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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
305 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 16
A fire occurred at the Kosakable mine, Kotaro (Japan), yesterday destroying 100 houses. While efforts were being made to extinguish the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murwillumbah is in ruins. The fire is still smouldering in places. Extra police have arrived in the, town, and additional watchmen have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A room and passageway at the Globe Hotel, Rundle-street, were destroyed by fire last night, The fire brigade provented further damage, getting the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tsinan has brought details of the burning of the German steamer Wik (3000 tons). Whil[?]t voyaging from Yokohama to Kob[?] the Wik…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enormous bush fires are raging in the Norman River district)Queensland). It is feared that stock will suffer greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The result of the inquiry into the disastrous fire at Murwillumbah has been to show that the fire originated in Dainer's bakehouse. There is,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Ackland's grain and chaff store, in Brown-street, was partially destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Two horses were safely removed from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At about 6 o'clock last night a call was received at the fire brigade by telephone to a fire at the corner of Kaolin and Thomas strocts. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The residents of Murwillumbah have refused the demand of the department that they shoud replace the loss to the department by the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Kangaroo Plains station, the woolshed and huts were yesterday destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out on the steamer Turskina which left Auckland in September for London. As a result it had to put into Wellington to repair the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Postmaster-General, Mr. Mauger, has given instructions that the telephones at Murwillumbah which were destroyed by the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Michael Webb, a foundryman, living at Castlemains, went to had stocking a cigarette, and [?]ntly fell asleep. The bed caught [?]. and Webb was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The fire brigade received a call at about midday to a fancy goods shop in Argent-street, opposite the Globe Hotel and occupied by A. Waters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush fires are raging in the Charleville district and are doing much damage…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush fires are raging in every direction around Charleville. Dense clouds of smoke are enveloping the town…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A woman named Mrs. Willingson, residing in Eyre-street. South Borken full. was engaged in washing clothes to-day, when her dressignited, and she…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A serious fire occurred at Mildura last night. when three large shops were totally destroyed. There was no water available with which to fight the fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamer Queen, for many years engaged in ferrying between Williamstown and Port Melbourne, started running again yesterday for the first time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The residence of Frank Goodman, a former at Manildra, was burnt to the ground on Tuesday night. Mr. Goodman's daughter, aged ll, was burnt…
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