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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
503 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 26
A big fire occurred at 3 o'clock this morning at Watson's Buildings, Flinder's Lane, Melbourne. Although the firemen worked their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chief Officer Webb informed the Victorian Traffic Commission yesterday that the overhead tramway wires in Sydney seriously hampered the work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When the Fire Brigade Employees' Union was formed a few months ago many complaints were made by members and officers of the union of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred in a two-storied building at the corner of Pirie and Hyde streets, Adelaide, occupied by A. Fischer and Sons, manufacturers of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This Brisbane correspondent of the "S.M. Herald" on May 24 wired:— The Commissioner of Police has received a number of telegrams…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred at the "Plain Dealer" printing office this afternoon, says the "Advertiser's" Kadina (S.A.) correspondent on May 29, through a leak…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred at the chutes, Amusement Park, San Francisco[?] to-day. Several persons are missing. They are believed to have perished. Others…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A call to a fire was received by the city brigade by mine whistles at about 7.20 o'clock last night. The outbreak was in the changing-house at the Block…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A big fire broke but this morning in a wood and iron building, recently occupied by William Rix, chaff, merchant, of Union-street, off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A deputation from the Fire Brigades' Union asked the Acting Chief Secretary, Mr. Flowers, yesterday that the fire brigade should be nationalised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A section of the leather store and drying rooms of Owen's well-known tannery, Willoughby, was destroyed by fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gaiety Theatre at Napier (N.Z.), was destroyed by fire yesterday. The cause was the explosion of an engine in a neighboring garage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An alarm of fire along the line of lode was sounded by mine whistles at about 5.15 o'clock this morning, and in response to the summons the city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrangements are in hand to instal street telephonic fire alarms in various parts of the city of Broken Hill, which will have a direct communication with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Moorish horsemen fiercely attacked General Monier's column for eight hours at Raselma to-day. They charged 100 yards in face of heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out in the Ring Valley mine, au English-owned property situated on the north-east Dundas tramway, some 16 miles from Zeehan last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some boys (says the "Argus" correspondent) were letting off fireworks in Woolloomooloo on Wednesday, when one of them, thinking to frighten the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The totalisator building on the flat at the Eagle Farm (Brisbane) racecourse was destroyed by fire on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire totally destroyed the skating rink at Bondi Beach early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thirty-six heads or local governing instututions on Saturday interviewed Mr. Flowers (Acting Chief Secretary) at Newcastle and unanimously…
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