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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
192 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 10
A terrible conflagration occurred this afternoon at Nathalia, the terminus of the Goulburn Valley railway linc. A strong wind fanned the flameas and almost half the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE careless use of matches very nearly caused a big fire in Argent lane yesterday afternoon. A lighted match was thrown by some passer-by amongst some packing cases,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reports have been recaived from Pretoria, the Transvaal capital, that the British forces auder Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen early on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A bush fire swept over the Arthur district to-day, hundreds of acres of wheat being destroyed. The settlers and others are engaged fighting the flames, but if to-morrow is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A big fire occurred in Little Collins-street last evening. Aymaley's crockery warehouse and buildings were gutted, the damage reaching £10,000. The origin of the fire is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No one seems to know at present who is managing the Fire Brigade. There is evidently no board to attend to the business, or, if there is, it has successfully avoided holding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North- western provinces of Canada have offered the War Office to furnish a detachment of 1000 experienced rongbriders for active service…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Since Saturday bush fires have been raging in the Queenstown district. Throughout Sunday night the railway station was crowded with men and women who had fled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further particulars have been received of the disastrous bush fire which broke out near Beechworth on Friday evening, and which continued to burn, bursting out with fresh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FIRE occurred at the Pinnacles on Sunday night, destroying a three-roomed wood and iron house occupied by four young men, miners. The occupants were in Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A bush fire which raged in the Angaston district on Christmas Day did a large amount of damage, sweeping over fields and through gardens, and destroying several crops of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT 8.20 last night the blowing of the Junction fire whistles brought the firemen to the grocery store of Mr. H. E. Jonas, Argent-street North, in which a fire was then raging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AFTER the meeting of the council had broken up last sight a couple of the aldermen inquired if the Mayor had heard anything with regard to the Fire Brigade difficulty…
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