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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
332 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 17
A big fire occurred here this morning in Bayley-street. The outbreak occurred in the Denver City Hotel, a rather rickety structure, which was at once in flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further particulars of the recent disastrous bush fires in the province of Ottawa, Canada, are to hand. The fires passed over 300 square miles of territory. Great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush fires in Canada have devastated the district for 20 miles, and 200 persons are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A great fire occurred at Coolgardie yesterday morning. It broke out in the Denver City Hotel and quickly spread, demolishing a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE tempestuous weather yesterday had the effect of preventing the gases coming up so freely aa they should have done, thus making work at the seat of the fire a little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An open verdict was returned at the inquest concerning the recent fire at the Wentworth Extension property, Lucknow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coolgardie police have ascertained that three men named Dowling, Johnson, Mortimer, and a fourth man, whose name unknown, but who came from out west,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A bark hut, the residence of Samuel Outram, of Cardiff, took fire last night. His wife and four children were in bed at the time, but were aroused by the crackling of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. MEYER, chairman of the South Australian Fire Brigade Board, returned to Adelaide last night after a flying visit to the Barrier. During…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held on Saturday on the bodies of Mrs. Outram and her two children, who perished in the fire at Cardiff on Friday night, as previously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A bark hut, the residence of Samuel Outram, of Cardiff, took fire last night. His wife and four children were in bed at the time, but were aroused by the crackling of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The following proclamation has been issued by theGovernment:—"Whereas on the 12th ultimo a fire underground at the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Government have offered a reward of £500 for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of those suspected in causing the fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DETECTIVE M'LEAN is at work in Broken Hill in connection with the reward offered by the Proprietary Company and the Government for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN alarm of fire was given from the Freemasons' Hotel last night, about 7 o'clock. Some curtains in the drawingroom on the first floor caught light,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN alarm of fire was given to the Fire Station daring the lunch-hour to-day for a blaze at Mr. George Bowen's residence, adjoining the Burford Soap Works, North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FOLLOWING is the text of the Government proclamation offering a reward in respect of the Block 12 fire:—"Whereas on the 12th ultimo a fire was discovered in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A big fire occurred in Clarence-street early this morning, when George Murray's furniture promises were almost totally destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Broken Hill Proprietary Company is increasing the reward for the conviction of the man or men (if any) who set fire to Block 12 Another…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON the 1st of this month a new tariff for fire insurance was adopted by all the companies in the Fire Underwriters' Association of New South…
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