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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
A fire this morning completely gutted the Mutual Store in Flinders-street. The damage is estimated at £89,000, but it is covered by insurance in 40 companies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An enormous fire broke out yesterday in a block of buildings,situated between Queen Victoria-street and Upper Thames-street, in the vicinity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extensive fire is burning at Gympie, Queensland. It broke out this morning, and, according to latest advices, is still raging fiercely. The Times office has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hurstbourne Park, Hamphsire, the conutry seat of the Earl of Portsmouth, has been gutted by fire, and priceless works of art destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday was the hottest day of the season. Reports of intense heat come from all parts of the colony. A bush fire is burning at Nagambie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Mary-street, Gympie, a great fire occurred early on Saturday morning, and spread with great rapidity, making a clean sweep of all business premises between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extensive bush fires have been raging round Condobolin during the last two days, causing immense destruction to property. It is estimated that 20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE annual meeting of the members of the Broken Hill Fire Brigade took place last night at the quar[?]ers, near the postoffice. Captain Solomon was in the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE annual smoke social of the Broken Hill Fire Brigade was held last night at the Theatre Royal Hotel. The Mayor (Mr T. Coombe) occupied the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An information has bean sworn by Mr. Wilson, proprietor of the Palace Hotel, against Oswald Twist for setting fire to the Bijou Theatre on Easter Monday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning a fire broke out in the premises of the Universal Building Society, in Collins-street. Owing to the splendid promptness of Superintendent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SOME further particulars are to hand respecting the burning of the Royal Hotel, Thackaringa, on Thursday morning. All the inmates, with the exception…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE adjourned annual meeting of the Volunteer Fire Brigade was held last night at the fire station, Captain Solomon in the chair. There was a very fair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →UNDOUBTEDLY one of the very best institutions in a dry and mostly woodbuilt town like Broken Hill is a fire brigade, bnt like many other things…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN inquest was h[?]ld before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M. and a jury at Thackaringa yesterday into the circumstances attending the recent fire which resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous fire occurred at Raywood yesterday in Lance's store, Ingle woodstreet, when two large stores and 600 bags of wheat were consumed. A fire also…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning at half-past 1 a fire broke out on the ship Talavear, lying in Darling Harbor. The estimated loss is—Damage to ship, £3000 to £4000; damage to cargo,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT twenty minutes past 8 last night the whistles of the mines sent forth that shrill warning which causes the inhabitants of Broken Hill to stream out from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A most destructive fire broke out on M'Donald's farm, at Warracknabeal, yesterday. There was nobody in the paddock at the time, and how it originated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I wish to state a few facts in connection with the late fire that consumed my property. Reports are being freely reported that my daughter is only a child,…
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