King Under Fire. His House Wounded by Piece of Shrapnel
A spur of mountains on the left bank of the Isonzo has become historic. The King of Italy wishing to be present at the fight proceeding close at hand, left…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
17 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers
Fire at Jerrabomberra
Yesterday a serious conflagration broke out at Jerrabomberra. A person, whilst engaged in smoking his hives of bees, preparatory to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drum-fire Artillery. Kaiser's Son As Author
Prince Oscar, the fifth son of the Kaiser, has written a little book called winter Battle, in which he describes the hard fighting of the 3rd German Army in Champagne, in February…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Alarm
There was a flutter of excitement in town shortly before 8 o'clock last night, when the clanging of the fire-station bell sounded an alarm of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Visit of Fire Commissioners
Mr. Farrar, M.L.C., Chairman of the Fire Board; Mr. Shepherd, country municipalities; Mr. Webb, secretary; and Mr. G. H. Dadd, inspector,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade
On Monday last the Hon. E. H. Farrar. president of the Fire Brigades Board, accompanied by Mr. Shepherd. one of the members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire
The Buckenboura tan-liquor mills, together with the machinery and about 70 tons of wattlebark, were totally destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suspicious Fires in Sydney
In view of the rather alarming number of fires that have broken out of late in soft-goods establishments in Sydney the police have been led…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire in City
One of the biggest fires experienced in Sydney for many years occurred early on Thursday morning when the warehouse of Messrs. James Steadman, Ltd., was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail Coach on Fire
The driver of the mail coach from Inverell to Glen Innes. C. Bates when a few miles out on Thursday discovered the roach was on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liquid Fire. an Awful Picture
An awful picture of the effects of liquid fire is given by Mr. Georges Lohir, the "New York Times" Paris correspondent. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Goulburn
A fire was discovered between 7 and 8 o'clock on Friday morning in the billiard room of the Goulburn Club. It is surmised that the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fire in Sydney
A fire at Messrs. I ever Brothers last night gutted one building. The damage is estimated at about £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fire-spouting Car. Britain's New Machine
Mr. Frederick Palmer, the American war correspondent with the British Headquarters in France, cables to New York:—"A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational City Fire
There are a number of sensational features connected with a big fire which broke out in John Connell and Co.'s general merchandise warehouse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires at Victoria Barracks
Three small fires occurred at the Victoria Barracks between Friday and Saturday. Two of the fires were of little consequence, but the third and latest was a much more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Tarago
A fire occurred last week at the railway yards at Tarago. As a result about 79 rabbit crates were destroyed. It is believed…
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