In These Hard Times. Soldier Chorus Under Fire
An incident which deserves to become historic, writes the "Times" correspondent on the Western front, is that of certain Royal Fusiliers who were out in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
428 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 22
Fire, Flame and Fury. Ghastly Details of London Air Raid. Bottomley's Vow to the Dead
Horatio Bottomley, ex-M.P., editor of "John Bull" newspaper, writes a double page article in his newspaper dealing with the bombing of an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →German Attack Still Hangs Fire Allies Successful in Minor Fighting. the New Napoleons--central Emperors Parcel Out Kingdoms. German Rulers Fear Prussian Domination the Lull Continues. Allies' Successful in Minor Fighting. Official Reports. LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig reports: We repulsed [?] enemy raid north of Lens, and successfully raided north-east of Robecq. The hostile artillery was active during…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The coroner found that the building in Pitt-street was maliciously set on fire on the 7th inst. Evidence was given that the place had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipyard Fire. (Reuter.)
VANCOUVER, Thursday.—Coughlan's shipyard, the largest in British Columbian, industry, has been burned. The damage amounts to half a million sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cargo Pilfering. The Lure of Fire Water
At Lismore on Monday and Tuesday the police proceeded against a number of men, who were variously charged with stealing liquor,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Colliery Fire. Brisbane
A fire is raging in the Abermain Colliery at Ipswich, which has been sealed down. Eighty men are affected…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fire broke out in Melbourne this morning in the five-storey premises of S. Cooke, Proprietary, Ltd., printers' furnishers. Starting in the basement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Quenchless Fire
"A God that hath indignatyion every day."—Psalm vii., 11. Our sacred fire does not burn every day. It burns only intermittently. It has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Melbourne Fire. Melbourne
A fire in a five-storey building in Queen Street, Melbourne, occupied by printers and furnishers, destroyed several thousand pounds worth of material…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire, Flame and Fury. German Woman's Remarkable Letter
In our issue of Friday last we republished Horatio Bottomley's striking justice in "John Bull" on the Hun air raiders of London, and the disaster that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Paddington
SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire at Paddington last night resulted in the total destruction of a stable, furniture storehouse, a cottage, and serious damage to two other cottages…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General News Fire at Teven
A disastrous fire occurred at Teven on Friday night, when the residence of Mr. C. McGuire, with its contents, including furniture, bedding, etc., was totally destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Kempsey Fire. Kempsey
Wooderson's tobacconist and hairdressing saloon, at Kempsey, was partly, destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at £300…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police and Fire Brigades' Hospital Fund
Inspector Woods has received from Mr. Gray, secretary of the Police and Fire Brigades' Hospital Fund, a cheque for £102 8s 9d, the nett result of the tickets sold in…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters says:—Since last evening the enemy's artillery fire has markedly increased in various places…
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Early yesterday morning a fire broke cut at the dwelling of Mrs. Harris; sen., Convent Lane. The contents of a bedroom were badly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column. Police and Fire Brigades Hospital Fund. (Editor, "Star.")
Sir,—In a paragraph in yesterday's paper under the above heading, appears the following sentence:—"Alstonville stands out in the money raising effort as the place where…
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Shortly before 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning the fire bell rang an alarm, and dense volumes of smoke from the northern end of the town…
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During the sitting of the Municipal Council on Tuesday evening the president of the Board of Fire Commissioners (Hon. E.H. Farrar…
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