Fire at Eveleigh. Tarpaulin Works Destroyed. Damage £20,000. SYDNEY
At about 5.30 this afternoon a fire broke out in the tarpaulin works connected with the railway workshops at Eyeleigh. By the time the brigades had…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
264 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 8 of 14
Bush Fire, Magisterial Inquiry
An inquiry was held by the Coroner (Major Crane), into the cause of the fire which damaged the properties of Gwydirfield, Weebollabolla,…
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In the early hours of Thursday morning last Messrs. G. C. Roberts and Co.'s bakehouse at Uralla was completely gutted by a fire, which evidently broke…
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The Country freezing company's works at Worri[?] in the Nyngan district was destroyed by fire early this morning, the damage being estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire at Fez. German Incendiaries Suspected. LONDON
The biggest disaster of the century betel Fez. A great fire destroyed 9000 square yards in the centre of the commercial quarter, gutting a thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Cessnock. Three Shops Destroyed. MAITLAND
A destructive fire occurred at half-past three o'clock this morning at Cessnock, destroying three business places in Vincent-street, and damaging three others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Retreat Closing the Trap. Three Miles from Fere. Germans' Chief Centre. Deluged by Allies' Cross Fire. LONDON
Reuter's correspondent at French headquarters wired on July 24, at midnight: The French are now within three miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrabri Fire Brigade
Mr. Oraham, inspector under the Board of Fire Commissioners, recently visited Narrabri for the purpose of inspecting the local Fire Bridge. After…
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On Friday last Mr. Farrar, M.L.C. President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and the secretary. Mr. Shepherd, visited Narrabri, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Retreat. an Admission of Defeat. In an Inferno of Fire. LONDON
The French have reached the line of the Ourcq. The news of the German retreat is the most momentous since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Newspaper Office. Glen Innes
A fire occurred in the "Examiner" newspaper office this morning through a tin of benzine catching alight. The employees soon got to work, and had the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire at Annandale. £4000 Damage. SYDNEY
The damage done by a fire to the premises of the Export Box Manufacturing Company at Annandale late last night is estimated at about £4000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Artillery Fire General. London
A French communique reports: Artillery actions are taking place on the whole battle-front. Between Montdidier and the Oise an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous. the Prevention of Fire. In Grain Crops
The following recommendations for wheat growers have been issued by the College of Agriculture of the University of California:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Fire. Sydney
The coastal steamer Defender caught fire yesterday when lying at the wharl Wellington (N.Z.). She was towed into the stream away from shipping,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Destroyed by Fire. Wellington (N.z.)
The steamer, Desemder, which caught, fire in Wellington Harbor, was beached on a small isist, where she was allowed to burn out. Owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →False Alarm of Fire. Delinquent Fined £5. West Maitland
At the Morpeth police court Alexander Leonard was fined £5 for giving a false alarm of fire on a firebell. The Board of Fire Commissioners took…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vesle Bridgehead. Americans Lying Exposed. To Merciless Gun Fire. LONDON
Reuter's correspondent at American headquarters, describing the lighting its the Vesle valley, says that the enemy has most methodically thought out the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Near Swiss Border . Italian Offensive Opened. Intense Artillery Fire. VANCOUVER
Washington reports: General Gugleil Moth, attache to the Italian Embassy, says: An Italian offensive in the Alps is imminent. The Italians…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fiendish Barbarities. in March Offensive. British Prisoners and Wounded Sprayed With Liquid Fire. LONDON
Details have been officially published of gross outrages, perhaps unparalleled for fiendish cruelty, upon British prisoners and wounded men, in March last…
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