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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
503 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 18 of 26
A number of small supposed incendiary fires is reported among the shipping at Liverpool. It ig doubtful whother the Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrible burning accident occurred at Princess-street, off Angus-street, Adelaide, last evening. Jobn Hodge (85), who is said to hove…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An express was held up in Wales 10 hours. Two signal boxes in Monmouthshire were set on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A big fire occurred at Mullumbimby yesterday, six business houses being either totally or in part destroyed. The damage is estimated at between £7000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Concerning these terrible accidents, which occur most frequently to women and children, Professor John Marshall wrote some very graphic sentences, to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Opel cycle sewing machine works at Ruesselsheim (Germany) were burned to-day, 20,000 bicycles and 30,000 sewing machines being destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire occurred at Emmaville yesterday, J. Smith's residence being destroyed. A little girl, 6 years of age, was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tho South Broken Hill Fire Brigade wes summoned at about 7.20 o'clock Inst night by mine whistles to an out?broak of fire in a four-roomed wood,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An immense forest fire ia threatening the pulp mills in Newfoundland. The workmen employed at the Harmsworth mill are lighting the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out in the joinery works of G. Guymer, Willena-terrace, Kilkenny (S.A.), on Monday at 8.30 p.m., and within un hour the premisos were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out yesterday at Potter's mine, four miles from Condobolin, and destroyed a cottage and tents, valued at £250…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Moors are active in the Beni Said country of Morocco, where beacon fires are summoning the tribesmen. The Spanish commander at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The South Broken Hill fire brigade, received a call to a fire in Eyre-street, S.B.H.. at 1.22 o'clock tin's morning. The outbreak was in a three-roomed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Menelaus arrived at Malta to-day with No. 4 hold on fire. The next hold contained lyddite shells. The Menelaus was ordered to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →St. John's (Newfoundland) Tuesday. Forest fires are destroying the crops and dwellings of residents in Newfoundland. The people in two villages were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Athens University laboratories were destroyed by lire to-day, the damage being estimated at £120,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Central Fire Station received a call this afternoon to a five in an unoccupied house in Beryl-lane, in the vicinity of the Rising Sun Hotel, at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The promises of the publishing firm of Ward, Lock, and Co., Salisburysquare, London, were partially destroyed by fire last night. It was the most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Central Fire, Brigade received a call by telephone at 2.13 o'clock this afternoon to a fire at Mr. P.Bovering's premises, in Sulphide-street, The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Queanbeyan correspondent o[?] "S.M. Herald" on August 29, [?] What might have been a most [?] trous fire was averted by the [?]…
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