Fire in South Broken Hill
At 2.45 a.m. yesterday the South Broken Hill Fire Brigade, under Fireman M. Reidy, received a call by whistle to a fire in Patton Street South, where it was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
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The Hindmarsh Fire. Mill and Plant Insured. Adelaide
The stock at Reid and Sous' bark mills, which was destroyed by fire at Hindmarsh carly this morning was insured in the Colonial Mutual Co. for…
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The fire watch broke out at J. M. Reid and Sons' Bark Mills, Hindmarsh, at a late hour last night, practically made a clean sweep the building being…
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Bush fires have occurred in the rough country in the Mount Gambier district…
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About half-past 9 last night, the whistles along the line of lode blew the alarm for a fire at South Broken Hill. The South curricle turned out in good…
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Last night at about 9.30, an alarm of fire was given by the mine whistle and on the fire brigade proceeding to the spot it was found that a four-roomed…
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A little girl named Vera Hogan, living at Walcha, yesterday fell in the fire and subsequently died…
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A fire broke out in the coal bunker of the tug Bobbie Burns at Pyrmont yesterday. The fire brigade extinguished it with two hydrants. The side…
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Lily Edwards, aged 18, employed at the Federal Hotel, Coopernook, while engaged at the cooking stove to-day, fell against it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Happenings: Libel Suit, Ship on Fire, Child Burnt to Death and Big Jewel Thefts. Sydney, Wednesday Night
The action in which Alfred Jackson sued Charles J. Haynes, proprietor of the "Newsletter," to recover £500 damages for alleged libel, was concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Canowie Station. Six Thousand a Aores of Grass Swept. Army of 300 Firefighthers
A fire broke out on Tuesday at the roar of Mr. Reddan's haystack on the Yongala Estate, and travelled in an easterly direction into the Canowie…
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A fire broke out to-day on the back premiers of Dean and Co., chemists: Hay Street, and spread to the back portion of the Austral cycle stores…
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At a meeting of the Breken Hill Fire Brigades Board under, the chairmanship of the Mayor, a letter was read from the Underwriters'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extinguishing a Mine Fire
A novel method of extinguishing a fire in a coal mine is described by Dr. Brncher in "Gluckauf" of October 31. This was done at the pit fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Terrific Storm. Occupants of Houses Knocked off Their Legs. Bursting of Fire Balls. Sydney, Friday Night
Last night's storm, which occurred throughout the city and suburbs, wrought a great deal of havoc among telephones, especially around Chatswood and…
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The Bucknall Company's oil ship Kaloma from America and China yesterday caught fire at Singapore, endangering 80,000 cases of oil and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rash Austrians. Captain and Squad Cross Servian Frontier and Reconnoitre. Customs Guard Fires. London
Advices from Belgrade state that an Austrian captain and 50 soldiers entered Servia—crossing the frontier, at Monkrogon—and made observations as to the…
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Bush fires are rasing at Gundagai, Germanton, Corowa, Drysdale, Wagga, and Albury…
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A big bush fire occurred at Chelternhant to-day. It was started by camp[?] in the Beach Reserve. The township was in danger, and some exciting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riverina Bush Fires. Country Swept by Flames in the Gundagai District. Sydney, Monday Night
Several thousands of acres of country have been swept by a big bush fire, which has been raging at Bongongo, in the Gundagai district, during the last three…
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