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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
192 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 10
THE new year in Broken Hill was ushered in rather alarmingly. Moore's Corner, at the intersection of Argent and Oxide streets, the scene of some disastrous conflagrations in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Taltangatta creamery and butter factory has been destroyed by fire. Recently grass, crops, and fencing worth about £10,000 was destroyed by fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The premises of John Connell and Company, wholesale grocers, of York-street, city, took fire to-day. The damage is very heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fire at Connell and Co.'s, in York-street, this morning, raged for several hours, and the whole of the large warehouse was gutted. The damage is estimated at £25,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous bush fire started in the Mount Pleasant district yesterday morning. It consumed about 7000 acres of grass and many miles of fencing. One farmer, James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous bush fires have occurred at Kilmore. Heavy damage has been occasioned and several settlers have been burnt out. Many cattle and sheep have been roasted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 4 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the premises occupied by John Connell & Co., merchants, in Kent street. The flames spread with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named James O'Connor has been burned to death in a bush fire at Kyneton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Portion of the deck cargo of sulphuric acid on board the intercolonial steamer Tyrian from Melbourne to Sydney ignited eight hours after the vessel had left Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHORTLY before midnight on Saturday the fire whistles sounded an alarm of fire, the line of lode being indicated as the location. The brigade on turning out found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In connection with a fire that occurred at Cullen's premises, Hindmarsh, on Saturday, an inquest was held to-day, when the jury said that, although the circumstances were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A FIVE-ROOMED dwelling house in Cobaltstreet, Railway Town, near the Rising Sun Hotel, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The fire whistles began…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Fire Brigado Board held a special meeting in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, the Major (Alderman Strachan) presiding. The chief object of the meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday evening there was great excitement in Kooringa; the hospital, in Commercial-street, was found to be on fire, The flames had got a good hold of the place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT an early hour this morning a fire broke out in the house occupied by Mr. Justin M'Carthy, in Williams-street, and in less than half an hour the building, a substantial one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fearful fire has occurred at Mazy Batroes, a small village in Hungary. The conflagration spread with awful rapidity, and destroyed nearly the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT the ordinary monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade Board, held at the Town Hall, the Mayor (Alderman Strachan) presiding, accounts amounting to £75 19s. 8d. were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fearful fire has occurred at Mazy Batroes, a small village in Hungary. The conflagration spread with awful rapidity, and destroyed nearly the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following minute by the Mayor with reference to the Fire Brigade was read by the town clerk at last night's meeting of the council:—"With respect to the fire board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Halland Sons' warehouse at Newcastle was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The origin of the blaze is unknown. The damage is set down at £12,000. It was only…
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