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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
414 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 21
Yesterday morning, at about 20 minutes past 5, flames were seen issuing from a house at Howetown. Port Pirie West, occupied by an old lady named…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about 11.55 last night the mine whistles sounded the alarm for a fire which had broken out in a three roomed wood-and-iron house, situated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In conjunction with the improvements which have recently, been effected in the stalls for the horses at the Fire Brigade Station,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At about 8 o'clock last night a telephone call was received at the Fire Station that a fire had broken out in a bedroom situated at the rear of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A most serious confiagration occurred here at one o'clock this morning a whole block of buildings being destroyed, comprising practically half…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 8.20 on Saturday night the Fire Brigade received a call to fire had broken out in a four-roomed woodand-iron house in Lane-lane, off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nine men (says a London message in the "Sunday Times" under date of February 14) lost heir lives in a fire on Sunday at a common lodging-house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday night, about 7.10, the Fire Brigade received a call to a fire that hall broken out in a dwelling house of wood and iron in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While the Fire Brigade was away at a fire at Railway Town last evening a call came to the Fire Station about 7.35 to a blaze that had broken out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Monday morning a fire occurred in the basement of a building in Murray-street, Perth, almost in the centre of the city. The fibre, horsehair, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the Fire Brigades Board was held this afternoon, there being present the Mayor (Alderman J. Long), Messrs. J. Sully (Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The White Cliffs correspondent of "The Miner" writes:— During its life of 16 years White Cliffs has been immune from serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A big fire occured last night at the premises, 46 Market-street, occupied by Messrs. Hesselman and Co., manufacturers' agents, a structure of three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr H. Bell, p[?]fo adjuster, of the firm of Wo druff and Bell, arrived from sydney last Monday and proceeded to White Cliffs arriving there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our town, since the great confiagration of Thursday night last presents a scene of desolation and ruin the whole of the buildings being swept…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The coroner, Mr. C. J. Clarke, J.P., on Wednesday held an inquiry at White Cliffs into the crcumstances of the fire which destroyed the buildings,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A most disastrous fire was experienced at Cobar on Saturday night, when the premises and stock owned by Ward, Bushel, and Co. were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The grain store at Briteen's Woodhouse farm, near Tamworth, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is estimated at £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It was reported yesterday from Yancannia station that a portion of Roberts's hotel had been wilfully set on fire. The coroner and police went to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One hundred residences, four churches, and two schools at Fort Worth, Taxas (U.S.A.), were burnt yesterday. The damage is estimated at £1,500,000…
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