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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
455 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 23
A fire almost demolished the whole of one sie of the main street at Ganmain yesterday. Ganmain is in the Wagga district, and has a poulation of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred on Saturday night in Treadway's Coliseum, Prahran, and before being got under control damage to the extent of something like £110,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A bush fire near Crookwell did considerable damage. For a while it threatened the township of Laggan. About 200 men turned out to fight the fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred in Cormack's cooperage in Burns-street, near Hay-street, Darling Harbor, last night. The top floor of the building, with its contents,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire this morning in the timberyard of Burns and Co., Pyrmont, destroyed much valuable timber and a quantity of machinery. How the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire at Moree last night rapidly spread from a saddlers' shop to the six buildings adjoining. The damage was [?]onsiderable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About six weeks ago Messrs. Melville, Limited, furniture manufacturers, were the victims of a disastrous fire at Magill-road, Norwood, the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Messrs. S. Weingott and Co.'s big oilskin factory, at the corner of Myrtle-street and City-road, Darlington, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last night a fire destroyed several thousands pounds' worth of valuable machinery in the electrical workshop connected with the Shaw wireless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire in the business portion of Gunnedah yesterday did damage amounting to £8000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last night a fire occurred at Jerdans Ltd., opticians, in George-street, Sydney, and considerable damage was done to the second and third floors of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous fire broke out at Dwyer's coach factory, Wollongong, on Saturday night, and in a short space of time nearly everything was devoured by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The metropolitan fire brigades had a busy time on Saturday, no less than 17 calls being recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire yesterday destroyed portion of the fumous Dowhirst craining establishment in Ireland. Fifteen racehorses were rescued, but two of Lord Dudley's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire yesterday destroyed portion of the famous Dewhirst training establishment in Ireland. Fifteen racehorses were rescued, but two of Lord Dudley's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire yesterday destroyed portion of the famous Dewhirst craining establishment in Ireland. Fifteen racehorses were resulted, but two of Lord Dudley's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out about 2 o'clock yesterday morning in the factory and offices of Bunning Brothers, timber merchants, and it was 6 o'clock when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At about 8.30 o'clock last night a telephone call was received at the Central Fire Station to an outbreak of fire in a house near the Waverley…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday (Friday) a bush fire occurred in the hills behind Norton's Summit, and surrounded all the steep gullies containing the best fruit and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thomas Semmens, a night watchman, fired at a suspceted burglar in Hay-street early this morning, but the bullet missed, and the man escaped…
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