A Fire Alarm
THE British mine whistle sounded a fire signal just after 1 o'clock to-day, but the Brigade, after going all over North and South Broken Hill, could find nothing. It is…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
332 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 17
Fire at the Proprietary
A FIRE broke out yesterday morning in the changing-house at Darling shaft, Block 13, Proprietary mine. The outbreak occurred about 4 30 o'clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Wilcannia. The Council Chambers Gutted. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia
A two-story brick building in Reidstreet, occupied as the council chambers and free public library, was totally destroyed by fire at an early…
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LAST night, shortly after 7 o'clock, the brigade turned out in consequence of an alarm sounded by the mine whistles, North Broken Hill being the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Perth
ONE of the largest fires ever known in Perth occurred on Saturday afternoon (a correspondent there reports). The outbreak, which originated in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Perth
ONE of the largest fires ever koown in Perth occurred on Saturday afternoon (a correspondent there reports). The outbreak, which originated in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Reid Street. the Municipal Chambers Destroyed. Estimated Damage, £1560
Shortly before 3 o'clock on Monday morning, the residents of Wilcannia were awakened from their peaceful clumbers by the loud clanging of the fire bell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wilcannia Fire. An Open Verdict. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Monday Afternoon
At the adjourned inquest held to day before the coroner (Mr. Walterus Brown) on the late fire in the council chambers, Reid-street, the jury found…
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A MEETING of the Fire Brigade Board waa held last night in the Mayor's parlor, all the members being present. The superintendent reported that ll…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Coolgardie. Kennedy's Hotel Burned. Narrow Escape of Inmates. [By Telegraph.] Coolgardie, Monday Morning
A disastrous fire broke out at 3.30 this morning at P. J. Kennedy's Family Hotel, Hunt and Sylvester streets, the building being burned to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Coolgardie Fire. The Acme Laundry Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] [From Our Special Reporter.] Coolgardie, Tuesday Afternoon
It transpires that another fire occurred last night at the Acme Lundry, which was barned to the ground. The amount of the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 4 p.m. the Coolgardie Fire. Body of a Victim Found. Still Unidentified. Experiences of an Inmate. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Coolgardie
It has turned out that after all at least one life was lost in the fire at Kennedy's Hotel this morning, particulars of which were previously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Fire. Resumption of the Inquest. an Open Verdict
The adjourned inquest on the are which occurred at the Council Chambers on the morning of the 26th ultimo was held at the Court House on Monday last before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Coolgardie Fire. The Acme Laundry Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] [From Our Special Reporter,] Coolgardie, Tuesday Afternoon
It transpires that another fire occurred last night at the Acme laundry, which was burned to the ground. The amount of the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coolgardie Fire. The Supposed Identity of the Victim. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter) Coolgardie. Tuesday Evening
In the fire at Kennedy's Hotel a storekeeper at the 25 Mile, named M'Donald, was badly barned. The fire was not got ander control till 6…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coolgardie Fire. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Coolcardie, Wednesday Evening
The body found among the rains of Kennedy's Hotel fire is still supposed to be that of Mr. Hamilton, a prominent figure in Coolgardie, but has not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3rd Edition Miner Office 6 p.m. Theparis Disaster. How the Fire Originated, Further Details. [By Cable] London, Wednesday Evening
The building in which the terrible disaster at a bazaar in Paris occurred was constucted in imitation of the shops of old Paris, and the fire resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the Paris Disaster. How the Fire Originated. Further Details. [By Cable.] London, Wednesday Evening
The building in which the terrible disaster at a bazaar in Paris occurred was constucted in imitation of the shops of old Paris, and the fire resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Paris Disaster. Sympathy of the Queen and Kaiser. A Public Funeral Service. The Cause of the Fire. [By Cable.] London
A profound feeling of sorrow still broods over Paris, the result of Tuesday's terrible disaster. The principal theatres have been closed out of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Fire at Coolgardie. Perth
A disastrous fire occurred at Coolgardie on Monday, Kennedy's hotel and and several other buildings being destroyed. The flames spread repidly,…
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