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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1916

374 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 19

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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Big City Fire

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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Outbreak of Fire

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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Canadian Forest Fires. Communities Wiped Out 200 Heaths. Vancouver

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Fire

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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Fire at Coolamon. Coolamon

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Enemy Liquid Fire Attacks

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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Destroyed by Fire

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…

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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…

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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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Outbreak of Fire

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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Fire Outbreak

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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