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Fires & bushfires, 1916

1,933 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 97

Fire at Hay. Hay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1916 · page 10

Meakes and Wheeler's store, Lachlan-street, Hay, one of the largest general stores in Riverina together with the greater part of the stock, were destroyod by fire on Friday…

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Slaughter of the Huns in the Open at Verdun Between Two Fires Vancouver

The Sun · Monday 10 April 1916 · page 5

Messages from Paris state that it is not known why the Germans have adopted new attacking formations around Verdun, unless it is, that their reserves are decreasing too…

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Shops Destroyed. Damage, £15,000. Fire at Terang, Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1916 · page 8

Fourtecn shops, representing half of the principal business block in Terang, were destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The total damage is estimated at £15,000. The…

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A Suspicious Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 4

The Evangelical Lutheran Church at Murtoa (Vic.) was destroyed by fire early on Thursday morning. Lucendlarlam is suspected. The fire apparently started inside the church neat the…

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Fatal Fire in Theatre. London

Evening News · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 1

During the progress of [?] entertainment at the Garrish Theatre [?] in [?] of the Soldiers' Comfort [?] quantity of cotton wool, used during a [?]…

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Fire on Concert Stage. Six Children Die

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--A children's entertainment was in progress at the Garrick Theatre, Hereford, in aid of the Soldiers' Comforts Fund, and during a snow scene a quantity of…

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Fire in Theatre. Six Fatalities. London, April 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 9

A children's entertainment was in progress at the Garrick Theatre, Hereford, in aid of the Soldiers' Comfort Fund. During a snowstorm scene a quantity of cotton-wool was ignited…

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A Big Fire in Victoria. T[?] Shops Destroyed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 4

A dis[?]strous are occurred in fetang ( Vic,) on Friday night. The outbreak was first [?]ed on a shop in 11gb-street as 9.00p.m., and briose the flames could be estinguashed [?] shops had…

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Fire at a Boarding House. [?] by a Se[?]ned soldier

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 4

A big that broke out in the barement at a story house occupied by strs. Clars sto[?]an and boarders at kedletu (Sydney), on Thursday morning, did considerable damage to the intense of…

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Baltic Front Scores Germans Drowned. Driven Back by Russian Fire. Petrograd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

The "Novoe Vremya" says that a thaw has flooded a wide expanse of territory occupied by the Germans on the Baltic front. Scores were drowned…

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French Fire Too Hot Mutinous Germans Shot Turkey and Germany Fall Out Too Much Verdun. a Battalion Mutinies. French Fire Too Hot. London, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 1

A message [?] News Agency from [?] correspondent shows the [?] the German soldiery by the [?] French…

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Conflagrations Outbreaks of Fire in the Country. a Costly Fins at Hay

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 4

On Friday night Meakes and Wheeles's mose at Hay, one of the largest in Riverina, was partially destroyed by [?]re. One of the principals, Mr. Warlter Wheeler, had been working in the office, which…

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Fire at Roseville. Unoccupied Cottage Destroyed

Evening News · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 3

In unoccupied five-roomed weather[?] cottage in Marga[?] was destroyed by fire about half-past [?] this morning. Tire outbreak [?] accounted for, and…

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Financial. Fire Insurance of Property. Under Contract for Sale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 15

following up the letter upon the above subject in our issue [?] yesterday, another correspondent has [?] arded us the appended interesting remarks upon the legal aspect of…

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Battle Still Rages Massed Attacks Foiled French Curtain of Fire London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 1

"The battle still rages north of Hill 304 and east of Dead Man's Hill without perceptible advantage to the enemy, who is greatly disappointed to find that after his prolonged…

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Futile Carnage. Germans' Triple Failure. Liquid Fire on Verdun Front French Prove Superiority. London, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 1

The [?] communique has been issued at [?] using liquid fire attacked [?] Wood They were…

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This Morning's Fires Picture Show Alight. Blaze at Rockdale

Evening News · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 4

The Star Picture Palace [?] Rocky Point-road. Rockdale, which was unoccupied was damage by fire early this morning. How the [?] started is a mystery for nobody had been on…

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Fire at Rockdale

The Sun · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 3

A building in Rocky Point-road, Rockdale, formerly occupied by the Star Picture Show Co., was discovered to be on fire a few minutes after 1 o'clock this morning…

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Liverpool Camp Fire

The Sun · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 6

A fire broke out in the paint shop and store of the Home Affairs Department, Liverpool Camp, shortly after 5 o'clock this morning. The fire was noticed by a member of…

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Fire at Roseville

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 10

An unoccupied five- roomed weatherboard cottage in Margaret Street,Roseville, owned by Aid. J. Knight Smith, of Willoughby, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The…

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