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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
446 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 23
Excitement was caused among residents of that part of St. Leonards overlooking Lane Cover River yesterday evening, when a private motor launch,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twenty-four square miles of timber was burned in forest fires at Oregon, Washington States. Many lumber mills were destroyed, and villages were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The box factory of Robert Brownlee, at Annandale, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The dry weather has started numerous forest fires throughout the western State and in various parts of British Columbia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The discontent amongst the Ipswich miners, respecting the payment of a 5 per cent. levy for the Queensland strikers, is spreading. To add to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Airmen's Convention has discussed the practicability of using aeroplanes to extinguish fires. Most of the members looked upon the idea as being…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Rosebank Tannery at Botany was destroyed by fire to-day. The Ramage done is estimated at £5000. The cause of the outbreak is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A call to a fire from the Government tramsheds shortly after 8 o'clock on Saturday night, resulted in responses from each of the fire stations in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly before 9 o'clock on Saturday night the Central Fire Station responded to a fire in a 15-roomed stone boarding-house in Crystal-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 8.30 o'clock last night a fourroomed wood, iron, and stone house in Gaffney-street was destroyed by fire. The house, which was unoccupied, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The 15-roomed boarding-house in Crystal-street which narrowly escaped destruction on Saturday night was insured by its owner, Mr. H. Mitchell,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Word was received from Balranald yesterday that a suicide of a most determined nature had been discovered. George W. Old, residing on a farm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 6 o'clock last night Mr. C. Sutherland, of Adelaide, and his chauffeur drove a new "Maxwell" motor-car into Hill and Co.'s stables. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A large weatherboard and iron building, known as "The Rest," at Burrinjuck, owned by Mrs. Callaghan, and occupied by Mr. George Davis, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious fire occurred at Bega yesterday, which totally destroyed a Sadler's shop and the "Southern Star" newspaper and printing office…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred at 12.30 this morning in Little Bourke-street. A full Force of firemen was despatched to the scene, where it was found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At about 5.30 on Saturday evening a call was received by the Railway town Fire Station to a fire in Ryanstreet Railway Town. The hose cart,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last night Dittman's timber yard at Arncliffe was on fire, the flames leaping nearly 100ft. in the air. When the brigades arrived it, was seen to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A cinematograph show was given in an old shop in the presence of 180 spectators, when a spark fired the building. One door was barred and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday, at Bexley, Frederick John Hay, a builder and contractor, who was erecting a cottage near his residence, returned home shortly before 2…
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