemy artillery was active southward of the Bapaume-Cambrai Road, also against A New York message says: The Central Federal Union declared ifself against a premature peace in resolutions, following addresses by William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fires in New Zealand Town Completely Destroyed. Immense Damage in Country. SYDNEY
A Wellington (N.Z.) message says: Assisted by a cyclonic disturbance, which was raging over part, of the North Island, a fire completely destroyed Raetihi, with…
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