Fire at Railway Town
At about ll o'clock on Saturday night a fire broke out in the house of Mr. M. D. Langford, grocer, of Mica-street, Railway Town, and the building, which was a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1906
400 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 20
Small Fire
A small fire, resulting in the destruction of a 2-roomed wood-and-iron house in Blende-strect, Railway Town, occurred, last night at about half-past ll…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Disastrous Fire. Perth
A disatrous fire broke out ar 5 a.m. yesterday on the premises of the Perth Pneumatic Malting Company, Palmcrston-street. The place was well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big Blaze. Destruction of the Crown Hotel. Exciting Incidents
A file broke out in the Crown Hotel about 6 o'clck last evening, and in a very little while the main part of the building was completely gutted. When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Year's Fires
During the past 12 months the Fire Brigade attended 49 calls to fires. Of these four were false alarms, two chimney fires, four rubbish burning, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Cobalt-street
A fire broke out last night in Cobaltstreet, a few doors from the Sulphidestreet Methodist Church. The food of the flames was a four-roomed wood-and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Heat Wave. Many Deaths Reported. Bush and Grass Fires. 300 Miles of Flame. Sydney
The weather in the city is still showery and dull. Many people have been admitted to the Bourke Hospital suffering from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Relief Fund
The final meeting of the general committee of the Bush Fires Relief Fund was held at the Town Hall, Sydney, on Thursday, December 21, under the…
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The estimated value of the machines, reels, etc., apart from the buildings, and land, of the Broken Hill Fire Brigade is about £1500. Considerable…
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The Fire Brigade received a call this morning to Railway Town per telephone. A man rushed into the Ceylon Coffee Mills, and said there was a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Train
The Port Pirie correspondent of the "Express" telegraphs:—"A fire occurred on a mixed train which left here for Petersburg at 7 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Hotel Fire. [Reuter's Message.] London
The West Hotel, Minneapolis, U.S.A., the biggest hotel between Chicago and the Pacific coast, caught fire on Tuesday night, while 700…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at White Cliffs
The residence of Mr. Samuel Packham was totally destroyed by fire on Monday. Mr. Packham, who was at the time suffering as a consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Ship on Fire. Sydney
The barque Stata, lying in Newcastle harbor, was destroyed by fire 'last night. The vessel was well alight before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at the South
A fire, resulting in the complete destruction of W. and M. Stone's grocer shop near the All Nations Hotel, South Broken Hill, occurred at about 8…
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A small fire occurred this morning in a shed at the rear of Gurewitz's store in Gypsum-street Railway Town. The fire was extinguished with buckets of…
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A fire occurred near the Cemetery this afternoon, in a four-roomed woodnnd-iron house owned and occupied by J. Brendinni. Owing to the want of…
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A big bush fire broke out at Beaufort on Saturday. All business was suspended, and 300 men were put to work fighting the flames…
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A fire at Jindera on Saturday burnt out several farms, and the flames spread to several of the stations. On Brae Springs some buildings in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Bush Fire. Melbourne
A big bush fire broke out at Beaufort on Saturday. All business was suspended, and 300 men were put to work fighting the flames…
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