Fourth (Final) Day. Dunwil Scores Third Successive Win and Finds a New Owner. Liquid Fire Fatally Injured. Blackwood Wins Again. Favorites Fall in Steeplechase. Wallace Isinglass Turns Tables on Desert Gold. Pah King Enhances Doucaster Handicap Prospects
Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5
The V.R.C Autumn meeting was brought to a conclusion on Monday, in delightful weather, and in the presence of a very satisfactory attendance. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →End of the Raid Airman's Thrilling Story Through Blizzard of Fire Runs Gauntlet with Severed Foot
The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1918 · page 13
Ten o'Clock.--The commander calls us all together. An order has come from headquarters to bombard the submarine station at Ostend, where two submersibles are resting…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On the Land. Checking Grass Fires
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 5
A recent grass fire in the Cootamundra district, in which 1200 acres of grass were destroyed, proved again the value of an efficient system of firebreaks. One landholder whose…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone and Fire. New Zealand Disaster. Small Town Wiped Out. Wellington, Monday Afternoon
Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 5
Assisted by a cyclonic disturbance which is raging over part of the North Island, fire has completely destroyed the town of Ras[?] with the exception of the railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire and Cyclone New Zealand Forests Ablaze Township Destroyed Wellington (N.z.)
The Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 5
Serious bush fires are raging in the centre of the North Island in the vicinity of Raetihi and Ohakune, in a thickly-wooded area. Owing to the interruptions to telegraph…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone and Fires. Disastrous Conditions. Wellington (N.z.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 11
The weather conditions in New Zealand are assuming a somewhat serious aspect, and there is every indication of the arrival of the cyclone which the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gales and Fires. New Zealand's Visitation. Both Islands in the Throes
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 10
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday. -- Bush fires which have already resulted in considerable damage are raging over large areas of the country in both islands…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Baker Under Fire London, Wednesday Night
The Sun · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 1
Reuter's correspondent with the American army in France states:-- "Mr. Baker, Secretary for War, visited the front-line trenches on Tuesday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gales and Fires. Extensive Damage in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 6
"The howling gale which visited a great part of New Zealand did considerable damage to shipping. Auckland reports it was one of the worst ever experienced. The water front…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand Fires Settlers Missing Property Loss Large Wellington (N.z.)
The Sun · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 5
At noon to-day Reatihi reported that all further danger from the bushfire was past. Sixty-two buildings in the town were completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Film Afire. Blaze at Theatre Royal
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 5
A box of film caught fire in the operating room at the Theatre Royal last night. The film was destroyed, but there was no other material damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Safe Breaking. Woman Fires at Robbers
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4
PERTH, Thursday.--A case of safe-breaking occurred at North Fremantle yesterday. Mrs. Stewart White, of Victoria Avenue, heard a noise in the bedroom, and on going…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Theatre
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 7
A film in the operator's box caught alight at the Theatre Royal last night. The performance had concluded, and the audience was leaving the theatre. A small quantity of film…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand Fires Damage Estimated at £250,000 Huge Timber Losses Wellington (N.z.)
The Sun · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 5
The estimated fire losses in Reatihi town alone are not less than £250,000. Nine big mills along the railway line have been destroyed. Three hundred hands are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Artillery Fire. Testing the French. German Assaults Fail. London
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 5
Wednesday afternoon's French communique states:--"There was fairly great enemy artillery fire in the Champagne, on the right bank of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Raetihi Fire. Many Families Homeless, Quarter of a Million Damage. Wellington (N.z.)
Evening News · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 5
The estimated losses through the recent bush fires in the North Island are alarming. A reliable appraiser estimates that the loss by fire alone in the town of Raet[?] (which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Fires. Wellington (N.z.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 14
It is estimated that the [?] during the recent conf[?]agration will amount to not less than £250,000. News has been received that one family, Mr. Akerson, his…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wheat Stack on Fire. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 13
Many bags of wheat were either destroyed or severely damaged by a fire, which broke out in a wheat stack near the railway siding at Brooklyn. The cause of the outbreak is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Wonder Gun Fires 75 Miles Shell Every 8 Minutes London, Sunday Night
The Sun · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 1
A message from Paris states that the long range German gun which attacked Paris is situated 12 kilometres beyond the French lines, and 120 kilometres from Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Schooner
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2
Fire broke out early on Friday morning on a four-masted schooner lying at a South Wharf berth at Port Melbourne. Shortly before. 1 a.m. the…
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