Fire at Willoughby
Shortly before midnight on Saturday Max Christenson's three weatherboard cottages in Mowbray Road, Willoughby, caught fire. They blazed like matchwood, and two, which were…
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Mutual Artillery Fire
General Sir Douglas Haig, in the report he made yesterday, stated that there had been mutual artillery firing at Marcourt, Thiepnal, Arras, Loos, St. Elvi, and Ypres…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at a Bank. Albury
A [?] broke out last night in the upper storey of the Bank of New South Wales at Wodoned. In quarters occupied by the manager. Prompt action on the part of the brigade kept…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Cremorne. Tobacconist's Shop Gutted. Four Other Buildings Damaged. Damage Estimated at £2000
Damage estimated at close on £2000 was done by fire at Cremorne Junction early this morning, when a block of shops forming a triangle and bounded by Military-road and Paraneena…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fighting at Verdun Enemy's Overwhelming Losses CURTAIN Of Fire. French Disperse German Attack. Enemy's Tremendous Bombardment. the Hill 304 Fighting. London, Sunday Evening
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires. Blaze at Cremorne Junction."
A hairdressing and tobacconist business and billiard saloon combined, occupied by Clarence Griffith, were practically burnt out, and three adjacent places damaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Paddington
A fire occurred at the home of Mr. Harry Adams at 112 Paddlngton-street, Paddington, about 8.35 a.m. yesterday. The fire brigades were quickly on the scene, and succeeded in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Cremorne
A serious outbreak of fire occurred early yesterday morning, when a row of shops in Military Road, Cremorne, and comprising Nos. 434, 406, 408, 410, and 412, were extensively…
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A motor car, owned and driven by Ernest Goode Alexander-street, North Sydney caught fire while it was travelling over Figtree Bridge, Lane Cove, this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stole a Fire Hydrant
Benjamin George Sharp, an elderly man, tried to borrow 5s from John M'Master, foreman for Stuart Bros., contractors, last Thursday, and, being refused, stole a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The N.z. Warehouse Fire
The story told by the man Robin at the inquiry concerning the fire at a christchurch (N.Z.) clothing warehouse, to the effect that one of the owners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Country Bank. Albury
Fire broke out last night in the Bank of New South Wales, Wodonga. The bedrooms on the upper story were gutted before the flames were extinguished. The roof was also…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Oremorne. a Business Block Burned
Damage estimated at close on £200O was done by fire at Cremorne Junction, Syd-ney, early yesterday morning, when a block of shops forming a triangle, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Alstonville. Six Business Promises Burned
As a result of a lire that broke out fit Alstonville on Wednesday evening six business places were; burned, Mr. Burgett, who was residing in a shop owned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Corporal Cridsp's D.C.M. A Rescus Under Machine-gun Fire
Trooper Edward Donovan, of 2nd L.H. Regt., writes from the 1st Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis, to his father at Lismore at follows: "When I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crimes of Violence Exciting Melbourne Chase Armed Burclars Fire at the Police
On Saturday afternoon Constables William Downes and Frank Bresnan had an exciting encounter with three armed men, whose movements in a right-of-way…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Western Front. the British Score. French Fire Stops an Attack. London, Tuesday Morning
The following [?] has been received from Sir [?] East of [?] heavy [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Blow in France Under Fearful Fire German Rush Defeated Huns Cut to Pieces London, Monday Night
An Australian on furlough says:-- "The Australians' first real action in France took place on Friday. The enemy raided our trenches after a bombardment,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Fires. Walcha
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer's Long Trip to Sydney. Six Weeks at Panama. Fires in New York
The steamer Co[?] from New York to Sydney was one of the Australian vessels delayed at Panama by the great land slide in the Panama Canal. She was bound from Port Pirie…
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