Bush Fires. Narrow Escape at Bankstown
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Bush fires at Bankstown were got under at a late hour last night. Many houses narrowly escaped destruction, as the fire spread right into the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
504 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 26
Large Bush Fires Grass and Fencing Destroyed. Sydney
Three large bush fires occurred in the Bankstown district last night, destroying hundreds of acres of grass and miles of fencing…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The premises of the Vacuum Oil Co., Adelaide, were completely gritted by fire and the stock and oils destroyed. The building was insured for…
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The Wooden building occupied by. Mr. George Andrews (coachbuilder, Casino) was destroyed by fire in the early hours of yesterday. The premises were situated in…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Candler, representative of the British Press with the expeditionary force in Mesopotamia, says General Aylmer's advance up the Tigris to join…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A big bush fire is raging in the Cowra district. About 600 acres of standing crops and several stacks of hay have already been destroyed…
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All through last week there were large bush fires vigorously burning northerly and to the west of Ballina, but on Monday last a conflagration at the…
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At 1.30 on Wednesday morning a fire was discovered by Constable Schumann and Night Watchman Crisp in Mr. George Andrews…
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LONDON, Friday.—A terrible fire occurred at Tynedock, South Shields, through a westerly wind. It started aboard a Norwegian barque, and spread to the timber on the quay,…
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Terrific outbreaks of fire have occurred at the Tyne docks, South Shields. The fire started on board a Norwegian barque, and spread to the timber…
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A fire occurred at the military depot, doing damage totalling four hundred thousand pounds. Some people were killed. The Minister for War…
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For some time past, in fact before the Casino Fire Brigade was taken over by the Board of Fire Commissioners, the public heard…
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LONDON, Monday.—A great fire raged in Bergen, an important Norwegian seaport, on the west coast. Thousands of people lost their…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A boot factory comprising four stories in Collingwood, owned by A. Williams, caught fire last night. The building was insured for £4,000, and the stock…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—While the Cowra mail was passing a farm at Westville, in the western district, a fire broke out in a wheat crop. The train was stopped and a band of…
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CHRISTIANIA, Sunday.—A fire at Bergen (a seaport in the west of Norway, and the second city of the Kingdom) raged all night long, spreading into 20 distinct quarters, and…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A big bush fire in the Cookardinia and Holbrooke districts, in the Riverina, was checked after raging, for two days. The damage is estimated at over…
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The first bush fire of the season occurred yesterday. A big blaze raged in the Worragee district, between Wodonga and Biehworth, doing damage chiefly…
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For some time past, in fact before the Casino Fire Brigade was taken over by the Board of Fire Commissioners, the public heard rumors of the installation of a motor…
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A fire broke out on Mr. Arnott Muller's farm, 12 miles north of Coolamon. The out-break appears to have startd in a stack of bags of wheat, of which 900 were consumed…
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