Farm Fire at Evans' Plains
A fire at Evans Plans, near Bathurst, on saturday destroyed three large stacks of hay. valued at several hundreds of pounds, the property of…
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CONFLAGRATIONS Two Fires at Katoomba Eight Business Premises Destroyed
Four weatherboard [?] Katoomba, situated in the [?] of the business area, [?] destroyed by are daily on Thursday morning. The shope, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Thirroul. Two Houses Destroyed
A fire broke out at the home of Mr. Pascoe, dentist, in Thirroul on Saturday, night. Fanned by the wind, the flames destroyed the building and contents…
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LONDON, Monday. -- General Sir Douglas Haig reports: -- "After a most heavy bombardment on Saturday night with guns of all types, three enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Auburn. Narrow Escape of a Child
A fire broke out on Monday night at the residence of Mr. Mitchell, who, with his wife and child, occupied a practically new w.b. cottage of three rooms and kitchen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Potash Famine Soil Food in Timber Potash in Ashes From a Scrub Fire
At a meeting of the Inman Valley branch of the Agricultural Bureau of South Australia last year, among. the questions discussed was that of the value…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Auburn
Late on Monday night a three-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mrs. Constance Mitchell. and family, and owned by Mr. Pearson, Bondi, was completely destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stopped by Curtain of Fire
The Paris official message issued at midnight says:--"Left of the River Mouse there was a lively bombardment at Avocourt, Hill 304…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Round a Camp Fire in the Vosges
THE Vosges country is very beautiful, with its extensive and valuable pine woods, its clear rivers and picturesque mountains. Here we see a French outpost sitting round a camp fire in the heart of a forest. With the camaraderie so characteristic of the French, an officer is chatting with his men, who are exchanging experiences as they sit enjoying a smoke and the warmth of the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire on the Matatua. Why the Vessel was Sunk
Particulars of the fire and explosion which occurred on the New Zealand trader Matatua in the middle of March at St. John, New Brunswick, contained…
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OTTAWA, Wednesday.--The Royal Commission appointed to investigate the origin of the Parliamentary Buildings fire finds much suspicion of incendiarism, but no proofs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →St. Anthony's Fire
Just why erysipelas ((which is Greek for "red skin") became popularly known as St. Anthony's. Fire is explained in Butler's "Lives of the Saints." It seems that in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Surry Hills
A fire occurred at the residence of Mr [?] Ridge-street, Surr[?] this morning. The Red[?] call about 6.30 through an alarm [?] When the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Canada. Parliament Buildings. Ottawa, May 16
The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the burning of Parliament buildings, finds there is much suspicion that it was incendiarism, but they have no proofs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Thirroul
The fire at Thirroul on Saturday evening, wo are informed, originated in the cottage of Mr. E. Pascoe, dentist, and spread to tho adjoining cottage, occupied by Mrs. Bergmann. Both…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Randwick. Two Cottages Damaged
A few minutes after leaving his home, "M[?] " in Pacific-street, Randwick, early this morning, Mr. Allan Watson, a tramway official, looked back, and saw that it was slight. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Randwick Two Houses Alight
While on his way to work shortly after six o'clock this morning Alan Watson, a tramway employee, living in Pacific-street, Randwick, looked back when only a short…
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A fire occurred early yesterday morning in a cottage, Mareta, Pacific-street, Randwick, occupied by Mr. Allan Watson. The rear portion of the premises, which are of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Submarines Coals of Fire on Sea Assassins Allied Submariners Show Germans Generosity Raid on Teuton Shipping Copenhagen. Friday Night
The crews of the German steamers Kollga and Bianca, torpedoed off Landsort (south of Stockholm), told the rescuing ship that the submarines had used them with great…
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