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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
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A terrible catastrophe is reported from Chicago. A fire occurred at the Irqusis Theatre during a performance of "Blue Beard" and it is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible disaster, one of the worst in connection with modern theatres, occurred yesterday afternoon in Chicago, U.S.A., when possibly over 400 persons lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In accordance with the Mayor's suggestion the New Year in Chicago was ushered in in silence, with no peas of bells or steam whistles, Business is to be suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Chicago city officials, reporting to the Mayor of the city with regard to the terrible fire at the Irom[?]is Theatre on Wednesday, declare that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The [?] of the victims of the theatre fire in Chicago started yesterday, and will also [?]upy to-day and to-morrow. Even under this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Mayor of Chicago to investigate the matter of the fire at the Icequols Theatre has started the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The funerals of the victims of the theatre fire in Chicago started yesterday, and will also occupy to-day and to-morrow. Even under this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DURING the past 12 months Broken Hill has experienced a remarkable immunity from fires. The year has been a record one in that respect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →So far 561 bodies have been recovered from the Chicago fire. Of 157 who were injured, a third are expected to die. Several whole families are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A. CHICAGO papar which arrived in Sydney on Friday states that the opening of the ill-starred Iroqu[?] theatre on November 24 was a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Slade Vale, in the Warwick district, a waggon loaded with wheat had just drawn up at a threshing plant when, from some unknown cause, the wheat ignited. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN outbreak of fire occurred at about 10 [?]0 this morning, in a four-roomed house in Gypsum street, next door to the Hillside Hotel. The premises were completely gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A six-roomed [?]house belonging to Hugh Carr, ganger, at Yarragon, was burned to the ground last midnight five minutes [?]ter the house caught…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kimpton's flour milis, at Kensington, covering an area of 60[?]t. by 18[?]t., were burnt down last night. The grain stores containing 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late on Friday night a terrible burning accident resulted in the death of three children—Fred, William Lee (aged 11), Percy Lee (aged 7), and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FEW minutes before 7 o'olook last evening the brigade was called to an outbreak of fire In Nt[?]h[?]lls-street, Railway Town, The fire waa in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE cables gave little idea of the real danger or the adm[?]able com[?]ure of Queen Alexandra when the fire broke cut in Sandringham Palace on December 10 Ma[?]l advices…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke [?] yesterday [?] Taylor's [?], Wallaroo Mines, and the present outlook is a serious one. The fire is supposed to have started…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News from Kadina states that the fire at Taylor's shaft, Wallaroo Mines, conti[?] unabated, and what early yesterday after-noon off[?]ed a promising outlook was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Davidson, secretary of the Wallaro[?] and Moont[?] Mining and Smelting Company in Ad[?] received the following telegram last…
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