Fire. Cycle Premises Ruined
SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Benuett and Wood's cycle establishment, Goulburn, was considerably damaged by fire this morning, and practically the whole of the contents was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
506 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 14 of 26
The Fire Station Site
A correspondent under date July 7th, 1917: I notice in to-day's issue of the "Tweed Daily" a suggestion that the new Fire Station might be…
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On Sunday morning last at about 2 o'clock, the butchering establishment of Mr. Arthur Alcorn, situated in Shirley Street, Byron Bay, was burnt to the…
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Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We entered the enemy's trenches in the neighbourhood of Nieuport, and inflicted severe casualties. We drove off…
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About two o'clock on Sunday morning Mr. A. Alcorn's butcher's shop at Byron Bay was noticed to be on fire. The blaze broke out along the foundation, and it was not long…
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Large areas of pasture land in the Casino district have been under fire during the past week and a considerable quantity of grass has been…
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In the early hours of last Sunday morning a fire broke out in Alcorn's butcher's shop, resulting in the total destruction of the shop and its contents. The fire was…
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Yet another mysterious fire occurred in the district a barn belonging to Mr. E. A. M'Au[?]fle. of Bruton, having been destroyed by fire on Wednesday…
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SYDNEY, Friday. -- Between last night and this morning no less than seven outbreaks of fine occurred in the home of Mrs. Fraser, at Petersham, but on each occasion…
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LONDON, Thursday. -- The steamer Chilka bound from Madras to Rangoon, was abandoned on fire. There were 1700 aboard, and it is feared there were many fatalities…
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Yet another mysterious fire occurred in the district, a barn belonging to Mr. E. A. McAuliffe, of Bruton, having been destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. The fire was…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.-- A big fire occurred at Inverell early this morning. The "Argus" office and the whole of the plant and machinery, valued at about £3000, including…
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No less than six barns have been destroyed by fire in the Casino district during the past couple of weeks, and in each instance the…
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LONDON, Sunday. -- Reuter's Shanghai correspondent states that fighting broke out at Shang[?] on 6th inst. between Szethaun and Kei[?]how troops. Fire's started in the…
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The "Courier" has made further enquiries into the extraordinary number of fires that have occurred in the district lately, and sufficient evidence has…
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An electrician from the New South Wales Fire Board, Sydney, was in Murwillumbah yesterday inspecting and repairing the electric apparatus…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- A disastrous fire at Lovuka, Fiji, destroyed two large stores. The fire is still raging, and the estimated damage is about £30,000, including 1000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fallen on Evil Days. Germany's Position Summed Up. Fierce Fighting on West Front. French Completely Defeat Enemy. Whole of Russian Front Alive with Battle. the Western Front. Terrific Shell Fire. German Battle with the French
LONDON, Monday. -- Reuter's correspondent at French headquarters, describing the fighting north of M[?]nthaut, says the Germans had brought up three divisions into…
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Another grass fire, somewhat more sensational that the rest, occurred in a paddock off Zadoc- street at about 8 o 'clock last night. The strong wind that was blowing all day…
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LONDON, Tuesday. -- Reuter's Rangoon correspondent says there are no further authentic particulars of the steamer Chilka A passenger states all the Europeans were…
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