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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
176 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 9
Sir,—I am pleased to notice, by the MINER of December 29, that some attention is likely to be paid to the fire brigade. In your article of Monday you say, "We…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHORTLY after half-past 3 o'clock, yesterday afternoon a fire occurred in the yard of the private residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hardt, of the York Hotel, and situated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred on Wednesday at the Royal Palace, Laeken, Brussels. The Princess Clemintine had a narrow escape, and her governess was suffocated. An…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHORTILY before 9 o'clock on Saturday night the fire alarm sounded, and vicecaptain Adamson and fifteen men of the fire brigade quickly turned out. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The damage done at the fire on Sunday evening at Levy Bros. and Company's warehouse in Lonsdale-street, is estimated at £40,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire on the premises of Messrs. Buxton and Company, stationers, and Messrs. Grouzelle and Company, photographers, Swanston-street, yesterday has resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE annual meeting of the Broken Hill Fire Brigade was held at the fire station last night. Vice-captain Adamson presided, and there was a good attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"At 4 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. Parks, tailor, Bongbong-street. The block comprised shops occcupied by J. Alford, furniture…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anotlierlarge fire occurred shortly before 11 o'clock last night in the four-storied building known as the Adelaide Chambers, Queen-street. The chief tenants were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Owing to the recent hot weather, bush fires have been frequent. Large bush fires are reported to be raging in the Avoca district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A terrible accident happened last night to Mr. J. G. Ramsay, M.L.C. He was coming to Adelaide in the North train, alone in a first-class compartment, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Several fires, occurred here to-day and yesterday, near Mount Lofty, and thousands of acres of grass have been destroyed, also many miles of fencing. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious bush fires are reported from Queenschiffe, Benalla, Port Fairy Maldon, Heytesbury, and other districts, and great damage has been done…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cravensville hotel and post office, 30 miles from Pallangatta, have been destroyed by fire. A little boy of three years, the son of Edward Mildred, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A block of building at Forbes has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at from £3000 to £3500…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A despatch from America states that a terrible calamity has occurred on the railway at Salem, Indians. While a train was penning over the bridge four…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE annual dinner and smoke social of the Fire Brigade was held last night at the York Hotel, when the members of the brigade and a few of their supporters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several disastrous fires have recently occurred in the city. The latest is in Wood-street, where, on Monday, a block of buildings was destroyed, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN inquiry into the cause of the disastrous fire which took place at West Broken Hill on Sunday evening, whereby three children lost their lives, was opened by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THERE has been a pleasing absence of any serious fire since the Christmas week; but last night another conflagration of a fatal character occurred in West Broken…
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