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Fires & bushfires, 1918

1,221 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 62

Fires at Temora

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 March 1918 · page 9

Two disastrous bush fires occurred in [?] Temora district during the week. Mr. Ham mond, of Ardlethan, lost a stack of hay con taining 80 tons. It was insured for £66. An…

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Fire at Bendigo Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 March 1918 · page 2

A fire which broke out in Favalora Bros. bakery at Bendigo, last night did damage U the extent of £1000. It is stated that 15,00. dozen eggs and other baking stock was…

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Fritz's Doom Steals in From the Dark No Match for Australians Our Lads' Night Adventures in Boche Trenches Tales off Anzac Courage Bombs, Bayonets, and Rifle Fire in No-man's-land 219th Day of the Fourth Year of the War Australian Headquarters

The Sun · Sunday 10 March 1918 · page 1

I have returned to-night, after a long tour of the line, filled with gladness with the day's discoveries. The more one sees of the men the greater is the impression of their martial strength and eagerness, their splendid poise and sheer happiness…

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Fire at Charterhouse School. London March [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 7

A serious fire broke out at a Charterhouse school, Godalming, through the fusing at an electric wire in the roof of the main block. The whole building waa soon ablaze. The…

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Charterhouse School. Serious Fire. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 5

A serious fire broke out in the Charterhouse School, Godalming, through the fusing of an electric wire on the roof of the main block. The whole building was soon ablaze. The school…

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£20,000 Damage Fire at Coolamon Many Shops Burnt a Poor Water Supply Coolamon

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 5

A disastrous fire broke out at Coolamon at 15 this morning. It is supposed that it started in a buliding occupied by Messrs. Mutton and Co., agents…

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Big Fire at Coolamon. Coolamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 7

The office of Nicholas Mutton, agent, situated in the midst of the business block on the eastern side of the main street, was, at 1 a.m., discovered to be alight. The alarm…

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Fire in New Zealand. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 7

About £4000 worth of damage was caused by a fire in a block of business premises at Kaikoura (Sout[?] Island)…

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Fire at Redfern Factory "As the Pictures Came Out"

The Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 6

A fire broke out at John Zevenboom and Company's brush factory last night. The firemen say at half-past 10, a little boy of the neighborhood, "Just as the pictures were…

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A Big Fire at Coolamon. Many Promises Totally Destroyed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Coolamon (N.S.W.) yesterday (Monday) morning, resulting in the total destruction of a large number of shops. It ii believed that…

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The Coolamon Fire. Story of the Outbreak. Residents' Hopeless Task. COOLAMON

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 2

The disastrous fire which occurred here yesterday was [?] it is estimated for [?] to ever £16,466. The [?] side of C[?]-street was hurst…

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Big Fire at Coolamon. Twelve Business Premises Destroyed. Nearly £8000 Worth of Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

COOLAMON, Monday.—A disastrous fire occurred at Coolamon at 1 o'clock this morning. Twelve business places were burnt to the ground. They were as follow:--…

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Last Day. Liquid Fire Killed. Desert Gold Beaten

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 30

The weather was most favorable on March 11 for the last day of the V.R.C. autumn meeting. There was a first-class crowd present, and as the track was in the best of order…

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Outrages at Hill End. Dynamiting and Fires. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 6

A large number of despicable outrages have occurred at the gold-mining centre of Hill End during recent months, ranging from dinamite in a wood pil[?] to the shooting of…

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A Damnable Policy Scandal of Uninterned Germans "A Wee Spark of Internal Fire."

The Mirror · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

Day by day our politicians and public men endeavor to impress, upon us the absolute necessity of winning the war. From every public platform throughout our vast continent…

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Blaze in the City. Bedding Factory Alight. Good Work by Firemen

Evening News · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 4

An outbreak of fire in a city factory this morning at first appeared likely to develop into a big blare, but it was effectively coped with by the fire[?]ghters and extinguished in 20…

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Fire in Kent-street Bedding Factory Damaged

The Sun · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 6

At 8.30 this morning a fire started at 406-408 Kent-street. The premises are occupied by Goodearls, Ltd., bedding and wire mattress manufacturers…

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War in the Air. Bombs Cause Havoc at Coblenz. Factories on Fire. London, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 13

An Amsterdam message says that the British raid on Coblenz achieved terrific results. The city is completely isolated, and nobody is allowed to leave or enter. Two munition…

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