Fire at Po[?]t Adelaide. Vacuum Oil Company's Premises Destroyed. Adelaide
A large fire occurred at Port Adelaide this morning, which resulted in the destruction of the Vacuum Oil Co.'s premises in Todd-street, and the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
288 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 15
Evacuation of Gallipoli. a French Story. Enemy Opens Fire After Embaraktion. Paris
An official communique states:- "The evacuation of Gallipoli started on Saturday night. The French left six naval guns on the peninsula, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extensive Fire at Nhill. Seven Buildings Destroyed. Melbourne
A disastrous fire broke out at Nhill, near the South Australian border, yesterday. Seven business premises were destroyed. The fire originated in A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Passengers Extinguish Wheat Fire. Sydney
While the Cowra mail was passing a farm at Westville, in the western district, a fire broke out in the wheat crop. The train was stopped and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Creat Fire on the Tyne. Shipping and Wharves Affected. (Router's Message.) London
A huge fire occurred in the Tyne Docks at South Shields, fanned by a westerly wind. The fire started aboard a Norwegian barque, and spread to the…
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A fire occurred at Mr. W. H. Gratwick's farm, about six miles north-east of Maitland, South Australia, on Thursday, which (says the "Advertisor"…
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A Mount Barker telegram in "The Register" says:—Excitment was caused here on Friday morning as great volumes of black smoke passed over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Creat Fire in Norway. Bergen in Flames. Many Buildings Destroyed. (Reuter's Message.) Christianis
A fire at Bergen, a seaport in the west of Norway, raged all night long, spreadinc to 20 distinct quarters. It destroyed, among other places, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire On-a-farm
A fire occurred at Mr. W. H. Gratwick's farm, about six miles north-east of Maitland, South Australia, on Thursday, which (says the "Advertiser"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Fire at Bergen. Damaged Estimated at £2,750,000. (Reuter's Message.) Christians
A [?]n ricance has been blowing during the great Bergen fire. Many buildings in the city were blown up to check the spread of the flames. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire at Narracoorte. Adelaide
As the result of a fire near Narracoorte 140 acres of wheat crop, some stacks of hay, and 600 acres of grass were destroyed in the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Auburn. Adelaide
A grass fire at Auburn in Mr. H. Overton's paddock, destroyed 100 acres of feed and some fencing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Melbourne. Damage to the Extent of £1500
The fourth storey of a brick and iron factory, owned and occupied by Mr. A. Williams, boot manufacturer, at the intersection of Langridge and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire at Bergen. Damage Estimated at £5,500,000 (Reuter's Message.) London
Four hundred buildings at Bergen, to the value of £1,100,000, were burned down in the great Bergen fire. The total damage is stated to be £5,500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires in Broken Hill. A. A. Brice and Co.'s Premises
At about 7 o'clock last night Mr. Hocking informed the watchman at the Central Fire Brigade that smoke was issuing from the premises occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Norwegian Town Destroyed. Fire at Molde. Kaiser's Summer Holiday Resort. (Reuter's Message.) Christiana
A fire has entirely destroyed the town of Molde, on the Norwegian coast. A thousand people are without shelter. The Kaiser usually went to Molde for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Flemington Stockyards. Drover Burnt to Death. Sydney
At fire occurred at Flemington at an early hour yesterday morning. Albert 'Abbott, a drover, living at Flemington (near the stockyards),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2nd Edition. Miner Office. 3.30 p.m. the War. (Router's Messages.) The Aeroplane Over Kent. Nine Bombs Dropped. Several Fires Caused. London
The enemy aeroplane that flew over East Kent this morning took advantage of the bright-moon [?]ight. Nine bombs were dropped in rapid succession. No…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Railway Town
At about 10.15 o'clock last night, the Railway Town,and South Broken Hill fire brigades' were called by telephone to a fire in a five-roomed wood and iron…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Clare. Woman and Children Rescued. Adelaide
A four-roomed house occupied by Mrs. Mary Busacott, at Clare, was burned to the ground. Mrs. Buzacott was rescued and also…
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