Fires in Wheat Crops. Deliberate Incendiarism
On Thursday afternoon a fire started in the crop of a sharefarmer oil Bland, 23 miles from Wyalong. Several neighbors galloped to the scene and…
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The Chippendale Fire
THE SCENE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING OCCUPIED BY EASTWAY BROTHERS, ROBERTSON AND COMPANY, AND W. MARTIN…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crass Fire at Nyncan
A fire bloke out on Mr. Mcurles' Summ[?] Nyngan (N.S.W.) on Sunday afternoon, and was not checked until last on Monday [?] The flames, [?] by a Somberly wind…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Fires at Wentworth. a Dairy Farmer's Loss
Tow fires [?] at Wentworth (N.S.W.) On Friday— one at the [?] of [?] Hoy[?] Hot[?] but no damage was [?]lued At Grooin's farm the engine hours, engine, dairy [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Factory on Fire. Outbreak at Chippendale
Shortly after 6 o'clock last night a fire broke out in a three-storied factory situated in Wellington-street, Chippendale. The building was occupied by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Wheatstacks. Another Outbreak at Lockhart
Lockhart is getting un unenviable reputation for wheat fires. Word came through of another outbreak, being the third this season in the railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Conflagrations. Extensive Sydney Fire, Four Shone Destroyed at Leichhardt
As a result of a [?]te in Leichhardt (Sydney) on Monday night, four bud[?] Premise were completely destroyed, and three adjoining Buildings were damaged by hear and water. The for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chippendale Fire Damage Under £15,000 Military Contracts Affected
The fire which gutted a-two-story factory occupied by Eastway Bros., wire manufacturers, W. Martin, clothing manufacturer, L. P. Griffiths, clothing manufacturer, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big City Fire. Ten Buildings Affected. Loss of £50,000
A disastrous fire, by which eight business houses and two private dwellings were more or less damaged, occurred last night in Wellington Street. Chippendale. The permises affected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at a Timber Yard. a Stick af Valuable Logs Destroyed
A stock of logs belonging to Allen Tay[?] Lomited, lying on the kales front at [?] (Sydney). [?]nght fire [?] on Tuesday morning The case of the outbreak is a my[?]. The fore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Stacks Ablaze, Fire in Lockhart Railway Yard. 4,000 Bags Damaged
A third outbreak of fire amongst the wheat stacked in the Lockhart railway yards occurred on Monday night. About 50 men were working in the yards…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Chippendale Fire. Three-storey Building Gutted. Seven Factories Damaged. Military Clothing Destroyed. Loss Estimated at £15,000
All that remains this morning of what were three busy factories in a three-storey brick building in Wellington-street, Chippendale are the walls of the structure and a mass of [?]…
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A fire which, only for the prompt action of neighbours, would surely have resulted in the destruction of a nice cottage, occurred at the residence of Mr. Shaw…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Brisbane Fire
BRISBANE, Friday.--A fire in Messrs. Slemon and Sons' bulk store, Roma Street, caused damage to the amount [?] 1000. The store was gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Victoria Barracks. Reward Offered
A notice in yesterday's issue of the "Government Gazette" offers a reward of £50 in connection with the recent fires in the forage store at Victoria Barracks. At the inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Anzacs and Tommies in France, Study Machine-gun Fire
London, Nov. 16.—In France there is a camp devoted exclusively to instruction in machine-gun operation and men obtain a thorough course in the fine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lockhart Fire Mystery Engine Sparks or Incendiarism? Lockhart
Two more fires at Lockhart railway station yesterday were caused by sparks from an engine. They were soon extinguished. Detectives are making inquiries about the wheat fires,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Depot Fire I.w.w. Methods Saturated Waste
A fire, which recalls the well-known methods of the I.W.W. propagandists, was discovered last Sunday at the Fort Macquarie tram depot. The watchman on duty at 5 a.m. noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Echoes of the World at War "The Barrage" Running the Gauntlet Like a Passing Rush Hurricane of Shell Fire
It happened upon a certain afternoon not long utter my arrival in France that my sergeant and myself found ourselves just before "stand-to," during an inspection tour of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →German Coal Crisis Fewer Fires in Midwinter. LONDON, Monday Night
The German coal crisis is intensified The most rigid economy has been ordered in all provincial cities. Everywhere theatres, restaurants, cafes, public halls, and schools…
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