Fire at Gemville. Drapery Stock Destroyed. White Cliffs
The premises of E. Smith and Co., drapers, of Gemville, took fire last night, when the stock, amounting to £100, was practically destroyed. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
576 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 29
Fire at West Wyalong. Heavy Loss of Property. Sydney
A fire at West wyalong on Now Four's Eve resulted in heavy lo[?] by the destruction of property. The want of a fire brigade was badly felt…
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The Fire Brigado during the year just ended received 77 calls, an increase of 17 over last-year. Of these calls 60 were to fires, 5 to chimney fires,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Wolfram-street
At 5 o'clock this afternoon a tworoomed wood and iron house in Wolfram-street, three or four doors north of Oxide-street was with its contents,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Destroyed by Fire. Adelaide
nessv at Cottonville was destroyed by fire on Saturday evening. The whole of the furniture, except the p'an[?] and a few articles, was also burnt. It is not known…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire. Old Woman Burnt to Death. Kalgoorlie
In the early hours of Saturday morning a fatal fire occurred at Boulder City, the victim being an olderly woman, Mrs. Savanston, wife of an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fire at Wyalong. Sydney
The second big fire within a wook occurred at Wyalong last night. Some excel[?]ent work was done by the volunteer fire fighters with a[?]s and buckets of water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at the South
An outbreak of fire occurred in Hebbardstreet, South Broken Hill, just before noon today. The blaze started in a three-roomed wood and iron house occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at South Broken Hill
In connection with the fire which occurred at South Broken Hill this morning it might be mentioned that it was owing to the prompt action of an employee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Adelaide. Much Damage Done. Adelaide
A fire occurred at Parkinson and Co.'s drapery establishment, in Gougerstreet, last evening. The firemen succeeded in confining the flames to the…
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At 5.30 this afternoon a fire occurred at Messrs. Williams and Glenn's bakery, which place was completely gutted. The building, fortunately,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor-car on Fire. Totally Destroyed. Driver's Legs Singed. Melbourne
A motor-car, valued at £650, reached Cola[?] yesterday on the road from Melbourne to Warrnambool, when it burst into flames so suddenly that the driver…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Buggy on Fire. Girl's Presence of Mind. Rolls Herself in the Dn[?]t. Sydney
Whilst [?] young man and woman were driving on the Tarcutto-ro[?]d, Wagga, some phosphorus ignited and set fire to the back of the [?]ggy. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney's Peril. Great Fire Possible. Millions at Risk
"There ara parts of Sydney where, if a fire pace got a hold, it would develop into a conflagration that would put into insignificance the most…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallacips Fire Ruins. Collapse of Walls. Inquest on Alexander Lane. Melbourne
An inquest was held to-day on the body of Alexander have, who was killed by the collapse of a wall at Wallach's fire ruins. The evidence showed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Steamer's Experience. Twelve Days' Fire. [Reutor's Message.] London
The Hornby Grange, which has just arrived from Vladivostok, reports a fire which broke out among the cargo and smouldered for 12 days. The meat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand. Drought and Bush Fires. Wellington
The drought is causing considerable uneasiness in various parts of the Dominion, especially in Canterbury and Otago. Bush fires are raging in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destroyed by Fire
A six-or[?]med wo[?]d-and-iron house in Piper-street, South Broken Hill, was totally destroyed by fire this morning at about 9 o'clock. It was occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Launch Destroyed by Fire. Adelaide
Early yesterday morning at Port Victor the motor launch Triton, owned by Mr. Thompson and his son, Captain Thompson, of the steamer Rupara,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Melbourne
The All Nation[?]' Hotel, Bend[?]go, caught fire at 4 o'clock this morning. The occupants had just suffi[?] time to make their [?] The hotel was…
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