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Fires & bushfires, 1917

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Outbreaks of Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 3

Between last night and this morning no less than seven outbreaks of fire occurred in the home of Mrs. Fraser at Petersham, but on each occasion the…

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Ship on Fire. Many Fatalities Feared. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 4

The Chrlka, bound to Rangoon from Madras. was abandoned on fire. There were 1700 aboard and it is feared there were many fatalities…

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Fighting in China. Huge Fires in Forbidden City. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 3

Reuter's Tientsin correspondent states that republican headquarters report that Chang Hsun's 3000 troops. who occupied the Temple of Heaven,…

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Charge of Setting Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 4

Amelia Smith a young married wo[?]an, was remanded at the Water Police Court to-day on a charge of [?] setting fire to a shop at…

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Big Fire in Fiji. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 4

A disastrous fire at Levuka (Fiji) destroyed two large stores. The fire is still raging. The estimated damage is about £30,000, including 1000 tons…

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Big Fire in Denmark. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 2

"A great fire raging at Trendje[?], in Denmark, destroyed goods in transit from England to Russia. THe damage is already £3,000,000…

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Big Fire in Norway. Work of Spies. London, Tuesday Night

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 2

The "Times" Christiania correspondent reports that at the Norwegian port of Trondhjem a terrible conflagration occurred three piers full of big…

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Destructive Fire in Denmark

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 2

A great fire is raging at Tr[?]jen, Denmark, which destroyed goods in transit from England to Russia. The damage already done…

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Endangered by Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 3

Miss M. Bourehier, who keeps a confectioner's shop in Elizabeth-street, was awakened early this morning by a suffocating. She found the room…

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Playing with Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 7

"Except it might be, from mo[?] of convenience, I wouldn't Jany man myself I" acidly rc[?] Miss Foxley…

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Bombing Outrage. I.W.W. Fires. San Francisco

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 2

Mrs. Mooney was found not guilty of bombing at the Preparedness Parade in July last, after a trial lasting many weeks. A tremendous defence…

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Local and General. Fire Brigade Formed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 2

After several false alarms it is gratifying to find that at last Leeton is to have a properly formed tiro brigade. At the last meeting of the…

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Tram and Fire Engine Collide. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 4

A city-bound tram and a fire engine collided at Darlinghurst this afternoon and as a result several firemen received injuries and several of the tram…

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Big Bush Fire. Ten Persons Perish. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2

Ten perished and others are missing in a bush fire in the interior of British Columbia. Sixty men and 20 teams were trapped by the five and fled over…

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Running the Gauntlet of Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 3

Wh[?] I set out one day, some years ago, in the company of a friend, to visit the Eurowie Opal Mines in the wild heart of New South Wales. I…

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Stubborn Fighting Flanders Operations Hampered by Rain. Heavy Enemy Counter Attacks. Intense Artillery Fire Continues. Russia Reports Heavy Losses. the Kaiser's Proclamation. Western Front. the Big Push. Continued Heavy Rain. Situation Unchanged. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at headquarters telegraphs to-day: "Heavy rain continues with pitiless insistence. The ground wherever the main fighting is…

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The Island of Fire. Java's Wonderful Lake of Boiling Mud and Slime

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 2

The greatest natural wonder in Java, if not in the entire world, is the justly celebrated Gheko Kamdka. Gumko, or "Home of the Hot…

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Fire in the City. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 1

A [?] destroyed a general store occupied by Mrs. Norman at Leichhardt early this morning. The occupants were awakened by the flames. One…

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For the Fire-fighter

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 3

No longer will the fear of being overcome by poisonous gases or struck on the head by falling objects be entertained in the minds of the…

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An Exciting Chase. Hunting the Coyote in a Motor Car. Fire Miles of Croat Country Driving

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 2

Coyote abasing ia rapidly becoming a favourable outdoor sport with a number of Dodge Brothers owners in North-western Canada. Several letters,…

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