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Fires & bushfires, 1915

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British Bombardment. Fifty Hours of Shell Fire. Great-assault Begun. French Attack Foe. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 2

A Berlin communique, issued last night, says.—After a severe artillery preparation, lasting at some points for 56 hours, the expected attack by the…

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The Dangers of Bush Fires

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 2

Throughout the whole of the Lockhart district there are now all powerful and undoubted reasons to fear devastation from the ravages of bush…

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Miscellaneous Items. Sant Anna. Fire in Mid-atlantic. Evidence of German Handiwork. Naples

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 2

The commander of the Sam Anna, now at Naples, says that the explosions were due to asphyxiating gas Forty passengers were overcome by…

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Allies Cannot Break Through German Officer's Interview. Such Fire Never Before Experienced. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 2

The "Cologue Gazette" declares that the chance of the enemy breaking through no longer exists and that the number of Germans imprisoned has…

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Allies' Aeroplanes. Raid on Aix La Chapelle. Railway Junction on Fire. Rotterdam

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 2

Twenty-one Allies aeroplanes bombed Aix la Chapelle. It is reported that Roteerde, an important strategic railway junction, is…

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Reckless Gallantry Kitchener's New Army Under Fire. Mr. Phillip Gibbs' Thrilling Story. the Capture of Loos. One of the Greatest British Feats. French Progress. Strong German Positions Abandoned. "Swift and Costly Retreat." Whole Companies of Soldiers Drowned. British Victory in Mesopotamia. Western Front. Great British Achievement. by Kitchener's New Army. Fighting North of Loos. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 2

Mr. Phillip Gibbs says it is now possible to give a clear story of the fighting. The brigades disappeared into the smoke on Saturday and were only…

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Heroic French Troops. Face Inferno of Fire. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 4

A "Times" correspondent, describing the victory in the Champagne says:—"Never can all the acts of heroism,…

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Curtain of Fire. Violent German Counterattack. French Official Message. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 4

A Paris official message says:—"The enemy's counter-attack at Artois was restricted vo a most violent bombardment of our new position…

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Items of News. Fire Brigade Officers' Quarters

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 2

The tender of Mr. S. A. Mumford for the erection of officers' quarters at the Wagga Fire Brigade Station at a cost of £826, has been accepted…

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Explosion on Ship. Naphtha Causes Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 4

Owing to a tin of naphtha exploding a fire broke out on the Island steamer. Makembo, while lying at Central Wharf this morning. Only slight…

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Bush Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 4

Two hundred acres of bush off Mars Road, Land Cove, was destroyed this afternoon by a fire. The flumes got to within about 200 yards of the…

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Serious Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

A fire broke out at Yeo & Co's, hardware merchants, Macquarie-place, at 8 o'clock this morning, and did damage to the extent of…

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Fire in the City. Hardware Shop Damaged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 3

A fire was discovered this morning on the ground floor of the premises of Yeo and Company, hardware merchants, Macquarie Place. The contents…

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Items of News. Fire in the Esplanade

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 2

A fire occurred in an unoccupied house in the Esplanade, Wagga, last night, but little or no damage resulted. The brigade was called out but by the…

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Fire at Abedare. Four Buildings Burnt. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 4

A fire at Abedare this morning destroyed three four-roomed cottages and residences, including the local post-office. There is no fire brigade in the…

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Fatal Fire. Strange Story Told. Alleged Murder and Suicide. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 4

A boarding house containing 26 rooms at Whangerei, New Zealand was destroyed by fire early this morning. According to the story furnished…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade will be held in the Lake Hall on Saturday, October 16, at 8 p.m. In view of the…

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A Big Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 3

A fire at Barcaldine. Queensland, destroyed five shops. a hotel and a picture theatre…

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Tahure. French Fire Causes Panic. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

When the Bretons and Veadeans jumped into the German trenches southward of Tahure they found them checked with corpses. Men captured declared the…

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Fire on Ship. German Names on Bottle. Birsbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 3

The preliminary inquiry into the fire on the steamer Wodonga was held at Brisbane to-day. An interesting exhibit was produced in the shape of a…

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