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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
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Extensive timber yards belonging to W. D. Flatman, at St. Kilda, were completely destroyed by fire last night. The total losses, including machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wellington (N.Z.), Thursday. [?] Crowther and Bell's stables at Cambridge, with some other premises were destroyed by fire on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The insurances on the timberyard destroyed by fire at St. Kilda are as follows:—On the sawmill and moulding mill. £8000; timber £1000; machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There was a succession of bush fires throughout the suburbs on Saturday. In several instances adjoining, properties were placed in danger. The most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 11.45 o'clock last night the Central Fire Brigade was called to a fire in Argent-street North, below the Willyama Hotel. A four-roomed wood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A six-roomed wood iron, and stone house in Gaffney-street, Railway Town, owned and occupied by Mrs. M. Croak, was totally destroyed by fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire occurred in an electrical works at Guadalayara, and three men were electrocuted and 20 seriously hurt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seoing two men in the vicinity of the corner of Sussex-street and Liverpool-street at 3 o'clock this morning, immediately after hearing the sound…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This morning Povey's furniture factory, in Newcastle-street, Perth, was destroyed by fire. Two of five horses in the stables were burnt to death. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two hundred inmates of the Monroestreet Hospital, says the Chicago "Inter-Ocean" of December 10, slept peacefully late last night while over their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out at the Broken Hill Proprietary Company's works on Monday afternoon, at about 4 o'clock. Workmen noticed smoke issuing from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The officials and passengers on the afternoon train from Glencoe had an exciting time yesterday. After having left Alalia for Mount Gambier the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The number of calls received by the Broken Hill Fire Brigade during the month of January was 12 which included two false alarms. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A grass fire occurred in the hospital grounds about [?] o'clock on Saturday afternoon, but the flames were beaten out by members of the Central fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. A. Co[?]rane, school teacher, was last Saturday riding his motor cycle from Noorat, to Darlington, when there was a sudden bla[?]e and the petrol tank…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At about 11.15 this morning the mine whistles sounded the alarm of fire for the Central division, and quickly crowds congregated in the streets to locate the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Central Fire Brigade received a call to fire by telephone at 10.37 o'clock last night, the scene of the outbreak being a four-roomed wood-and-iron…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Thursday last (says the "S.M. Herald") the Board of Fire Commissioners decided to recommend to the Government the appointment of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is officially announced that the Allies commenced the hombardment of Adrianople at 7 o'clock this morning. There has been some skirmishing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Minister for Mines has received telegrams from the warden at Cloucarry and Inspector Young stating that a fire broke out in the stopes of the…
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