The Fire Brigade Board
AN informal meeting of the Fire Brigade Board (consisting of the Mayor and Messrs. J. Sully and L. F. G. Oswald) was held at the Town Hall…
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Fires & bushfires, 1894
193 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 10
FIRE In Public Offices. £10,000 Damages Wrought [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A somewhat serious fire occurred in the offices of the Public Works Department last night; but fortunately the flames were confined to the top storey,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Cable News. Big Fire in Washington. LONDON
A despatch from Washington, U.S.A., reports an extensive and destructive fire in the Federal capital. No particulars beyond the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Fire in Sydney. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Brown and Tapson's Steam joinery works at North Shore were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The total damage is estimated at £3000. As…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Mutooroo. The "Free Laborers'" Quarters Barned Down. [By Telegraph,] Cockburn
A building that has been used during the past week as the quarters for the "free labor" shearers at Mutooroo station was burned to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire at Mutooroo Station. Statement by Mr. Waite. Inquest on the Fire
Mr. PETER WAITE, who has been on a visit to Mutooroo Siation, at which a fire occurred on Thursday, August 3, returned to Adelaide on Monday. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Shearing Trouble. [By Telegraph.] In the Western District. The Alleged Attempt to Fire a Woolshed. WILCANNIA
With reference to the alleged attempt to burn a woolshed on Netley station, of which, as briefly wired yesterday afternoon, the police here have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strange Fires at Bendigo. Incendiarism Suspected. [By Telegraph.]
Two fires of a mysterious character occurred at Bendigo yesterday morning. The first fire broke out in the Bellevue mine, and as a result the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →3rd EDITION Miner Office, 7 p.m. Latest Cable News. a Terrible Fire. LONDON, Monday Evening
A fire which broke out in the Austrian port of Fiume, on the Adriatic, has been burning six days, and is still burning. It takes 10,000 gallons of water hourly to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Latest Cable News. a Terrible Fire. LONDON, Monday Evening
A fire which broke out in the Austrian port of Flume, on the Adriatic, has been burning six days, and is still burning. It takes 10,000 gallons of water hourly to…
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MR. L. F. G. OSWALD has been formally gazetted as the representative of the insurance companies doing business in Broken Hill on the Fire…
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SIR WILLIAM HABCOURT the other night made a joke which honorable members laughed at but which they probably appreciated only in part…
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Messrs. Hellaby Bros.' boiling-down works have been destroyed by fire. The damage is stated at £4000. The loss is partly covered by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sydney Fire. The Inquests and Funeral. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon
The inquest on Brown, the fireman, who was killed at the fire at Lawler and Sons' on Saturday night, was held to-day. The doctor's evidence was to the effect that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Series of Fires. [By Telegraph.] Destruction in Sydney. Lawler and Son's Warehouse Attacked. Fireman Brown Killed. £25,000 Damage. SYDNEY
in several respects the most serious fire which has occurred in Sydney since the destruction of the block at the corner of Pitt and Moore streets three…
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IN consequence of the fire in Georgestreet, Sydney, reported yesterday, the main telegraph lines had this morning to be attended to; and for several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sydney Fire. The Inquests and Funeral. [By Telegraph.] Sydniy, Monday. Afternoon
The inquest on Brown, the fireman, who was killed at the fire at Lawler and Sons' on Saturday night, was held to day. The doctor's evidence was to the effect that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2nd EDITION Miner Office, 4 p.m. Fearful Forest Fires. Six Towns Destroyed. Five Hundred Lives Lost. Scenes of Terror and Despair. [By Cable.] London
Farther details of the terrible forest fires in the United States, briefly referred to in a previous message, have been rsceived from New York…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Forest Fires. Further Harrowing Details. Sixteen Towns Burned. Fifteen Hundred Deaths. [By Cable.] London
Messages from New York give additional [?]arrowing details of the destruction wrought by the recent terrible forest fires in the States of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Fearful Forest Fires. Six Towns Destroyed. Five Hundred Lives Lost. Scenes of Terror and Despair. [By Cable.] London
Further details of the terrible forest fires in the United States, briefly referred to in a previous message, have been received from New York…
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