Bush Fires. Township Threatened Tn Victoria
Serious loss is being sustained by a fire in the wheat crop at Moonambel, on the property owned by Mr. Joseph Murdoch (wrote the Avoca…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
288 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 15
Fires Destroy Racecourse
A Hobart message states:- "One of the most disastrous effects of bush fires round about Hobart was the burning of the grand stand,…
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A disastrous bush fire occurred at Forest Hill, four miles from the municipal boundary of Wagga,as a result, it is alleged, of the discharge of live…
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Serious loss is being sustained by a fire in the wheat crop at Moonambel, on the property owned by Mr. Joseph Murdoch (wrote the Avoca…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Kaolin-street. Soldier's Wife Bereft of Home. Empire League Assists
A six roomed wood and iron house in Kaolin-street, owned by P. Triplett, and occupied by Mrs. W. Rollason, whose husband is at the front, was…
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A fire occurred at Messrs. S. Hill and Son's chaff mills, at North Moonta, on Thursday afternoon (reports the Moonta correspondent of an Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monthly Statistics. Eleven Fires in January
During the week ended January 29, the Broken Hill Fire Brigades were called out on two occasions. In the month of January the brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Destructive Fire. Enemy Works Destroyed. a Garrison Annihilated. Paris
A French official communique says:- "We carried out a destructive fire against the enemy's depots at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mine on Fire. Fire Fighters Fail to Get Control. Melbourne
A fire at the Jumbun[?]a, coal mine has got the upper hand of the fire fighters. A tunnel was settled down with a view to letting the fire burn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Arcent-street. at A. E. Vivian's Shop. Adjoining Premises Damaged
At 10.41 o'clock last night the Central Fire Brigade received a telephone call to a fire which was said to be in premises occupied by Mr. A. E. Vivian,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at a Picture Show
A fire occurred at Johnson's Picture Gardens last night in the operating cubicle just before the end of the first half of the programme. Pictures of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canada's Parliamentary Buildings Burnt. Suspected Incendiary Fire. Six Persons Lose Their Lives. Several Members Burnt and Injured. the Buildings Destroyed. (Reuter's Message.) Ottawa
The Dominion Parliament Houses in Ottawa are on fire. The library has already been destroyed. Two explosions occurred soon after the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ottawa Fire. Its Origin Still a Mystery. an Investigation to Be Held. (Reuter's Message.) Ottawa
Conflicting statements are current regarding the supposed origin of the fire at the Canadian Houses of Parliament. Members of Parliament and policemen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warning to Shipowners. Ingenuity of the Enemy. in Fires and Explosions
The Board of Trade warns shipowners against cases of fire and explosions on British and neutral ships, suggesting that enemy agents display great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Russian Front. the Fire at Vilna. Germans Fine Town £30,000. Petrograd
During the fire at Vilna in the last week of January the flames reached the German headquarters. The Germans, believing that the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Items. [?]Ilna Destroyed by Fire. Roumanians Fire on Bulgarians. Greek Reservists Summoned to the Colors. the Unrest in Berlin. Suggested Allies' Parliament
The following war items have been transmitted by the Independent Cable Service:- Amsterdam, Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ottawa Fire. Sympathy From South Ausaustralia
The Governor of South Australia sent the following message on Tuesday to the Governor-General of Canada (the Duke of Connaught):—"I am desired…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Melbourne. Warehouse and Stock Damaged. Melbourne
The rear portion of all three floors of the hardware and brush warehouse of Messrs. Thomas Mitchell and Co., Lonsdale-street, were severely damaged by…
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At about 8 o'clock last night the South Broken Hill Fire Brigade received a call to a fire. On the brigade turning out it was discovered that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conflict near the Railway Station. Rioters Fired On. One Man Killed Several Wounded. Military Pickets Fire Two Volleys. Then Make a Bayonet Charge. Sydney
Later particulars of the soldiers' riot show that at the railway station last night, when the police ordered the men to desist from playing the hose on the…
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