Disastrous Fire. Stedman's Factory Destroyed. Grand Central Hotel Damaged. Loss Exceeds 0100,000. SYDNEY
Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 3
The biggest fire for many years occurred in Sydney at 2 o'clock this morning, when Stedman's large confectionery works in Clarence-street were…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 3
One of the biggest fires that Sydney has experienced for years occurred' early on Thursday morning in Clarence Street, originating in the…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 2
The clanging of the fire-bell was heard in the early bowe of Thursday morning. It was subsequently discovered that a four-roomed…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 3
Forest fires in the neighborhood of Cochrane and Matheson wiped out entire communities in northern Ontario. The death loll is from 140 to 200, and scores…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forest Fires. Scores Perish in Flames. Entire Settlements Wiped Out. Vancouver
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2
A report received here from Toronto says that great forest fires, which are raging in the neighborhood of Cochrane and Matheson, have wined out entire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Ball of Fire From the Sky
The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 6
One of the strangest freaks in" electrical phenomena that, has ever been reported occurred in northern California recently. During the day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Awful Liquid Fire. Inferno on the Somme. London
Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 3
An awful picture of liquid fire is given by George Lohir, who interviewed a French officer on the Somme, who was directing fire from a tree top. The officer said: "I saw a detachment of German Flamenwerfer carrying their devilish apparatus and advancing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Glimpse of Hell. Liquid Fire Scene. Germans Taste Nameless Horror. French Officer's Story. London
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 2
An awful picture of liquid fire has been given by Mr. George Lohir, who interviewed a French officer on the Somme who was directing fire from a…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2
At about 10.30 o'clock on Wednesday evening the towns-people were aroused by the clanging of the fire alarm, which rang…
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Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2
A fire occurred last night at about 9.30. when the alarm was given that Mrs. D. J. Jverach's cordial factory was on fire. Willing hands were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Fire Shields. Mechanism for Men
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 3
Kuropatkin's command on our northern front is characterised by vigour—and success (writes the Petrograd correspondent of the Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Coolamon. Cordial Factor Destroyed
Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2
Mrs. D. J. Iverach’s cordial factory situated at the Government Tank, was totally destrayed by [?] on Wednesday evening At about 9.15 a lad from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Hews Day by Day. Sydney, Tuesday. Destructive Forest Fires
The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 8
It is estimated 200 lives were lost in the Canadian forest fires. Whole families were incinerated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →East Front. Struggle on Stokhod. German Attacks. Broken by Russian Fire. London
Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2
Fighting of the most furious character continues along the whole Stokhod front. The Germans, driven to desperation…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2
A British official message states:—Two enemy attacks northward of Pozieres were made, one with liquid fire, temporarily forced us back from a captured trench. We regained practically all the lost ground and progressed cast of Pozieres towards Martin Puich…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 1
Fire destroyed on Sunday evening a weatherboard cottage, the residence of Mrs. Charles Bird widow, of Adelong. In endeavouring to extinguish…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destructive Fire. Brisbane
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4
A fire which broke out at midnight in the main portion of Kingaroy (Q.), destroyed a block of buildings. The flames spread to the Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gains Near Guillemont. British Advance 400 Yards. Liquid Fire Attack at Pozieres
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 2
General Haig reports:— Our line has advanced 400 yards to the south-westward of Guillemont. There were three enemy attacks with liquid fire north-west of Pozieres, all of which failed. The enemy in the fourth attack occupied about 50 yards of the…
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Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 2
An outbreak of fire occurred at about seven o'clock last night in a brick shed at the rear of premises at the corner of Gurwood and Trail-streets, recently…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 2
The clanging' of the fire bell on Thursday night caused a mild commotion in Baylis Street. It was subsequently discovered that the scene of…
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