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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

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Panic Amongst the Enemy. Remarkable Artillery Fire. Violent Bayonet Work

Northern Star · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 5

PARIS, Friday.—An official statement is as follows:— Our suocen at Leseparges was due to the remarkable artillery fire. An officer of the Eighth Bavarians, who is…

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Shop on Fire. Extensive Damage

Northern Star · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The drapery establishment carried on at Paddington by Thomas Cooke and Company was partially destroyed by fire last night. The damage…

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Fire in a Colliery. Eleven Men Dead

Northern Star · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A fire occurred at Hemleath Colliery, Staffordshire. Eleven men are dead…

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Machine Gun Fire at Close Quarters. Enemy's Heavy Losses

Northern Star · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 5

PETROGRAD, Saturday.—A communique says:—The enemy's losses in the Rasmysz region were very great. Our rifie fire and bayonet work were well supported by…

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An "Eye-witness" Despatch. German Officer's Gallantry. Severe Artillery Fire. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 2

"Eye-Witness," in a despatch just made available by the Official Press Bureau, describes the fighting on the western front from February 17 to…

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With the Canadians. the Little Black Devils. Under Big Gun Fire. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

Since the official announcement that the Canadians have arrived in France, correspondents have furnished accounts beginning at the time the troops…

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Bombardment by Allied Fleet. Interior Forts Under Fire. Feeble Turkish Reply. Germans Hard at Work

Northern Star · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Reuter's Athens correspondent states that the Allied fleet entered the Straits and bombarded the interior forts, notably the Dardanus. The…

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The Dardanelles. Outer Forts Destroyed. Allied Fleets Pushing On. Turkey's Dark Day. Despatch from Field Marshal Frence Canadians Under Fire. Total Blockade of German Coas Heroic British Pair Hold a Trench Unaided British War Votes by Sword or Starvation. How Germany Must Be Defeated. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 2

The Official Press Bureau issues the following story of a British officer with the French troops. He says : War with Germany will last until…

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ALLIES v Fire Brigade

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2

Fire Brigade defeated Allies by six rubbers to three, Scores, Allies mentioned first:— ward and Barrtt defeated [?]…

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Heavy Loss by Fire

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Willis' and Burnand's box factory at Taumarunui, N.Z., was burned down, the damage being estimated at about…

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Fire at Butter Factory. Extensive Pamaga

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 5

[?] N.Z., Monday.—Damage to the extent of £20,000 was caused by fire at Wellington [?] factory…

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A Canadian Prairie Fire

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 3

It was threshing time on the prairie, and the splendid crops of wheat and oats had already been cut and were standing in long rows of stooks…

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Fire. Several Thousands Damages

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire occured late last night in the cork department of Mauri Bros. and Thompson's engineering establishment, Waterloo. The damage is…

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TELEGRAMS Grafton News Motor Car Burnt. Blaze on Susan Island. Grafton

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 5

Charles Zietsch's overland car was almost completely consumed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning, four miles from Grafton. Only the wheels were saved…

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Mending Boors Under Fire. a Narrow Escape

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 7

Since I came out here, now over two bootmaker I have had many strange jobs, but I don't think I've ever had anything to equal my experience last week, when I…

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Fire at Nudgee College. Building Totally Destroyed

Northern Star · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A fire broke out this morning in a detached house belonging to Nudgee College. The ouliding, which was two storied, and used as…

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A Serious Loss Fire at Freezing Works. Wellington (N.z.)

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

A fire in the North British freezing works destroyed offices and freezer containing 13,000 carcases of mutton…

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Fire at Freezing Works. Offices Destroyed. Large Cuantity of Mutton Ruined

Northern Star · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 5

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Thursday.—Another fire at the North British freezing works destroyed the offices and freezer contaiming 13,000 carcases of mutton…

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Fires. Outburst in Kent-street. Several Thousands Damages

Northern Star · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Two stories of a large building in Kent-street, occupied by a commercial printer and a tent and tarpaulin merchant respectively, were gutted…

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Steamer on Fire. Prigades at Work

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A big cargo steamer and Canadian transport, bound from Melbounre to Ocean Island, put into Sydney Harbor this morning with her…

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