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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

2,381 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 120

The Pschological Effect of Shell Fire in Modern War

People · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 3

"If any man says he is not afraid of shellfire," said one of the bravest men I have ever met—and at that moment we were watching how the enemy's snrapnet was ploughing to…

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Bush Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 7

GOULBURN, Thursday. -- Serious bush fires have occurred in the Tallong district. Headwinds made the work of for fighting extremely difficult, and many paddocks were completely…

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District Fires

The Propeller · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 1

During the extremely hot weather on Monday last a series of bush fires broke out in the municipality of Hurstville. Hurstville…

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Fires. Numerous Outbreaks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 6

Firemen in the metropolitan area were kept busy again yesterday, the number of calls being well on to twenty. Most of the calls were for bush fires, cutbreaks occurring at…

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Canadian Transport's Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 7

The steamer Canadian Transport, which arrived here with a fire in her bunkers recently, concluded discharging her cargo yesterday. It was stated that the damage caused by the fire…

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Rifle and Shell Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 2

It is curious to note that in nearly all the rases of wounded men taken from the trenches the hurts are caused by shrapnel, either the bullets from the shell…

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The Fire on the Canadian Transport

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 9

"Very little structural damage, only about four stanchions bent," was the effect of the surveyor's report on the steamer Canadian Transport yesterday. The vessel, it will be…

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King Under Fire. Interview with Belgian Monarch

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 11

An interesting sketch of the King of the Belgians is given by a special correspondent of the Associated Press of America, who was accorded an audience of his Majesty at the…

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A Fire-swept Land Effects of the Heat Wave Fire Outbreaks in Many N.S.W. DISTRICTS

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 4

New South Wales experienced last week one of the fiercest and most sudden fire visitations in its history. Following a spell of abnormal heat, bush fires burst…

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Fire in Pitt-street. Flames Quickly Dealt with

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 4

What fortunately turned out to be only a small biaxe was discovered in the drapery and tailoring establishment of Spilsted and Miles, at 191 Pitt-street, City, shortly after 6 o'clock…

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"Beacon Fires." a Story of the Great Armada. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter I. Bess of the Beacon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 4

Bess Carew stood at the mirror, which was placed in the embrazure of the window of her bedroom, brushing out her hair. It hung in wavy masses down to her waist; it looked…

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Ravaged Belgium Victim of Fire and Sword Eye-witnesses' Tales of Horror. Atrocities in Antwerp

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 1

There have been comparatively few stories of German atrocities from the great cities of Belgium and it was believed that after the first wild orgie of…

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Bush Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 8

A bush fire broke out at Easewood on Monday afternoon, and swept close up to the weather-board cottage occupied by Mr. Mckinnon for a time residence…

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Bush Fires in the West. Miles of Country Destroyed Molong

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 5

A bush [?]re is raging over a large area of country in Pine Scrub, near Gumble. Many acres of country have been burned out, and miles of fencing destroyed. The driver of…

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Big Bush Fire. Destruction of Property. Molong

The Sun · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 6

An extensive bush fire, which has been burning fiercely during the past few days, has devastated miles of country near Gumbie. Miles of fencing have been…

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Football Under Fire

The World's News · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 3

Men of the Allied Forces playing football at the back of the firing line, to the sounds of shells bursting in the trenches…

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Fire at Cronulla

The St George Call · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 6

During the heat of last Monday an accidental fire completely demolished the cottage of Mr. Fred Sorensen. of Cronulla. It appears that Mrs. Sorensen…

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"Hold at the Fire."

The World's News · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 18

AN ESTHONIAN soldier who was taken prisoner by the Hungarians has managed to send a letter invisibly written in lemon Juice to his parents at Reval, in which he…

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Fire at Hunter's Hill

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

A two-roomed cottagein Matthew-street, Hunter's Hill owned by Mrs M. Gould, of Balmain-street, Balman, and occupied by Miss N. Murray, was destroyed by fire this…

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Turkish Fire Weakening. Paris, March. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 17

The Turkish artillery at Mount Elijah is weakening daily. Two big cruisers for the first time passed the night in the Dardanelles,…

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