The Fire in Oxide-s Reet
ONE of the sufferers by the fire in Oxide-street on Wednesday morning was Mrs. Eliza Webb. Mrs. Webb, who is a widow, has been carrying on business as a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1896
266 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 14
Fire in a Theatre. LONDON
The Variety Theatre at Aberdeen has been destroyed by fire. A performance was taking place when the outbreak occurred and a terrible panic ensued. The audience…
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YESTERDAY evening Superintendent Hansen, of the [?]re Brigade, determined upon testing some of the local private and other appliances for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Half a City Destroyed by Fire LONDON, Thursday Evening
Half of Guayquil, in Ecuador, South America—a city with 40,000 inhabitants— has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at 6,000,000 dollars…
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A tremendous fire has occurred at Guayaquil, in Ecuador, South America, resulting in half the city being destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Weather and Bush Fires. Sydney
In the city yesterday, the thermemeter registered 84 in the shade, while at Bourke, Walgett and other places the shade temperature reached 104…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Kadina. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide. Monday Afternoon
A fire occurred in Kadina early this morning by which a shop occupied by a grocer named Eddy was burned down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Serious Fire. The Silver Age Hotel Imperilled. Good Work by the Brigade
A FIRE, which at one time threatened to assume alarming proportions, broke out last night in Argent-street, in a fish shop adjoining Webster's Silver Age Hotel. As…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Kalgoorlie. Many Thousand Pounds Damage. A Special Correspondent's Account. [By Telegraph.] Kalgoorlie
Shortly after 9 o'clock last night a tremendous sensation was created by the sudden appearance of flames near the millinery shop of Mrs. R. Miller, in Hall-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Crystal-lane. Another Dwelling-house Destroyed
ANOTHER fire occurred early this morning by which a four-roomed weatherboard house, roofed with iron and lined with hessian and paper,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fire in Richmond. A Woman Burned to Death. MELBOURNE
A fire broke out last night in a weatherboard cottage in Richmond, and the flames were not subdued until not only that cottage but two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Bairnsdale. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A disastrous fire occurred at Bairnsdale on Saturday night. Before it was mastered six shops in the principal street had been destroyed, including…
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THE monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held last night at the Town Hall. Preseut: Messrs. Souter, Oswald, and Sully. Accounts…
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A FIRE broke out in Argent-street between 7 and 8 o'clock this morning in the confectionery shop of Mr. E. C. Busch, Exchange Buildings. The…
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An alarm of fire was given about 8 o'clock last night. The brigade turned out promptly and hurried towards the North, but the blase that caused the turn-out resolved…
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE BARRIER MINER. SIR,—In your issue of the 4th instant I notice a report of the Fire Brigade Board. As one interested in this matter, I would like…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires. [By Telegraph.] Timber Mills Destroyed. SYDNEY
The Federal Timber Mills and yard at Balmain were totally destroyed by fire last night, damage to the extent of several thousands being done. During the progress of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Balmain. Sydney
The Federal Timber Company's works at Balmain were destroyed by fire last night, and some adjoining properties were also considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Inglewood. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A disastrous fire occurred last night at the mining township of Inglewood, a little north of Bendigo. It was caused by a little girl, the daughter of Mr. Lamont, a solicitor,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Near the British
A TWO-ROOMED canvas hut, owned and occupied by an Italian named Frank Funiciffie, and situated under the Shadow of the British mine,…
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