Wonderful Escapes: Charmed Lives Under Fire
THE STORIES of wonderful escapes from death gathered from soldiers' letters and their lips in many a Red Cross ward make piquant reading, and the vastness of this war…
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Fire at Paddington. Probable Damage £4,000
The promises of Messrs. W. Campbell and T. Dunster, carrying on business as Thomas Cooke and Company, general drapers, of Elizabeth, and Oxford Streets, Paddington, were closed at 10…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Paddiington Fire. Damaged Estimated at £6100. Drapery Shop Gutted
There was a big blaze in Oxford-street Paddington, shortly after 10 o'clock last night, as a result of which the drapery shop of Thou. Cooks and Company was almost gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western Front. French Success. Remarkable Artillery Fire. Paris, Feb. 26
A communique states: The French success at Les Epargnes was due to remarkable artillery fire. An officer of the Eighth Bavarians, who…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Police and Fire Brigade Sports
The 100 yards open handicap and relay race run at the Police und Fire Brigade sports yesterday, together with other events, will be found on another page…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Yesterday's Police and Firemen's Pageant. an Armored Car. Darktown Fire Brigade
THE TRIAL OF DE WET. OUR INDIA N TROOPS…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Horses of To-day Extraordinary Intelligence and Vigor Well Looked After Patience Under Fire
If war has no other virtue, it cements the friendship of men and horses. There are many English gunners—and it gunners, much more cavalrymen—whose…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Well Conceived; Well Done Police and Fire Brigades Give Fine Display Teaching a Lesson That We Should All Appreciate
A little tightness of the breath; a little tingling of the flesh about the neck; perhaps even a little moisture of the eyes. That was the effect of yesterday's patriotic procession…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"The world holds many gentlemen, but the greatest of all is the British private soldier. He is the best-behaved man and the best fighter in the world" Seven Hours Under Fire How British Lieutenant Served the Guns Hidden Batteries His Duty But How Nobly Done
In an English hospital, and well on his way to recovery, it is hoped, is a quiet man who did a great thing simply (says a writer in "Great Deeds of the Great War"). His name is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australian Bush Fire
ADELAIDE, Sunday.--There was an alarming bush fire near Crafers on Saturday morning. It was on Friday evening that the fire was first noticed spreading up the gully from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Paddington Fire
We are requested to state that no previous fire occurred on the premises of Messrs Dunster and Campbell, 408-410 Oxford-street. Paddington during their occupancy of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Colliery Fire. Eleven Lives Lost
LONDON, Sunday.—As the result of a fire at Homleath Colliery, Staffordshire, eleven minors lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in a Colliery. London, Feb. 27
Fire broke out in Hemleath colliery, Staffordshire. Eleven miners perished…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Turkish Forts. Terrific Bombardment. Accurate Fire of Warships
LONDON, Sunday.—The Admiralty reports that the Turkish forts, Cape Helles, Sedd–ul–Bahr, Orkanich–Tubia, and Kum–Kalossi–Tubia, were armed respectively…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Moulin Rouge. Destruction by Fire. Paris, Sunday.—A fire destroyed the Moulin Rouge. No lives were lost
The Moulin Rouge—the red mill—situate in the Montmartre, Paris, received its name from the huge red windmill, which distinguished its main entrance. It was one of the most famous…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fighting with Liquid Fire. New Trench Attack. 'Planes Drop Bombs. London, Sunday Night
"From the sea to the River Alsno there is no change. "In Champagne there is nothing new to report…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eighteen Fires
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was yesterday called upon to cope with eighteen outbreaks, principally those supposed to have been caused by sparks from locomotives in the outlying…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Car on Fire. Grafton
A motor car, containing Chap[?]ch and a companion, was almost destroyed by fire four miles from town this morning. Only the wheels of the machine were saved. In trying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Colliery Fire. Elevon Lives Lost
As the result of a fire at Hemleath Colliery, Staffordshire, England, eleven miners lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Townsville. Seven Shops Destroyed. Brisbane
Brief particulars are to hand of a great fire that occurred at Townville, North Queensland, early this morning. Seven shops were destroyed, and the damage is estimated at…
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