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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
240 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 12
The inquest on the recent most disastrous Grand Hotel fire was concluded yesterday afternoon, when a verdict was returned that it was the wilful act of Je[?]le Min[?]s,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Samuel Hordern has undertaken to pay to the widow of Mr. Dashwood (Dashwood was the only married man among the victims of the fire) £2 weekly for five years for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Zealand Government's State Fire Insurance Bill, introduced in the House of Representatives, provides for the establishment of a State fire insurance office,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Searching among the debris at Hordern's fire to-day, in the furnishing department the firemen found some human bodies, with fragments of charred flesh adhering. A bunch…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The searching of debris at Herjern's is being continued. On examining the basement last night, close to the footpath windows of the main…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The boues and remains found among the debris of Hordern's fire were at once supposed to be those of some of the missing men. Dr. Jameson, however, has thrown a doubt on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A most remarkable epidemic of big fires has marked the week. Following the big blaze at Hordern's on Wednesday, and the destructive fire at Clifford Love's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A pair of boots, laced, and containing the burnt remains of human feet, has been found among the debris in the basement at Hordern's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire at Nyngan last night completely stripped the southern side of the town[?] The buildings burnt include the Australian Joint St[?]ck Bank, W. F. Odman's chemist shop,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John White, one of the men engaged in removing the debris from the Palace Emporium fire, was on Saturday afternoon struck on the head by a falling brick. His…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out in Bathurst about 8 o'clock last night in a large three-storied flour mill belonging to Tremain Bros, in K[?]ppet-street. In 20 minutes the whole of the interior was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John White, injured on Saturday afternoon while removing debris at Hordern's fire,died in the hospital. Hordern's furniture faotories, employing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALL Paris [?] agog (says a London correspondent) for details of a remarkable d[?]el, which, after lasting for nearly three hours on Friday, June 13. without result, was adjourned [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest on the body of Harry Clegg, one of the victims of Hordern's fire, was continued yesterday, Superintendent Webb, of the Fire Brigade, produced documents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great forest fires are raging in Norway and Sweden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inqneat on the body of Harry Clegg, one of the victims of Hordern's fire, was concluded yesterday afternoon. A verdict was returned that Clegg died…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE circumstances of the fire which occurred in the shop of Mr. Warsaw, tailor, on Wednesday, have been inquired into, and an inquest will to held at the courthouse this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An eight-roomed weatherboard house at Beaufort, occupied by T. Watkin, contractor, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night Mrs. Watkin was burnt to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A triangular piece of brickwork danger ously towering on the top of Hordern's Palace Emporium and a lonely-looking chimney were being pulled down on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A[?]out 6 [?]ock last night a fire started on the south side of Macres[?]an-street, Ravensw[?], by which nine [?]uildings were completely destroyed. The buildings comprised those…
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