Australians Under Fire
General Sir John Maxwell, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Egypt, sent the following cable message to Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence: --…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fires & bushfires, 1915
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Fire Fighters for Freshwater
Although there are nearly 400 because around Freshwater Boach, the Locality has been without any pretation against fire. That condition of afairs is been to be remedied, however, as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Zealanders Under Fire
The New Zealanders in Egypt have been under fire. Major-General Sir John Maxwell, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Egypt, notifies…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Big Queensland Fire. Seventeen Buildings Destroyed at Longreach
Seventeen business premises were totally destroyed by fire at Eagle-street, Longreach (Queensland) on the night of February 6. The outbreak was discovered in Mellick's general…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Yellow Devils. More German Anathemas. Enemy's Airmen Nervy. Terrible Shell-fire. London, Tuesday Night
Another story from Eye Witness, with the headquarters staff, has been issued. It is dated Friday, and says:-- "On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Trick That Missed Fire
BIG BUSINESS isn't gredy. It merely wants a lot—generally THE lot, and poses as a Deeply Injured party if it doesn't get it…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bush Fires at Rylstone
Bush fires have been burning [?]rent parts of the Rylstone district. At Kilcoola a large strip of densely timbered country has been swept. One fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Myall Lake Blaze
Mr. Asquith's house, at the river entrance, Myall Lake, Bullahdelah, has been destroyed by fire. The loss includes a motor car, a net, and some boats. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires at Broken Hill
A fire at Broken Hill on Friday night destroyed a five-roomed wood and iron house, owned by A. Considine and occupied by Wm. Lees. The house was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram on Fire
One of the fuses, under a tram bound for the city blew out in George-street West, near Regent-street, this morning, with the result that for a few minutes flames shot up around…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Gerringong
A house at Gerringong (N.S.W.), [?] property of Phoenix Wells, was burned to the ground on Monday morning. The building was insured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Bedding Store
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The fusing of an electric wire was responsible for a fire resulting in damage to the extent of £85 in a city store this afternoon. The outbreak occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The British Fire. Its Telling Effect
CAIRO, Thursday.--An eyewitness of the recent engagement with the Turks on the Suez Canal states that, the British fire was deadly accurate, and that. Turkish dead…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Conflagrations Inquiry Into the Big Dalby Fire
An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire in Cunningham-street, Dalby, on January 12, when eleven shops were destroyed, was concluded last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Fire. (Deadly and Accurate. Cairo, Feb. 11
An "Eye-witness" with the British forces in Egypt status that the British fire was deadly and accurate. Turkish dead are lying everywhere, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at the G.p.o. Minor Outbreak. Telephones Damaged
A few minutes before 7 o'clock last night a Post Office employee noticed smoke issuing from the basement at the southern end of the [?]itt-street portion of the building. He at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at G.p.o. Telephones Affected. Subscribers Lines Cut Off
A [?]e broke out In the basement of the General post Office shortly before 7 o'clock last night. It originated amongst the cables currying the telephone wires, and probably two…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The G.p.o. Fire. Telephone Service Disorganised. Smoke Causes Scare
Thousands of persons having occasion to use telephones this morning were provoked into using bad language—some because of te failure of the switch attendants to answer their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roumania Austria to Attack. the Canal. Deadly British Fire. Carpathians. the Enemy Routed
Austria, according to the "Daily Express" correspondent at Nish, is preparing to invade Roumania. Her pretext is that Servian stores…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. Under Fire. Australasians in Egypt. German Threat to Shipping. Saturday, 6th February
Coincident with the Australian and New Zealand troops engaging the Turks in Egypt, comes an announcement by the Commonwealth Defence Minister…
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