Big Fire in Dresden. London
A message from Geneva reports that an immense fire, caused by an explosion in a Dresden munition depot, has completely destroyed a suburb…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1917
326 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 17
Fire at North Camel Camp
The call responded to by the Central Fire Brigade at about 1.30 o'clock this morning was not a false alarm as officially reported. The fire was in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dresden Fire. London
Further particulars of the fire which broke out in a munitions depot at Dresden show that the conf[?]agration attained huge proportions. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Zeppelins Destroyed. on Fire in a Shed. (Reuter's Message.) Copenhagen
Two Zeppelins have been destroyed by fire in a shed at Tondern, in S[?]g, due to a short circuit [?]ting fire to the building…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sequel to a Hotel Fire. Licensee's Wife Arrested. on Capital Charge. Melbourne
In connection with the fire at the Terminus Hotel at Shepparton (Victoria) on December 29, which resulted in Patrick Mackie being burnt to death,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bic Bush Fire. on Stations Near Forbes. a Three Miles Front. Sydney
A serious bush fire, broke out on Saturday morning on the boundary of Inchgower and Carrawobity stations, about 30 miles from Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Bush Fire. on Stations Near Forbes. a Three Miles Front. Sydney
A serious bush fire broke out on Saturday morning on the boundary of Inchgower and Carrawobity stations, about 30 miles from Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. a Parkside Fire. Adelaide
As the result of a fire at Parkside on Saturday a two-storied carpenter's shop and its contents, including a motor car, the property of Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Setting Fire to Hotel. Licensee's Wife Accused. Remanded for a Week
Shepparton was astonished to learn that Margaret Ann Burnside, wife of Archibald Burnside, licensee of the Terminus Hotel in High-street, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Railway Town
At about 6 o'clock last night the Central and Ralway Town fire brigades responded to an alarm of fire in Wolfram-street, off Bismuth-street. Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Incendiary Fires at Kiel Zeppelins and Aeroplanes Destroyed. (Reuter's Message.) The Hague
A neutral eyewitness declares that three incendiary fires occurred in the Zeppelin sheds at Kiel during the last five weeks. The latest destroyed two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at North Broken Hill
At about 3.20 o'clock this morning a four-roomed bouse and contents, owned and occupied by Mr. W. Shirley, and situated in Argent-street North,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Munitions Plant. Hundreds of Thousands of Shells Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £8[?],0[?]0. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver
The plant of the Canadian Car Foundry, in which was stored hundreds of thousands of shells destined for Russia, has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Druggists Fire Tn Melbourne. Melbourne
The premises of H. E. Kuglemann and Co., wholesale druggists, King-st., were destroyed by fire on Saturday. Several firemen were affected by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italy and Austria. Increased Artillery Fire. (Reuter's Message.) Rome
An Italian official communique says:— "There has been increased enemy artillery fire in the Carso and eastward of Goritza."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Picture Theatre Fire
Shortly before 11 o'clock on Saturday night, during a moving picture entertainment at the Guild Hall, Swanstonstreet, Melbourne, (says the "Argus"),…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cruiser Tsukuba Fire Ano Explosion. (United Service Message.) London
The Japanese warship Tsukuba, which was blown up at Yokoshika, first caught fire while the cruiser was at anchor, and the fire reached the magazine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires at Mount Gambier
The first grass fires of the season at Mount Gambier occurred on Friday, when, (says a correspondent of an Adelaide paper) one started at The Springs,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Kalgoorlie Fire. Stock of Paper Destroyed. Kalgoorlie
At an early hour yesterday morning the paper store belonging to the "Kalgoorlie Miner" and "Western Argus" Newspaper Proprietary, with its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Blende-street
At a little before 10 o'clock this morning the Fire Brigade was called by telephone to attend a fire in a four-roomed wood-and-iron house in…
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