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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires
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PARIS, Monday.—In connection with the fighting in the Artois region, which lies between Flanders and Picardy, aiid the capital of which is Arras, it appears that continuous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire which narrowly escaped causing serious damage occurred at the cottage of Mr. Charles Arthur James, in Diadem-street, Lismore, last night. It is understood that Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Wednesday. — Mr. Phillip Gibbs, the "Daily Chronicle" correspondent, describes the incident of the naval men's visit to the west front. A German patrol…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The wild gale boars from the warm north-west The dust of the distant plain, The great trees bend on the mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Zeppelins hovered over a Derbyshire town on Monday from 8 o'clock until midnight, occasionally dropping bombs. There were some casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The light with the Clan Mactavish was fine though onesided, lasting fully half-an-hour. The tiny six-pounder aboard continued to bark long after the German shells had,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Parliamentary buildings at Ottawa have been destroyed by fire. It is strongly suspected that it was the work of an incendiary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OTTAWA, Friday.—The Federal Parliament Houses are burning and the library already has been destroyed. Two explosions occurred soon after the outbreak. Germans…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—A cable on belialf of the Parliament of the Commonwealth was sent yesterday to the Canadian Senate and House of Commons, expressing sympathy in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Private Donnelly, of the 1st Royal Monster Fusiliers, who, with others wounded at Suvla, managed to crawl into the scrub, where' they remained until it caught fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A message from Ottawa states that Mme Sevigny, wife of the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, was greatly attached to her guest, Mme…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Monday.—A fire broke out on the naval boarding steamer Peel Castle in the Straits of Dover. Tugs from Dover and other craft assisted in fighting the flames, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Monday.—About 7 o'clock to-night a tram car in Elizabeth-street, Redfern, caught fire through overheating the controlling box. Miss Sullivan, 19, was severely cut…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Paris message states that the Roumanian frontier, guards fired on a Bulgarian ship taking soundings in the Danube…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PETROGRAD, Monday.—During the fire at Vilna the flames reached the German headquarters on the Baranovitchi front. The Germans, believing the fire was deliberate,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—About half past six to-night a fire occurred in Ortoro Buildings, City. The outbreak was confined to the fourth floor, occupied by Frank Panning,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A railway bridge between Turrawan and Tihbere-na, near Narrabri, was damaged by fire this morning. Efforts were made to extinguish the flames, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Expert packers are removing exhibits from the museum and carpenters are preparing temporary accommodation for the transaction of legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PARIS, Saturday.—A communique says:— We regained a notable part of a trench which had been taken south of Frise. The enemy by a violent counter attack tried to drive off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out in a cottage at Marrickville on Saturday night, but after it had been extinguished, it was found that the house had been broken…
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