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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
176 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 9
Much damage has been done at Castlemaine by locusts, and this pest had just swept over the country and people were congratulating themselves that they had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred on Saturday at Moonee Ponds, when the premises of Heal and Co., Puckle-street, were burned down. It is thought that the lace curtains being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous bush fire has broken out at Northam, causing serious havoc to property. It commenced on the Spring Hill estate, which lost one thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Early this morning a fire occurred at the corner of Queen and Collins streets, by which the Open Stock Excnange was destroyed and a great number of offices…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Junction mine whistle sounded the alarm of fire last night about 10.15, and with their usual alacrity the local brigade, with the manual fire engine and curricle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT is with something like humble thanksgiving that the proprietors of this journal are able to chronicle the narrow escape from the fire fiend last night of these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE inquest on the recent fire in ArgentStreet was resumed this afternoon before Mr. Badham, Coroner. Examination of Mr. Jones continued: Having returned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN inquest into the origin of the recent fire which destroyed the collection of buildings adjacent to the BARRIER MINER office on Monday evening was held before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE inquest into the cause of the late fire in Argent-street was continued at the Courthouse to-day. The greater part of the day was occupied in the hearing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT is a well-kuown fact that a cow kicked over a kerosene lamp, and so created a blaze which only terminated with the destruction of one-half of Chicago, one of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TYPOGRAPHICAL error occurred in the report published in last night's MINER of the inquest on the recent fire in Argentstreet. In Mr. Jones evidence it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The big fire at Law, M'Wirther and Co.'s, North Melbourne, last night was attended with much sensationalism. The local gasometer, supplying North…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT is hardly more than a week ago since a large fire occurred in two wooden shanties adjoining the BARRIER MINER office, and for a time threatened to destroy the office,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The heat yesterday was most intense, and several fires are reported from the suburbs, mostly in small houses. Last night a great fire was prevented at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush fires have been sweeping over the colony, and reports are coming in from all parts of great damage. A tremendous blaze is surrounding Frankston, [and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Knowing the readiness with which you take up the cause of the distressed, I beg to call your attention to one of the families suffering from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Coroner (Mr. C. L. C. Badham, P.M.) this afternoon held an inquiry, before a jury of twelve, into the eause of the recent fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MINIATURE manual fire engine, intended to be stationed at South Broken Hill, arrived at the local fire station yesterday afternoon, and was put to an impromptu…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON calling at the fire station to ascertain the hour at which the meeting advertised to take place on Saturday was to come off, a MINER reporter was informed by Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush fires hold sway throughout the colony, and are still raging both in East and West Mount Alexander. The farmers near Barnedown turned out to beat down…
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