Homestead Burnt Out. Fire Attributed to Mice. Ardlethan
Mice are considered to be responsible for the numerous cu[?] of [?] occurring here lately. On Tuesday the homate[?] at Boler[?] of 14 rooms was burnt to the ground…
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Fires at Steel Works. Newcastle, Friday Afternoon
Serious fires broke out this morning at the Broken Kill Proprietary Company steel works at Port Waratah. No sooner was one outbreak smothered than there was another…
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Numerous fires have occurred during the past few days in the wheat stacks in Riverina, and in the southern districts. They have broken out in districts widely apart, and…
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A shop and restaurant, occupied by W. Naylor, is Great North-road, Hunter's Hill, was dimaged by fire last night. The blase was discovered shortly after 9 o'clock…
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About 3 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon, the contents or a W.B. cottage, occupied by Mr. W. H. Bayliss, in Oxford-street, Mortdale, was destroyed by…
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A fire occurred early this morning in the besetment of the City Bank of the Sydney (Western Branch) Cornner of King and Sussex Street but was extinguished by the Central Fire Brigade…
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LONDON. Friday,--Letters from British prisoners have been published showing that they were forced to work on the Russian front, under fire…
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A fire broke out in a [?] factory in Earris-street, near M'Arthur-street, Pirmont [?]his-noon. It was a three-storey bui[?],and was well alight when the fire [?]…
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Letters from British pris[?] have been published showing that our [?] troops are forced to work on the [?] treat under fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Ultimo
Severe damage was done to a tin-roofed brick building of two floors and a basement and its contents at Ultimo on Saturday afternoon by a fire, the cause of which could not…
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S. Newland's general store, st Chatsworth, with contents, was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. It was partially insured…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Refuge in Holes. Germans at Bullecourt. Terrible British Fire. Enemy Officer's Narrative. London, Sunday Night
The "Daily Telegraph's" Rotterdam correspondent says that a curious commentary on the German official claim that [?]ullecourt was voluntarily evacuated occurs in an interview…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires in Wheat Stacks Incendiarism Suspected
Numerous lives have occurred during the past week in the wheat stacks in the Riverina, and in the Southern districts. they have broken out in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mice Cause Fires. Homestead Destroyed. Wagga
A fire orrurred near Wagga, resulting in the total destruction of Woodlands homestead. Mrs. Geo. Bardwell and daughters were alone in the house, when smoke was noticed issuing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aboriginal Woman Burned. Sleeping by a camp Fire
A half-caste aboriginal woman, who camped with her baby alongside a fire near [?] a few miles from Kyogle (N.S.W.), was [?] burned about the…
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BRAIDWOOD, Tuesday.--A fire occurred last night at Mr. James Sibben's farm, Clyde Road. One hundred und sixty tons of liny, valued at £650, a fibril valued at £200, and a chaffcutter…
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Letters from British prisoners have been published showing that our captured troops are forced to work on the Russian front under fire…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Atlanta Fire. New York, May 22
The Atlanta fire swept out 100 blocks. Twenty thousand persons are homeless. The damage is estimated at £2,000,000. The authorities are investigating the cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Benzine Danger. Fire on Napier Wharf'
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.--The Union steamer Arahura, upon which there was an explosion of benzine fumes a day or two ago, furnished a further sensation on arrival at…
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