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Fires & bushfires, 1914

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Further Advance Barred. Raked by Artillery Fire London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1914 · page 2

Latest advices from the front state that at one point the Germans have succeeded in crossing the Yser in Belgium, but the lie of the country…

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British Artillery Fire. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1914 · page 2

A correspondent of the Amsterdam newspapers reports he saw the British artillery sending a storm of shrapnel in one long unbroken stream…

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A Profit on Fires. the Attorney-general Sarcastic

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1914 · page 2

Mr. Badgery continued the debate on the financial statement. He characterised the Government's action in fixing the price of wheat as…

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Negro Kills Four. Fires Cottage and Runs Amok. "Love Retreat" Invaded

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

In the isolated "Love Retreat" of Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous architect, of spring Green. Wisconsin, a negro servant believed to have become suddenly demented, killed four…

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Fire Commissioner's Visit to Wagga. (To the Editor, "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 3

Sir.—With regard to the report appearing in your issue of Friday, the 30th ult., under the heading of "Fire Brigade Administration." I am directed…

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"We Are Coldstreams." German Ruse Fails. Allies' Decimating Fire. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

During a night attack made by the Germans upon the Allies' lines, the Germans upon the Allies' lines, the Germans advanced in a solid line two deep, shouting, "Don't fire, we are…

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Delusion of Militarism. Nemesis of Armaments. Kerosene As a Protection Against Fire!

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 7

Dr. C. E. Jefferson, the writer of a very powerful article in the Atlantic Monthly, on the delusion of militarism, argues that the present war is the direct and deserved…

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The Gap Hall Fire. Coronial Inquiry Resumed. Verdict Against Unknown Incendiary

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 5

At the court house yesterday afternoon, the Coroner, Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., resumed the inquiry as to the cause of the fire by which the public…

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Liner Norfolk on Fire Vessel Runs Ashore. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 3

The Federal-Shire liner Norfolk sent a wireless message received in Melbourne yesterday morning that she was on fire, and had run ashore on the…

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Fire at Ballarat. Woman's Body Recovered by Her Daughter. Melbourne

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 2

Candles, which were lighted round the body of a woman who had died at Ballarat, set fire to the window curtain, and the flames…

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Big Fire. a Home Burned

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 4

Mr Tommy Allsopp, formerly of Gundagai, met with a streak of bad luck last week. On Thursday last his handsome residence,…

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An Hour's Fight. Emden Takes Fire. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 2

Additional particulars of the engagement show that the Emden was making an attack on Cocos Island, the British cable and wireless station in the Indian…

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Horses Lost at Sea. Ship Damaged by Fire. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 2

The steamer Rembrandt, which was conveying a number of horses from Baltimore for the use of the French troops at the seat of the war, and…

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Big Fire at Gosford. Several Business Premises Burnt. Gosford

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 3

A Fire at Gosford this morning destroyed Robert Campbell's store and premises, also burning the boarding establishment together with furniture and…

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Rembrandt on Fire. Shipment of Horses Killed. German Spies Suspected. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 3

The transport steamer Rembrandt, which left Baltimore, Ireland, with a shipment of horses for England, took, fire at sea. damaged, but…

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The Emden Takes Fire. No Details of Losses. Congratulations to the Sydney. Enthusiasm in Other Dominions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 2

The capture of the Emden has caused great relief at Fremantle, as it was feared the unscrupulous prowler could easily come on to that port in two or…

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Sea Routes Cleared. Emden and Konigsberg Out of Action. Effective Work of Australian Cruiser. London-australian Shipping Rates Reduced London Applauds Australian Fleet. Sinking of the Emden. Took Fire in Engagement. Driven Ashore and Burnt. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 2

The Press Bureau states that the Emden was driven ashore and burnt at Cocos Island. [Cocos Island is a cable station of…

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Negro Kills Four. Fires Cottage and [?] Amok. "Love Retreat" Invaded

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

In the isolated "Love Retreat" of I Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous Green, Wisconsin, a negro servant believed to have become suddenly demented killed, four…

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To-day's Telegrams Destructive Fire at Mungindi

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 2

There was a destructive fire at Mungindi this morning in a row of six buildings owned by Sylvester Butler, and occupied by Crane and co. stock…

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Forbes Train on Fire. Motor Cycle Explodes. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 3

While the Forbes mail train was standing at the Rydalmere Station this morning, a departmental motor cycle, which was stowed (in the brake…

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