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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
469 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 24
A large fire occurred at Edithburg last night, when portion of the Castle Salt Co-operative Company was burnt to the ground. and thousands of new…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire occurred at the palace of the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievtch, St. Petersburg, to-day. Priceless collections of diamond-studded armor and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During a thunderstorm at 3 o'clock this morning Mrs. Holmes, the wife of a storekeeper at Koonwarra, South Gippsland, heard a sound of crackling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The damage caused by the fire which broke out in the Royal Palace at Athens on Christmas Eve is estimated to be £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Zealand Express Company's premises at Dunedin have been burned down said other buildings damaged. The [?]al damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Perth municipal tables were destroyed by fire yesterday. The brigade fortunately was able to save a terrace of 10 cottages adjoinng the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire occurred on Mr. J. Sermon's estate at York (W.A.) yesterday, burning 600 bags of wheat in less than half an hour. Over 600 men by hard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred yesterday at Evans's drapery stores, Kilburn (a London suburb), resulting in damage to the extent of £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three outbreaks of fire occurred between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The first was in a oneroomed wood, iron, and canvas house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about 1.15 o'clock on Sunday morning Constable Comas observed a man whose movements struck him as being suspicious in the lane at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The lime cargo on the ketch Lulu, on the way from Wool Bay to Port Adelaide, ignited by spontaneous combustion on Saturday night. The hatches…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Town fire station has now been completed, and last night D.O. Lamborne placed Permanent Fireman R. W. Smith in charge, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Derwent's residence at Scarborough was burnt down last night. Many thousands of pounds damage was done, but a quantity of paintings and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The promptitude of a plucky girl yesterday saved a fire from spreading at Healesville. Ruth Carter at 2 o'clock yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire, which originated in a room between the Turkish Sultan's private apartments and the Chamber of Deputies, yesterday destroyed the Chiragan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three girls were killed when jumping from the windows of a clothing factory at Philadelphia, which was on fire. Twelve were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The sailors of the Russian and American gunboats were among the first on the scene at the Chiragan Palace fire, Constantinople. They rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The office of the "Wimmera Star." [?]m, was destroyed, by fire to-day. The machinery was insured for £800…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The State Governor (Sir Gerald Strickland) left yesterday for the Tammin camp, where 644 officers and men are under canvas. This camp will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two rooms at the rear of the Payneham District Council Hall were gutted by fire early yesterday morning. The loss is over £300…
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