Steamer on Fire a Run for Sydney. Sydney
The cargo steamer Kantania Transport (4139 tons), bound from Melbourne to Ocean Island, put into Sydney yesterday with her bunkers on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1915
644 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 33
Unhappy Rheims. Outbreak of Fire. Protecting the Cathedral. London
It is reported that thirty fires broke out in Rheims as the result of incendiarism. It took two days to quench the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires. Bush Fires Around Sydney. Disastrous Fire at Junee
SYDNEY, Monday.—A number of bush fires were reported in the metropolitan area yesterday. A fire at Junce destroyed several premises, the damage being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Heat in Sydney Bush Fires Raging. Sydney
There was record heat for March in Sydney to-day. The thermometer registered 100.7 at 2.30 this afternoon. This has only been exceeded once, in…
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PARIS, Sunday.—The fire on the liner Le Touranine, bound from New York to Havre, has been controlled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Boats. the Protection of Water Fronts
An instructive article by Mr. T. A. Clancy, Chief Engineer, Milwaukee, United States, on the protection of water fronts, appears in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire at Tooloom
At about 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon last a fire was noticed coming up from the gully at the rear of the Tooloom Hotel, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Devastating Bush Fires. Widespread Destruction. Sydney
The serious bush fires raging around Sydney are attributed to the great heat. In all there were 32 outbreaks in the metropolitan area,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Heat in Sydney Much Damage Inflicted. an Oppressive Night. Extensive Damage by Bush Fires. Sydney, Tuesday. Many Narrow Escapes. Sydney
The heat was terrific in the city all night, which was the worst experienced in Sydney for many years. A thousand people did not go to bed till after The bush fires, which have been raging round Katoomba for several days, came perilously rose to the town last night from the west fanned by a stiff…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires on the Mountains. Katoomba Residents Remove Their Goods
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Bush fires rage along the whold country from the western road towards Mount Victroin, and the mountain ranges to the west are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Outbreak. Hopse Burnt at Narromine. Accidents While Going to the Rescue. Fifteen Homes Destroyed Between Bankstown and Cabramatta
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—While driving to their home at Narromine Mr. and Mrs. Sharp noticed a glare when some distance away. Thinking a fire might have broken…
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Bush fires are raging in many parts of the State to-day. At Sunny Corner thousands of acres of grass have been destroyed. Two settlers…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—H. J. Benham's grocery store at Wollongong was burnt to the ground early this morning. Grass fires have been responsible for a…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The steamer Aldenham collided with the steamer Yachi Maru at Port Darwin. The latter was cut in two and suspended on the Aldenham's…
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Disastrous bush fires have been reported lately in this State. At Narromine on Tuesday a funnily had a severe experience. While driving…
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The question of a motor fire engine for Casino is not by any means a now scheme—it has been discussed in the Council several times. When the now arrangement in…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The steamer Wirral, homeward bound from Sydney and New Zealand, reported on arrival at Monte Video that a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Coast Fires Store at Wollongong Destroyed. Sydney
James grocery store at Wollongong was burnt to the ground early this morning. Grass fires are responsible for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hand to Hand Straggle. Fierce Fight Between Fench and Germans. Enemy Fire on Their Own Men
PARIS, Thursday.—A communique states: Nicuport was violently bombarded by 42-centimentre guns. The British, supported by our heavy artilliery, obtained an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cane Fires at Terranora
At about half-past one on Thursday afternoon, a cane fire was noticed on T. Fraser's plantation at Terranora. The fire, which is believed to have started…
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