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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
176 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 9
A destructive fire occurred at Bourke last night in a block of brick buildings owned by Mr. K C. M'Kenzie. The fire originated in the rear of Stewart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In connection with the American railway strike a serious affair is reported from Albany. In consequence of the men's behaviour, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late last night an exciting end of a lover's quarrel ensued in Russell-street. Lily Bazley, aged 21, and sister of Donald Dinnie, had been keeping company withan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early this morning another fire was discovered in the Palace Hotel, Bourke-street. The bed-clothes in one of the rooms was found in a blaze, though the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A small fire occurred this morning at the Custom House Circular Quay, by which an office of the Marine Board Department was consumed. The cause…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It has now been found that the fire at Palace Hotel is the work of an incendiary. This is the third fire within a short space which has been discovered at the same…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large fire occurred at Balmain this morning in Mr. J. P. Walker's timber yard, which consumed a large quantity of timber. The total damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By a fire in Salonica, the second seaport in Turkey, 1200 dwellings have been destroyed. The fire was the result of incendiarism…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By the fire in Salonica, a seaport in Turkey, £20,000,000 damage was done, and 180,000 persons rendered homeless. The Mosque, containing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hoskin Bros.' store and stock were destroyed by fire this morning. About £5,000 worth of property was consumed. The fire brigade did splendid work. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Excelsior Hotel, West Broken Hill, was the scene of a conflagration on Saturday night which, but for the timely warning given by a passer by, might have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday night a fire took place at the residence of Mr. Swainston, destroying pretty well all his possessions, and leaving him in a most distressed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out on the steamer Rockton, at the A.U.S.N. Company's wharf last night. It originated in the lamp locker, but small damage only was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An extensive fire occurred to-day in a grooery store in Clarense-street, but although it got a good hold on the building, the fire brigades succeeded in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The celebrated relic of Moorish architecture and past greatness, the Alhambra fortress and palace, in Granada, Spain, was greatly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hunter River Company's steamer Namoi was the scene of a rather destructive fire this morning. It broke out in the steward's cabin, and before it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An extensive fire occurred to-day in a grocery store in Clarence-street, but although it got a good hold on the building, the fire brigades succeeded in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred on the North Shore ferry boat Earangaroo this morning. It started in the oil and waste locker while lying alongside the wharf. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Considerable excitement was caused amongst the passengers of the Inglewood train last night through a truck adjoining a carriage catching fire from a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY is, indeed, a city of misfortune, The terrible maritime strike was, in itself, a blow sufficient to stagger. Sydney trade for 10 years, and the…
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