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Fires & bushfires, 1915

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Serious Bash Fires. SYDNEY

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 5

Serious bush fires are raging in the Belligan district. Miles of country have been devastated, and many settlers have lost everything…

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King George Under Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 2

A Paris message states that for shells exploded 200 yards from King George and president poincare. The temps correspondent…

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'Shell Fire.' a Chaplain's Impressions

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 3

The Rev. Dr. Ewing, of Grange United Free Church, who is one of the chaplains with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, writing under date, July…

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Fire on a Station. Homestead and Wool Shed Destroyed. Echuca

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Bena[?]co Homestead, Wamboota, N.S.W., early this morning, the residence and wool shed of Mr. A. Leiteh being totally…

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Great School Fire. Sixty Children Perish. Parents and Children in Panic. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

A shocking catastrophe occurred at the town of Peabody, in the United State, where 50 children were burned to death in a school fire…

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Bush Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1915 · page 2

Destructive bush fires continue in the North Coast districts. The cattle stations between Grafton and Dalmorton have been swept bare…

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Terrible Bush Fires

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1915 · page 2

Bush fires centinue in the Clarence River district. Fields of cane have been destroyed in many places…

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Mysterious Fire. Man Committed for Trial. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 2

An inquiry was held yesterday concerning the recent mysterious fire at Eric Flaxman's residence, Strathfield. Evidence was given that a quantity of…

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Bush Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 5

In the Dorrigo district on Saturday the whole country was devastated with bush fires, presenting the appearance of a sea. A large…

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Fires on Blue Mountains. Blackheath Threatened

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 November 1915 · page 2

The dry spell is causing bush fires all over the Blue Mountains. At one stage Blackheath township was threatened, and the flames got uncomfortably…

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Bush Fires on Blue Mountains. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 3

A series of bush fires are raging on the Blue Mountains. The damage is continued to the scrub…

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America. Ship on Fire. Possible Pro-german Outrage. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 2

A Fire broke out in the coal bunkers of the French liner Rochambean, in mid-Atlantic. The vessel is returning to Halifax, although the captain…

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Suburban Fire. an Unlucky Firm. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 3

A fire broke out early this morning at the large business establishment of Hodgson, Limited, Ashfield. The section of the premises in which the…

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Mountain Fires. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 2

Bush fires continue to rage on the mountains. At Mount Victoria the homes for consumptives narrowly escaped destruction. The flames travelled…

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The Fire in America

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 2

Workmen to the number of 800 were endangered by the fire which occurred in Bethlchem Steel Works. American German agenis are…

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American Munition Factory Destroyed by Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 2

A four-stoned building, housing a thousand machines and two thousand workmen, comprising part of an extensive munitions plant in the…

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Steamer on Fire. Crew Abandon Vessel. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 3

The Italian steamer Livietta caught tire, at sea and the crew, believing the vessel to be doomed, abandoned her…

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Sinking of the Ancona. Destroyed by Shell Fire. Excitement in United States. Brutal Murder of Passengers. Over 200 Missing. Near-eastern Campaign. Allies Take the Offensive. Fierce Battle Raging. Britain's War Bill. Totals £1,662,000,000. the Balkans. Servia. Position at Veles. Bulgarian Situation Difficult. Athens

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 2

The Allies are steadily sending reinforcements to the firing lines in Serbia. British troops have occupied the…

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Fires in the City. Damage Estimated at £7000. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1915 · page 3

A fire broke out early this morning in a shop and dwelling occupied by P. T. Worth, general storekeeper. The shop was totally destroyed, and…

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Submarine War. Steamer Firenze Sunk. by Submarine Shell Fire. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1915 · page 2

It is semi-officially announced that an Australian submarine on Tuesday, in the vicinity of Syracuse, sank the steamer Firenze, bound for Port Said…

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