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A house containing five rooms and a kitchen occupied by Mr. Spier, manager for Mr. Smith at Catuga, was destroyed by fire early on Friday morning. The occupants were in bed at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The wind blew keen into Bess Carew's face thrusting back the heavy masses of her hair almost as if they were being grasped by some not too gentle hand. Strong as was her nerve,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Terror was driven into the hearts of settlers in the bush in the Sefton Parl and Upper Bankstown districts on Monday, when the news spread like wild-fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Owing to the extremely dry conditions prevailing, the Fire Brigades in various outlying, suburbs of Sydney had a busy time yesterday quelling outbreaks of fire. Most of them were…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A fire at Auburn last night obtained such a hold before the brigade arrived that one cottage was completely destroyed and another gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It was not to be expected that the outspoken, fearless utterances of the Premier and the Minister for Works upon Kaiser Wilhelm and Germany would be allowed to go unchallenged. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A considerable area of country and many miles of fencing have been destroyed by bush fires near Gumble, where the fire has been burning fiercely for three days. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At the Sunny Corner Police Court Douglas Brown, of Meadow Fiat, and Robert Graham, of Dark Corner, were each fined £5, with 6s coats, for having made fires to the danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Until there is comprehensive legislation in the matter of lire prevention, some people will flout precaution and take enormous risks to the detriment of their neighbors. A big lire occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →About 1 o'clock this morning a five-roomed house in Harrow-street, Auburn, unoccupied, and owned by Mr. G. H. Dowell, was completely destroyed by fire. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →PARKES, Saturday.—A lire was discovered in Howell's' fruit shop, in. the most central position in the town, early this morning. Despite the. efforts of the brigade, the ; promises of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Further particulars have been received regarding the sinking of a German supply ship in January last by H.M.A.S. Australia, off Patagonia, recently reported by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Eye-witness" with the British Headquarters Staff, says: Our offensive at Neuve Chapelle was attended with signal success. The fire of the many guns and howitzers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The most disastrous fire in the history of Parkes occurred at an early hour this morning. At 4.30 a fire broke out at J. Howell's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A fire broke out at 4 o'clock on Sunday morning at Howell's fruit and refreshment rooms, corner of Dalton and Carinda Streets, and spread rapidly along both streets, until…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Her determination was speedily made up, for her courage was high. She crossed to a cupboard in the wall, and took out a long thick cloak, which would cover her from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The British success at Neuve Chapelle has aroused the greatest enthusiasm. In the battle, after several attempts were [?]ade to dislodge the enemy from the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another important success has been scored against the C[?] on the western gone of operations. It is officially announced that after desperate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. T. Curran, of Lowther, says the country around Lowther is practically burned out. There is hardly a fence left between Hampton and Cox's River. He estimates that 40 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A considerable area of country and many miles of fencing have been destroyed by bush Ares near Gumble, Molong, where the fire was burning fiercely…
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