German Plane Opens Fire Over Belgium Brussels
It is officially announced that Belgian fighters and anti-aircraft batteries drove off German planes at various points. One German machine…
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Bush Fires Outbreak in Lower Tarcutta Under Control on Saturday Night
The bush fire which swept through the property of Mr. A. N. Campbell, Lower Tarcutta, and through 90 acres of Borambola Park, the property of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goomeri Hotel Fire Brisbane
A man named "Pitch" Taylor is now the only person not accounted for in connection with the fire at Doomed when a hotel was razed to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Wheat Crop Farmer Fatally Burned Melbourne
Pinned down by the weight of a water haversack when he tripped and fell into his burning wheat crop, Mr. H. S. Jacka, of Benalla, suffered burns…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Tooyal
The nine-roomed weatherboard house of Mrs. E. Bartholomew, about 12 miles from Coolamon, at Tooyal North, was destroyed by fire early on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Fatalities Melbourne
A fire which destroyed a house at Yellow Creek last night has claimed a second child victim. John Clark, aged 10 years, died early this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Inquiries on Bush Fire Causes
Carrathool Shire Council has decided to ask the police what inquiries had been made concerning outbreaks of bushfires in the district and what…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crass Fires 100 Acres Burnt at Old Junee Changed Wind Helps Brigades Blaze Also at Uranquinty
One hundred acres of grass were destroyed on Duckfield, between Old Junee and Rockview, the property ol Mr. E. Lehmann, and farmed by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire at Wagga
A crass fire broke out in a paddock in Edward-street west near Hardy's brickworks at 10.45 a.m. yesterday and destroyed about an acre of grass and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Third Fire Death Melbourne
The third death occurred to-day in the Beechworth Hospital as a result of the fire which destroyed a bag hut at Yellow Creek, near Beechworth, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burning Rubbish Causes Fire Alarm
The note of the fire siren sounded at about 10.30 this morning and brought a large number of people out. The outbreak, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hoses Electrified Blaze at Timber Store Sydney
More than 20 firemen firemen a timber fire at Surry Hills to-day received shocks when their hoses became charged with electricity. An…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Devastating Fires 3000 Acres Destroyed at Grong Grong Much Fencing, Too Eight Properties Affected
Three thousand acres of stubble and grassland and several miles of fencing were destroyed yesterday when a devastating fire occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Near Corowa Bagged Wheat Crop and Fencing Burnt
For three hours, 300 fighters battled desperately to save the homestead of Mr. William Kennan, "Broadmeadows," Ringwood, near Corowa, yesterday, and…
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