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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
176 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 9
About 150 persons were present at a meeting of citizens held last night to urge on the Government the continuance of Post-Office-street. Mr. Pilcher, Q.C.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the arrival of the goods train at Narandera yesterday a truck of goods was found to be ou fire. The consignee estimates his loss at £200. A spark from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A telegram from Nevertire, in the Western division, states that Haddonrig shearing shed, one of the finest structures of the kind in the colony, was burnt to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struther's wholesale stores and other buildings at Warren have been burned down. The stock was insured, but not to the full amount. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Gibbs, of Gibbs, Shallard, and Co., was in the witness-box at the bequest on the great fire to-day. It transpired that Gribbs, Shallard's buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest on the fire in Pitt-street, which originated in Gibbs, Shallard, and Co.'s printing and stationery establishment, is being continued to-day, but so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fatal fire has occurred at Gerogery, Beer Albury, at the residence of Christian Salske, a German farmer. Mrs. Salake was recently confined, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest on the great fire in Pittstreet was continued to-day. Jno. Williams) sub-overseer at Gibbs, Shellard's, before giving evidence, was warned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT half-past 3 this afternoon the alarm of fire was given from the Proprietary mine, and the fire station and in an incredibly short space of time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A SOMEWHAT peculiar fire occurred lost night at about ten minutes to 6 in a back room of a house in Iodide-street occupied by Mr. T. Waghorn. At the hourmentioned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ou Saturday night a large fire took place at Wickham resulting in the destruction of Mr. J. F. Ellis' sawmills, o[?]iug damage estimated at £7000. Earlier on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The verdict of the jury, which has been sitting for ten days inquiring into the fire in Pitt-street, is as follows:— "That the fire originated in the machine room…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquiry held into the recent nres at the Palace Hotel has resulted in a finding that they were maliciously and wilfully canted by unknown persons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three children of Jacob Mobz, of Newtown road, met with a fearful accident on Wednesday evening, though it has only just been reported to the authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last night Hernandez made a balloon ascent from Harmator, Son, and Lyons' Circus, in the Exhibition grounds. After reaching some height the balloon took…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large fire occurred at Nyngan last night. It broke out in Meek and Co.'s store, and totally de[?]troyed that and Lee's store. Had it not been a still night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out at San Francisco yesterday, and rapidly spread, resulting in enormous loss. The damage is estimated at about one million and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SHORTLY before 7 o'clock this morning the alarm of fire was sounded by the whistle at Jamieson's shaft, and was soon taken up by the bell at the Fire Brigade station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occured at half-past 12 o'clock this morning in the wholesale ironmongery establishment of Messrs. M'Lellan and Hellyer, next to the Elite Skating…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE high gusty wind which headed the rain this morning was the cause of a mishap at Block ll, which but for the prompt measures taken, might have…
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