Fire at Fairfield
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Camden-street, Fairfield, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. It was occupied by Mrs. Grace Johnson, and owned by F. J…
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Boy Fires the Moewe Efforts to Obtain His Release From Captivity
Mr. Watt, in the House of Commons, asked Mr. Hope whether his attention had been called to the fact that the adopted son, 16…
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To-day's Italian communique states:-- A squadron of seaplanes flew over Pola (the Austrian naval base) on Wednesday night and dropped two tons of explosives…
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"Miss Australia went to work, And busily did she knit; Into the socks she puried her heart, And called it doing her bit."…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire at Randwigk. House Burnt Out. Husband Rescues Wife and Children
Exciting rescues were made at a fire which destroyed the home of Mr. A.T, Champman, in Meredy-street Randwick a few minutes after 1 o'clock this morning…
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A family comprising the mother, father, and three children, living at "Morea," a two-story five-roomed weatherboard building in Melody-street, Coogee, had a miraculous…
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The annual report of the directors of the Standard Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand states that the net income for the year,…
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"Isn't this too absurd[?] said [?] as she read a letter the maid [?] "I sent Marie Burns the [?] for Christmas It had been given [?]…
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The home of Mr. Arthur Thomas Chapman, an engineer, in Melody Street, Congee, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Shortly after 1 o'clock Mr. Chapman, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in City. Warehouse Employees Scared
Shortly before 11 o'clock this morning an outbreak of fire was discovered by an employee on the ground floor of the premises of Williamson, Crof[?]and Company, 272…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lawless Chinese Fire on British and Japanese LONDON. Monday Night
Reuter's correspondent at Shanghai states that the Chinese in the southern provinces have closed the Upper Yangtse. They fired on the Japanese gunboat…
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The Press Bureau reports a fire and slight explosion at a munition works in South Wales. Two people were killed and four sustained burns. The damage was not…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--Serious bush fires have occurred on the western slopes of Mount Egmont. Favored by a gale, the blaze travelled rapidly for several miles. One…
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The Press Bureau announces: A fire causad a slight explosion in a munition works in South Wales. Two employees were killed and four sustained burns. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Munition Works. London
The Press Bureau announces:--"A fire and a slight explosion occurred in a munition works in South Wales. Two persons were killed, and four received burns. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Halifax Fire. Wellington (N.z.)
The New Zealand Government has declded to grant £10,000 for the relief of the sufferers by the Halifax fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire at Ooma Soldier Settlement Swept FORBES
A serious bush fire occurred at the returned soldiers' block at Ooma yesterday afternoon. One settler was burning off, when the fire got beyond control, and covered ten miles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The West Front Americans Under Fire London, Thursday Night
Reuter's correspondent at the American headquarters in France states that the American troops are occupying a new sector of the French front in Lorraine, where they…
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In connection with the recent fire in Camden-street, Fairfield, Mr. Webb, secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners, states that the municipality of Smithfield…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Season £100,000 Lost Annually
It is estimated by Mr. R. D. Hay, Forestry Commissioner, that fires in N.S. Wales damage the forests to the extent of £100,000 annually. One of the aims of the Commission's…
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