The Year's Fires
SYDNEY, Monday. —During the present year 1088 outbreaks of fire were reported in Sydney, while 560 were dealt with in the country…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
428 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 22
Lightning Causes Big Grass Fire. Sydney
Lightning caused a serious grass fire on Clare Station, Hay; the fire also burned a big strip through two other properties…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires and Explosions. Enormous Damage to Virginian City. New York
A series of explosions has destroyed an important section of the city of Norfolk, Virginia, the damage amounting to £400,000: five arrests have been made:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great Fire at Salonica. Enormous Devastation
All English correspondent tells the first connected stroy of the frightful fire that devastated Salonica recently Some excerpts from his report:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liquid Fire
"Liquid Fire as a weapon" form the theme of an interesting article in the 'War Budget.' The diabolical contrivance is thus described:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record in Fires. One That Lasted Ten Months
Under the City of London Fire Inquests Act, Dr. F. J. Waldo on September 5 concluded an inquiry with refere[?]ce to the burning of Paul's wharf, Upper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Royal Palace Fire. Spanish Losses. (Reuter.)
MADRID, Thursday.—The Royal Palace at Lagranja caught fire and was destroyed. A number of houses adjoining also caught fire. As the water pipes were frozen it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Shinyo Maru on Fire in the Pacific. (Reuter.)
VANCOUVER, Thursday.—A San Francisco message states that wireless S.O.S. calls were received to-night from the steam-ship Shinyo Maru somewhere in the…
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SYDNEY; Saturday.—A serious grass fire broke out yesterday at Clare Alma station, in the Boolighl district. The fire was subdued at midnight after an area of 5000 acres had…
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VANCOUVER, Friday.—In a Pacific port an American warship is standing by the Shinyo Maru and the fire has been partly extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Big Grass Fire. 5000 Acres Destroyed. SYDNEY
Another big grass fire occurred yesterday in the Booligal district, near Hay, destroying five thousand acres. The fire was only got under after an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade Ladder
A matter that calls for immediate attention is the shocking state of the Fire Brigade ladder leading to the bell. Should any one not knowing the state it is in,…
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Germany has had her fingers burnt. The Russians, have discovered that she is not all she pretends to be and is quite capable of coming out as a wolf in sheep's clothing…
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An officer under the Fire Commissioners' Board was in town yesterday, and spent some time in effecting repairs to the automatic fire alarms. As has been…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A bush fire caused by lightning started in the southern. end of [?]um Swamp Station,'near Berrigan, early last night, several thousand.acres of grass,…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire broke out in a bootmaker's shop at Liverpool early this morning, the premises being burnt out and the contents destroyed. An adjoining shop…
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A fire, started by lightning, near Berrigan last night, burned several thousand acres of grass and wheat crops. Three properties were saved by rain…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Bush fires are still raging in the Broken Hill district. They are now burning within ten miles of Coombah out-station at Cuthero, but are heading…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Bush Fires. Destructive Hailstorm at Casino
Temora and Parkes report numerous destructive bush fires, while Orange reports, beneficial rains, which were sorely, needed, not only to help the crons but,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Telegrams. Bush Fires
SYDNEY, Friday.—During extensive bush fires in the Mathoura district 20,000 acres of grass was destroyed Large[?] numbers of sheep were burnt to death,…
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