Torrents of Fire
THE effect of the burning oil and chemical sprayed by the Germans upon the French advanced trenches in the woods of Malancourt, which was mentioned in a recent…
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Fire at Goulburn. Goulburn
Last night a fire at the rear of premises in Auburn-street, occupied by Clark, music seller, and Louis and Martinez, electricians, destroyed a wooden storeroom, two bedrooms,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Eastern Front. Fire Ships at Ossowiec. London, Tuesday Night
Petrograd messages say that the Germans bombarded Ossowiec on Sunday from 8 in the morning until. 6 at night. The forts replied, and seriously damaged the enemy's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Shetland. Five Killed; Forty Injured. London. Tuesday Night
Brief telegrams have just come to hand respecting a fatal fire at Lerwick, the chief port of Shetland. Very few particulars are available, but it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Beacon Fires." a Story of the Great Armada. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xxii. the Watcher on the Roof
There was one other listener to the booming of the guns, who brought to the occasion very different feelings and sympathies than did Mistress Bess Carew, Mistress Anne Treluce,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Suez Canal New Zealanders Under Fire. Scattering the Turks. Work of the Artillery. Exciting Scenes. Zeitoun (Near Cairo), March 12
At 5 o'clock on the afternoon of February 2 a half-company of New Zealanders -- a hundred men from Nelson -- arrived and took up their work as reliefs at a certain point…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fire
LONDON, Wednesday.--An explosion and fire at Lerwick, the capital of the Shetland Islands, resulted in five being killed and 40 injured. The explosion shook every building in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Driven Mad. Germans and Shell Fire
BERNE, Wednesday.--Professor Gaupp, the nerve specialist, writing in the "Munchner Medlzin Wochenschrift," says there is an alarming increase in madness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Beacon Fires." a Stort of the Great Armada. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xxiii. News
Once more Juan Garcia descended from the roof, and, passing through the secret chambers, touched the spring at the back of the stone in the chimney. It revolved somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Army. Madness Through Sheel-fire Berne, Apill 14
Professor Gaupp, nerve specialist, writing to the "Muenchner Medezin Wochen-s[?]hr[?]ft," says there is an alarming increase of madness in the German army,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire and Explosion. at Shetland Naval Station. London, April 13
An explosion at Lerwick, Shetland Islands, resulted in five people being killed and 40 injured. The explosion was due to a fire, the cause…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£150 in Notes Burnt. the Cooney Island" Fire. Story at the Inquiry
Giving evidence before the local Coroner, Mr. G.S Whiteman, at an inquiry into the recent destruction by fire of Mr. Jas. Roberts' house and contents on "Cooney Island," a property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Hurstville. Three Cottages Burned
At 3.30 on Monday morning a fire broke out in the residence of William Henry Ferguson, in West Street, Hurstville. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Mackay. Mackay (Q)
A fire last evening destroyed five shops in Victoria-street. The damage, exclusive of the buildings, amounts to about £4000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Beacon Fires." a Story of the Great Armada. (All Rights Reserved.) Ghapter Xxiv. the Fight
W[?]n the [?] [?]ed, or [?]ther, was driven [?] and the [?] [?] out [?] it was like the [?] of a [?] on a stage. The outlines of the dra[?] were there for all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Different Kinds of Gun Fire
(a) Sprapnel shell fired from field-gun time fuse (b) Sharpnel shell fired from howilzer, with time fuse (c) Lyddite shell fired from howilzer percussion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Common Type of Fire Trench
(a) Biscuit tin oiled with earth (b) Narrow elbow rest for firing (c) Protection against hock fire. This is another and more common type of shelter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Beacon Fires." a Story of the Great Armada. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter XXIV.—Continued
Ugo Jose could be seen, stamping about the deck, and his voice giving orders was as dist[?] on the Flower of Cornwall as it was on the Pa[?]. He was [?]ched, and would [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Smoked Cigar Under Fire. Mr. Churchill at Antwerp. London
An Italian war correspondent describes Mr. Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, proceding the Naval Brigade force to Antwerp, when the Germans first made a dash…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Russian Under Fire: A Visit to the First-line Trenches
While it is true that the public is now aware of the fact that the "Russian Steam Roller" was in the beginning of things nothing more substantial than a bogey, they appreciate the…
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