Earthquake and Bush Fires Houses Destroyed in New Zealand. One Man Buried in Landslip. Wellington
Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 October 1914 · page 2
A severe earthquake was felt in the North Island this morning, but there was no serious damage, except at Tokomaru, where 60 chimneys were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forest Fires. Extensive Damage in New Zealand. Started by Smouldering Logs
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1914 · page 4
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.—A fire which commenced by smouldering logs being fanned by a gale, ravaged large areas of forest in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Brilliant Feat Russian Infantry Charge. Position Taken by Assault in Face of Withering Fire. Petrograd
Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 3
When the Russians emerged impetuously from the western exits of the Augustow forest they found the enemy's main forces of artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Station on Fire. Oil Tanks in Dancer. Berchen Suburb Suffers. Amsterdam
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 4
Fugitives from Antwerp state that there was as a violent bombardment throughout Wednesday night by the heavy guns brought across the Nethe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Fires. Child Incinerated at Goulburn. Goulburn
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 3
Jean Paulen, aged five, was burnt to death at Goulburn yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegraphic. Fire in Hat Factory. Sydney
Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 3
Messrs. Barsby and Son's straw hat factory at Surry Hills was damaged to the extent of £3000 by fire, which occurred on the second floor, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wasted Fire. German's Wasting Ammunition. Paris
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2
The Germans are now expending as much gun ammunition as before, but they continue to fire at insignificant targets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Expensive Fire. Destroy's Hat Factory. Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2
A fire this afternoon destroyed the top floor of Ba[?]y's factory. Shepherd-street, city, and rained the machinery. It was also responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Antwerp Devastated by Fires. Mad Rush to Escape. Army Remain to the Last. London
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2
British correspondents at Antwerp have reached Flushing and Amsterdam. They state that Antwerp was on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belgian Army at Ostend. the Experiences at Antwerp. 72 Hours in the Trenches. Overpowered by Artillery Fire. Ostend
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2
The Belgian army and the King of the Belgians have arrived safely at Ostend. The Belgians manned the trenches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire, Destruction at Manilla. Ten Shops Gutted. Tamworth
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 2
A disastrous fire occurred at Manilla, near Tamworth, this morning resulting in the complete destruction of ten shops. The firms who suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Devoured by Fire. Antwerp's Time of Terror. London, Friday Night
The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 8
A correspondent of the Times, who motored from Rotterdam to Rosendaal, wrote the terrible contrast between the peaceful landscape and the human…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Country Fire Ten Shops Burnt. Bank Manager Injured
Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 1
A fire occurred Manilla at 3 o' clock on Tuesday morning, when 10 shops in Manilla street were completely destroyed. The firms who suffered were:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Automatic Fire-alarm
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 7
Mr. James G. Jackson, Glasgow, has invented a new automatic fire-alarm, designed to minimise the danger of fire from the grinding dises or millstones in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Goulburn
Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 2
A fire occurred in the wash-house at the residence of Canon Carver at a quarter to eight on Monday morning, but fortunately the damage, done was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Who Rang Fire Bell? Hoax Causes Midnight Panic. the Call to Arms
The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 7
Who rang the fire bell? The answer to this question is being sought by the police of Strabane, a town in Ulster, where at midnight recently and extraordinary panic…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Driven Back. French Clear German Trenches. Terrific Artillery Fire. London
Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2
The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Germans are creating havoc with the coal mines, evidently seeking vengeance before retreating across the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Collapse General Retreat Begins. Terrific French Fire. Position After Position Taken. Mighty Straggle at Warsaw. Portugal Mobilising. Australians Capture a Gunboat. Germans Stopped Official Communique Paris
Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2
To-day's communique states that the Germans evacuated the left bank at Lys and Ladasse. The final situation at Lens is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at The Gap. New Hall Burned Down
Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 2
After all their energy recently expended in the direction of building a hall for entertainments and church purposes, and having seen the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lille's Fate. a Heap of Ruins. £ German Soldiers Fight Fire Amsterdam
Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 4
Lille is reported to have been badly damaged by the German bombardment. The whole district near the railway station has been reduced to a heap…
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