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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
176 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 9
There is Tittle further to report in connection with the great fire of yesterday. The estimates of the damage done still vary, as the firms have not yet had time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The origin of the fire is a mystery, but in started no doubt in Gibbs and Shallard's. It was stated in town to-day that a quantity of fireworks was stored there. This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For some time past Sydney has enjoyed immunity from large fires, but the record has been broken terribly, a destructive fire having this morning devastated one of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE summer season, which has now set in in earnest, has been heralded by the usual alarms of fire. We have not had any fire of moment for a long time now; and after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →So much interest has been taken in the recent terrible tire that a [?] description of the buildings destroyed will be not amiss. The section of architectural…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT a quarter past 3 this afternoon the whistle at the British and Junction mines sounded the alarm of fire for the north divisian of the town. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Sunday night, at the conclusion of the service in the Primitive Methodist Church, New Lambton, a lighted kerosene lamp, suspended from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WITH the summer months is increased the always existing danger of fire in Broken Hill, and careful citizens fully recognise that, during the last three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 12 o'clock last night a fire occurred at James Tayler's bakery, Stockton, Newcastle. Though the brigades attended, the building and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The city coroner has decided to dispense with an inquest touching the recent fire in the city, there being no grounds for believing conclusive evidence will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During yesterday a building formerly occupied as the Government printing office, Wellington, was destroyed by fire, and a large quantity of Government stores…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Owing to the demands made by the public and preas for a searching inquiry into the origin of the recent destructive fire, the authorities have decided that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The morning, on the debris at Feldheim, Gottbolf, and Co.'s being removed, one of the firm's safes was found open, and the other, upon being opened, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE coroner of Sydney recently decided that no inqueat should be held in connection with the late disastrous fire in that city, but both Sir Henry Parkes and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The police at Wagga have received intelligence of a fatal shooting accident at Brookong. Some men were engaged in athletic sports, and the starter fired off a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An advice from Greta ia as follows:— A large heap of the best coal lying at the Leconfield colliery branch mine of the Greta Coal Company yesterday was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest which the Minister for Justice ordered to be instituted into the c[?] of the reosnt destructive fire, which origina[?]ed in the premises of Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By a fire in a hat factory at Smithfield five girls and one man were killed and many others injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest on the fire wes resumed to-day, but no facts bearing on the cause of the conflagration were elicited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Superintendent Bear gave evidence to-day at the inquest on the great fire. He declared the water supply was insufficient. He attributed the rapid spread of the fire…
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