Fire at Grahamstown
On Sunday last, at midday, the house and all contents of Mr. Kitto were burned, at Grahamstown. It is surmised that the fire started through a…
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Fire at Toomorroma
The store and kitchen at Toomorroma owned by Tommy Shee Huey were, with all contents, destroyed by fire, on Monday night last, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Entire Front Active. Vigorous Artillery Fire. Austrian Official Message. London
An Austrian official message says that vigorous artillery fire prevails on the entire Russian front. The massage adds: "The Russians…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires At Boree Creek
On Monday a bash fire occurred on Mr Bernard O'Connell's farm, destroying about 30 acres of standing crop. Mr O'Conneli had just…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Haystack
A fire occurred on the farm of Mr. H. S. Mackenzie, on the Grong Grong-road, a few miles from Narandera, on Monday. The cause of the outbreak is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Adelong Fire
At an inquiry as to the cause of the recent fire which destroyed Adelong Motel, Roderick McLean, owner and licensee of the hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Standing Crop Burnt. Fire at Boree Creek. Lockhart
A bush fire occurred at Mr. Bernard O'Connell's farm at [?]oree Creek yesterday. Mr. O'Connell had gone one round with his harvester when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America. Fire at Pier. Munition Freights Burnt. War Goods for Russia. Washington
The steamers Boston Castle and Pacific were destroyed in a disastrous fire at the wharves at New York pier, at which they were berthed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Marrar
A fire started on the railway line a few miles on the June Marrar about noon yesterday. Before it was got under control it had spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire. Damage at Cookardinia. Thousand Bags of Wheat. Grass Stocks, and Fencing Burnt
A bush fire, which broke out on a property believed to be owned by a farmer named Lutz at Cookardinia, shortly after three o'clock on Friday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Big Fire
The Albion woollen mills at Geelong (Vic.) wore destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at £30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shops Wrecked. Fronts Blown Out. Fire Followers Explosion. Melbourne
Four shops in Albert Park, Melbourne were badly damaged early this morning by an explosion of petrol peaking from a motor cycle. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Beats Prairie Fire. Flame Fighting in Flanders
Describing his experience of flame fighting in Flanders recently a corporal of a crack Highland regiment says:— We go under fire now in the actual sense of the word, and I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stubble Fire
Yesterday evening the reflection of a fire in the direction of Dhulura could be distinctly seen in Wagga. It is understood that the fire started in stubble…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rats Cause Fires
Rats are unpopular creatures at bust ; but perhaps no one dreads them more members of fire insurance companies. One might…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Junee
Our correspondent writes:—A fire broke out at 11 a.m. to-day (Wednesday) at the residence of Mr. Percy Pegga, of Cooce-road, Junee. The place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Champagne. Effective Artillery Fire Paris
A communique states: Our batteries in Champagne wrecked the German organisation in the region of Hill 193…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire. Bethungra Store Demolished Post Office in Danger
M'Cluskey's general store at Bethungra, together with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The origin of the fire is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Bethungra
A fire occurred at Bethungra late on Tuesday night, and it destroyed Mr. McCluskey's general store and its contents, including the adjourning post office. Miss Brown, the post…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire. Petrol Explodes in Shop. Brisbane
Through being severely burnt in a fire at the workshops of Irving Bros., in South Brisbane, yesterday, Wilfrod Irving died in the hospital in the…
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