Fatal Fire at Echuca. Melbourne
In a fire at Echuca on Saturday night, ail old woman named Gosling and her grandfather, aged 7, were burned to death…
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Fires & bushfires, 1896
266 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 14
Fire at Silverton
A VERY destructive fire occurred at Mr. John Crossing's last night, at 10 45, when the whole of the premises and household furniture were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at the North. a Two-roomed House Destroyed
A TWO-ROOMED house at North Broken Hill, near Mugg's skin yard, was totally destroyed by fire just before 7 o'clock on Saturday evening. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Victoria. A Big Mining Plant Caught by the Flames. MELBOURNE
Intensely ho[?] weather has been experienced throughout the colony, and destructive bush fires have been and in some parts still are [?]ging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Heat Wave. Large Bush Fires. Some More Records. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Though the heat in most parts of the colony had yesterday moderated, the weather was still generally warm; but the experiences of the previous day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Signals
THE following are the signals by which the whistles at the mines give the alarm of fire and indicate the locality: PROPRIETARY MINE.âOne long continuous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Board. a New Engine Wanted
A MEETING of the Fire Brigade Board was held last night at the Town Hall. Present: — The Mayor (Alderman Lambert) and Messrs. Sally and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at the West. a Four-roomed House Destroyed
AT 11.30 o'clock last night the brigade turned out for an alarm of fire in the West Division. It proved to be a four-roomed wood-and-iron house in…
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Bush fires are raging in various parts of the colony, and are causing great destruction of property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Ships in Peril. Hard Fights with Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Letters received from Valparaiso, South America, yesterday state that two Newcastle ships, coal laden, have heen towed into that port on fire. The names of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire on the Cintra. [By Telegraph] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon
The fire which broke out aboard the steamer Cintra shortly after she left Melbourne for the West has been completely extinguished, and the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Broken Hill Fire Brigade. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner
SIR,âAt a meeting of the Broken Hill Fire Brigade Board held on the 8th instant it was unanimously decided that an urgent appeal be made to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on the Cintra. Five Hundred Passengers on Board. Some Luggage Burned. [By Telegraph] Melbourne
The intercolonial steamer Cintra, with 500 passengers on board, bound to the West, put into Portland Bay on fire. After thee hours' incessant labor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires and Stock Losses. SYDNEY
Bush fires have been very destructive in the neighborhood of Windsor. Several selectors in the Tumut district have been barned out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Signals
THE following are the signals by which the whistles at the mines give the alarm of fire and indicate the locality: PROPRIETARY MI[?]E—One long continuous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire on the Cintra. [By Telegraph] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon
The fire which broke out aboard the steamer Cintra shortly after she left Melbourne for the West has been completely extinguished, and the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Fire on the Cintra. Captain Savage's Account. Testimonial to Captain and Officers. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
Captain Savage, of the steamer Cintra, on which a fire was suppressed after a severe fight, says there was no panic. The behavior of the passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BARRIER MINER. SIR,âI am pleased, to see that it is likely that some change will be made in the working of the brigade, for at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer. Melbourne
The steamer Cintra, bound for West Australia with 500 Passengers on board, put into Portland with her cargo on fire. The flumes were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire on the Cintra. [By Telegraph] Melbourne
At a meeting of the Marine Board, the fire on board the westward-bound passenger steamer Cintra having been referred to, the firm of Bennie, Teare,…
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