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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
176 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 9
A large fire broke out at about 3 o'clock his morning in the principal street of Maldon. Four business premises wore destroyed, and considerable damage and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By the destructive fire, which on Sunday took place at Syracuse, State of New York, the greater portion of the town was destroyed, and 100…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By the destructive fire, which on Sunday took place at Syracuse, State of New York, the greater portion of the town was destroyed, and 100…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Further particulars have been received of the mass meeting which was held at Barcaldine on Sunday, when 1000 unionists were present. The speakers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous fire has broken out in a large clothing warehouse in Bleecken and Green streets, New York. The loss already amounts to £400,000 and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A new development has occurred in connection with the mysterious Palace Hotel cases. Minnie O'Neill, charged with conspiracy to commit perjury with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minnie O'Neill, charged with conspiring with one William Pilley to commit perjury in connection with the cases arising out of the Palace Hotel, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The police magistrate at Barcaldine wires the Colonial Secretary that he is in possession of reliable information that the unionists are determined to wreck the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minnie O'Neill, charged with conspiring with one William Pilley to commit perjury in connection with the cases arising out of the Palace Hotel, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE comparative immunity which attends adjoining buildings when a fire occurs within brick or stone walls was exemplified this morning in a conflagration which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to thank all those who so kindly assisted in the late fire in Argent-street, especially the firemen,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LAST Thursday night a fire occurred in a four-roomed house in Wolfram-street which was not reported to the police, nor, strange to say, was any alarm given. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE quarterly meeting of the Broken Hill Fire Brigade was held last night, Captain Solomon presiding. Messrs. Hall, Dyer and C[?]lliss having resigned from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smyths furniture warehouse and dime museum in Chicago has been burnt to the ground. The damage is estimated at 2,000,000 dollars and 800…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further particulars regarding the mammoth fire at Chicago show that it was much more extensive than the first message indicated, and several…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further particulars regarding the mammoth fire at Chicago show that it was much more extensive than the first message indicated, and several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A FIRE broke out at 6 30 o'clock this morning at the Hospital, in the fever ward. The fire was first noticed in the roof, and was caused by the heat from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Masked burglars raided a shop at Brunswick last night. The householder fired on them, but without effect. He then followed them, discharging his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The hospital had a narrow escape from being burnt last night, but was saved by the presence of mind of the nurses. A smell of smoke was observed in the ward,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE news that a serious fire had occurred at Messrs. D. and W. Murray's wholesale drapers, Gawler Place, came as a surprise to most people yesterday…
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