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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
356 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 18 of 18
At Ballarat on Saturday night two soldiers attached to the Show Ground Camp were arrested in the city on charges of being absent from camp…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest on the body of the late Herold Hastie was held by the coroner at Temora on Saturday. The evidence showed that the deceased had fired at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last night the stores and storeroom of Sylvester Bros'. small goods factory Regent-street, Redfern, were damaged by fire to the extent ot £7000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The British freight ship Tyringhame has returned to port on fire. Chemicals, it is said, caused an explosion among a cargo of sugar, consigned to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The most destructive fire ever known at Albury, occurred early on Sunday morning and resulted in the total demolition of Messrs. T. H. Mate and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A French communique says:- "A British cargo vessel ran ashore on the Belgian coast. German seaplanes tried to sink the vessel with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At about a quarter to ten o'clock last night the fire brigade was called out to attend an outbreak of fire in Argent-lane, off Bromide-street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire was discovered among the cargo in the foreward hold of the Orient Steam Navigation Company's R.M.S. Omrah at Circular Quay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News has just been received of a serious collision on the railway. A train from South Shields, laden with business men and workers, collided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last night at 10 o'clock an alarm was given by telephone to the effect that there was an outbreak of fire at the Central mine cottages. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]ly slight damage was caused by the fire on the R.M.S. Omrah while berthed at the Orient wharf on Saturday. The vessel will sail for London…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great crowds gathered in Glasgow early this morning and watched the contents of 12,000 casks of flaming whisky flow into the North Canal from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning at 9.55 o'clock the Central Fire Brigade was called to a fire which was stated to be at Mount Lofty House, at the south end of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →While effecting an arrest in Cleveland-street, Redrern, Sydney, at about 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Contable Arehtz was attacked by a crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire in the main street of Gordon (58 miles north of Melbourne) on Xmas morning destroyed the Mount Hope Hotel, Parker Bros.' general store, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the largest and most disastrous fires that has occurred in Melbourne for some time broke out yesterday afternoon shortly after 4…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A social was held by the firemen and some of their friends at the Central Fire Station last night, and a pleasant time was spent. Among the visitors…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The damage done by fire at Messrs. Dyson and Co.'s place and adjoining buildings is now stated to be in the vicinity of £60,000…
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