City Fires. Another Attempt at Redfern Sydney
The police have no doubt that the fire at Brown's Redfern, yesterday was started, as some of the other recent city fires. Chemical-soaked waste…
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374 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 19
Escape From a Forest Fire
The creek bed lay just past them, but at this season the creek was nearly dry. We knew that the fire would leap the stream. There were pools, however; one of these, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulgars Checked. Fighting in the Dobrudja Effects of Russian Fire. London
A Romo wireless states:— The Bulgarian offensive in the Dobrudja has been arrested. The Russian fleets formidable bombardment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Juggernaut. Fire Spouting Monster. Mowing Down Everything. New York
Mr. Frederick Palmer, who is at the British headquarters, cables: "Fire spouting cars, like prehistoric monsters of strange shapes, trundled down across…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament. Incendiary Fires. Parliamentary Elections Bill Crown Lands. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. M'Girr asked the Minister for Labor and Industry had lie noticed a cable in the press stating that Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Science Notes. Cigarettes and Fires
During the past year it is reported that there wore 1,306 fires caused by cigars and cigarettes carelessly thrown away, in New York alone. The average…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Battle of the Somme Allies' Great Artillery Fire. Seventy-two Hours' Bombardment. Smashing the German Lines. "Earth Tremors Resemble Earthquakes." Paris
What is going to happen on the Somme front cannot be foretold or exactly foreseen. For seventy-two hours a bombardment of stupendous intensity has been emashing up the German lines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Story of the Victory. Last of Enemy Trenches Under Fire Peronne a "Ripe Plum." London
The Allies have celebrated the anniversary of the offensive of the Artois and the Champagne by a brilliant advance, culminating in the capture of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Dangers
Most everyone who has had any dealings with machinery shown about the liability of oil rags and [?] that have been [?] for cleaning purposes to ignite from spontaneous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Danders
Most everyone who has had any dealings with machinery known about tho liability of oil rags and waste that have been used for cleaning purposes to Ignite from spontaneous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wagga Fire Brigade
That Albury Fire Brigade had just received a new motor fire engine worth about £1000, and Lismore recently landed one valued at £1400, and Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General. Wagga Fire Station
Exception was taken by Ald. Collins at Thursday night's Council meeting to the treatment of Wagga by the Fire Brigades' Board. For once again, he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Sydney. Damage £30,000. SYDNEY
Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in Beard and Watson's, Ltd., furniture emporium, in George-street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship on Fire. Passengers Unaware of Danger. New York
The steamer Philadelphia put into Port at New York this evening with a we in her hold, which has been burning since Thursday. The cause of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Furniture Fire. About £30,000 Damage
Over 200 persons have been affected through the big fire which took place at Grace Brothers' furniture repository, a four-storey brick building, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Concert Under Fire. Programme Proceeds Despite Bursting Shells
Writing from Belgium to a friend, Corporal A. E. Gregory, Rifle Brigade, who previous to mobilisation resided in Seedley, Manchester, [?] of a concert held [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Front. Russian Offensive. Move Towards Lemberg. Ferocious Shell Fire. Terrible Battle Raging. Petrograd
The move towards Lemberg has recommenced and the whole southern, sector of the Russian front is ablaze. General Brusiloff's immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Earlier War News. Towards Lemberg. Russian Drive Beings. Terrific Gun Fire. London
Petrograd report says:— The move towards Lemburg has recommenced, and the whole southern sector of the Russian front is ablaze…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Italy. Intense Artillery Fire
An Italian communique says: We repulsed seven attacks against our new position in the Vanocismon Valley. There is an intense artillery fire on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Sydney Fire. Sydney
A fire occurred at the Sydney paper mills. Botony, early this morning but was extinguished before much damage had been done…
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