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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires
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A very heavy British attack on Saturday morning occupied the first German line along a 20 mile front north of Somme. Many prisoners were taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The German lines for the past four days must have been a hideous nightmare. The French advance was magnificent,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. W. Beach Thomas, the special correspondent of "The Daily Mail" at the British Headquarters, states, in regard to the British offensive:—It has been a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Friday, 23rd June, at about 8 p.m. a fire occurred on Mr. Geo. Windsor's farm on the Bexhill-Eltham road, which completely destroyed a valuable barn 30ft x 20ft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lively artillery work on the Belgian front caused destructive fires on German positions at Driegrachden and east of Stebnstralt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Daily Mail" correspondent says:—Although the German machine gunners showed courage, they showed savagery also. A number of our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Paris communque states We occupied on Sunday night on a front of five kilometres two lines of the Germans' second positions, from Pois Demevau…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Morning Post" Paris correspondent says that prisoners state there was such devastation by the artillery on the French front, that 31 German battalions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The different effects of shell fire on different animals is described in the "Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" by its correspondent on the Western front…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Philip Gibbs, the well known war correspondent, writes in the London "Daily Chronicle":--We are slowly but steadily gaining ground. Our progress…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. S. M. Cottee, of Tregeagle, has received an interesting letter from his son, Pte. II. E. Cottee, addressed from "Somewhere in France." Referring to aerial feats which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the left bank of the Meuse between Avocourt region and Hill 304 the Germans launched a strong attack with liquid fire, which cost them heavy losses…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A message received in Lismore last night stated that a general store belonging to Mr. Trevellyen, at Booyong, was completely destroyed by fire shortly after 7 p.m. No…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PETROGRAD, Friday.—A communique mentions that during lighting on the right of the Dneister the Germans defending a village received their assailants with liquid fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petrograd reports that the new offensive, started by General Everas' army, is on the front roughly extending from positions facing Baranovitch to East…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY, Saturday.—A man believed to be named George Bulm[?]r was knocked down by a fire engine at Bondi Junction to-day and fatally injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Monday,—A severe disturbance occurred in Cologne, and the soldiers were called out, but refused to fire on the crowd. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday.—Beach Thomas, the "Daily Mail" correspondent at British headquarters, reports:—The Germans north of the Anere massed phalanxes of artillery at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—The "Telegraaf" states that severe disturbances have occurred in Cologne. The soldiers refused to fire on the crowds. The police killed ten persons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Rome message states that Kovel is now under fire from the Russians' heavy guns…
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