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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires
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The United Press representative, in a further letter, says: With sullen perseverance the Germans continue to throw troops against the northern flank of our…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir Douglas Haig reports severe fighting on the greater part of the Lys battlefront. Strong attacks followed a heavy bombardment extending from the La…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Government Architect was in town on Saturday last in connection with the construction of the new Fire Station. It is expected that this will shortly be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Saturday.—Enemy artillery fire is increasing in the Lys sector. The British advanced on a 1500 yards front at Bedmains, but the Germans recaptured the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BALLINA, Sunday.—A fire causing damage amounting to £3000 occurred at the Ballina Co-operative Refrigerating and Produce Co.'s premises this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire causing damage to the extent of £3000 occurred at the Ballina Cooperative Refrigerating and Produce Co's premises on Sunday. The fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "New York Times" correspondent at The Hague says there is irrefutable evidence that war prisoners are being compelled to work behind the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Here is a word from an Australian soldier at the front: "Up in the line there was a pint of hot cocoa every night dispensed from a Y.M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious fire occurred at Ballina Butter Factory early on Sunday morning, the outbreak originating in the engine room. When an employee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The world's largest candle was manufactured for an Italian cathedral in accordance with an innocent prisoner's vow that when his innocence was proven he would…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An inquiry into the cause of [?] bush fire which occurred at Tamuritt station on January 8, which has just concluded at Wentworth,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The police are investigating outbreaks of fire which occurred in Hughes and Ryan's hairdressing and tobacconist shop in Pitt Street early this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The cause of a fire which severely damaged the saloon and flooring of a hairdressing and tobacconist shop in Pitt-street early this morning is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The local policc are investigating-a-mysterious outbreak, of, fire which occurred at the Hotel Brighton. Brighton le Sands, early this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A proposal is to be submitted to next Shires' Conference to allow councils to undertake and engage in are insurance. There is a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—A boarding house known as "Woodbine" at Bowral was destroyed by fire early this morning. Miss Allen, a public school teacher, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Saturday.—A five-roomed weatherboard cottage at Fairfield, occupied by J. Osborne, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The occupier's wife and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—The outbreak of mysterious destructive fires in Germany continues, the latest instance being the destruction of the Berlin Municipal Granary,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Amsterdam message reports serious trouble at Semechov, near Prague. Several hundred women on Sunday demonstrated outside the burgomaster's house,…
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