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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
288 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 15
Thousands of Socialists and antiDynasties took part in an anti-war demonstration in Sofia, the Bulgarian capi[?] yesterday. The police fired on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A great fire broke out in the Hamburg docks, in Germany. The fire destroyed large warehouses and three steamers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Official: General Joffre in February is said to have issued a warning that any French officer ordering a retirement at Verdun would be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Conargo, from New York to Sydney, was (says the "Sydney "Evening News") one of the Australian vessels delayed at Panama by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning the Central Fire Brigade was called to a fire in an unoccupied four-roomed wood-and-iron house in Cobalt-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hilton Burgess, driver of the Port Adelaide Corporation's motor ferry boat, was pouring the contents of a benzine tin into the tank of the boat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The different effects of shell fire on different animals is described in the "Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" by its correspondent on the western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An eyewitness of the struggle between the Germans and French in the Verdun area writes thus:- "The conflict around Verdun does not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out last night on the first floor of No. 376 George-street occupied by the Zenda costumiers. The floor, with its contents, was severely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire last night destroyed Simpson's Free Stores, at the intersection of Pier and Lackey streets, Darling Harbor. Mr. G. Simpson has leased the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Berlin official message states:— "A German submarine recently in the Atlantic tried to stop a 3000-ton freight steamer on May 2. The vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 6.42 o'clock lost night the Central Fire Brigade turned out to a call of fire received through one of the street fire alarms, but the alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly after the suburban bookingoffice-at Spencer-street railway station had closed at 12.5 a.m. yesterday, a fire broke out amongst the ticket…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out last sight and destroyed the ferry steamers Leichhardt and Daphne belonging to the Balmain New Ferry Company. The steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous fire broke out in Jamestown (S.A.) at midnight on Saturday, and the corporation s electric light powerhouse was completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mossman Central Mill, Queensland had arranged to begin crushing on June 8 (says a correspondent of "The Age"). Ample men had assembled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday morning a fire broke out at "Sunnyside:" Young-street, Croydon,"the Residence of Mr. Thomas Price' M.L.A., and as a result Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday morning a fire broke out at "Sunnyside." Young-street, Croydon, the residence of Mr. Thomas Price, M.L.A[?] and as a result Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire, which severely damagted one bedroom and affected the remainder of the residence of Mr. R. Atkinson Price, M.L.A., "Sunnyside," in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A. fire, at Lithgow On Wednesday morning gutted the furniture warehouse of Mr. Stephen Finley, in Mainstreet. The flames, fanned by a strong…
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