Broken Hill Fire Brigade. an Engine Sent From Sydney. Sydney
A fire engine was dispatched by train from Sydney to Broken Hill last night. It is one of the spare horse-drawn vehicles formerly used by the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
326 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 17
Fire on a Steamer. Sydney
The damage by fire to the steamer Morinda, which put into port yesterday, and was run aground at Miller's Point, is estimated at £30,000. The vessel has a dangerous list…
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A high pressure fire engine to Augment the pumping capacity of the local fire brigade arrived in Broken Hill this morning from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Fire at Okhta. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Petrograd correspondent states that another large factory at Okhta, a suburb of the capital has been burned. The damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Three Shops on Fire in Adelaide. Adelaide
At aboat 1.30 a.m. on Thursday a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Mr. Herbert B. Ogilivie, tailor, and Mrs. Barbara A. Sard, draper and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Russia. a Loan From the United States. Another Fire at Petrograd. (Reuter's Message.) Petrograd
The "Bourse Gazette" says that the United States proposes to advance a large loan to Russia. The Provisional Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Shorten the War. an Australian's Suggestion. "Set Fire to German Forests."
The following cable message from its representative in London appears in the New York "Herald" of July 24 (says the "Age"):—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Russia. Big Fire at Kazan. Thousands of Victims. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Petrograd correspondent reports that the victims of the fire at Kazan, near Petrograd, number several thousands killed and injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Artillery Activity on the Western Front. The Struggle in Flanders. Von Hindenburg's Reported Determination. Great Review of Anzacs in France. United States General Staff Goes Forward. The Anzacs in Palestine. Bulgarians Repulsed in the Balkans. Italians Crossing the Isonzo and Storming the Heights. Roumanians Fighting Hard. Seat of Roumanian Government Maybe Transferred. Thousands of Victims in Petrograd Fire. Russian Social Democrats' Congress. Alleged Attempted Dynamite Outrage in Canada. A French Liner Sinks. On the Western Front. Unsettled Weather. Artillery Activity. (Reuter's Message.) London
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas 'Haig reports:— "Unsettled weather conditions prevail…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Schooner on Fire. Incendiarism Suspected. Adelaide
A fire broke out last night on a four masted overseas schooner, 789 tons, lying at Port Adelaide. The vessel had on board a large quantity of gasolene…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ship on Fire. at Port Adelaide. Firemen Incapacitated by Fumes. Adelaide
A fire which broke out on a United States four-masted schooner at Port Adelaide burnt all night, but at noun to-day it was under control…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. the Fire on a Schooner. Adelaide
The fire on the schooner at Port Adelaide has now been extinguished, and the vessel is believed to be sound. Five Port Adelaide firemen are still…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ship on Fire. at Port Adelaide. Firemen Incapacitated by Fumes. Adelaide
The fire which broke out on a United States four-masted s[?]ooner at Port Adelaide burnt all night, but at noon to-day it was under control…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Italy and Austria. Austrian Harbor and Canal Bombed. Fire and Destruction. Caused. (Reuter's Message.) Rome
An Italian official communique states:— "Thirty aeroplanes bombed the enemy's military works and fleet in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Volunteer Worker Fires a Revolver. Sydney
When molested by a number of men at Balmain yesterday, a volunteer worker driving a lorry drew his revolver and fired two shots. The men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Schooner Fire. Adelaide
No inquest is to be held concerning the fire on the schooner at Port Adelaide. Men are engaged on the vessel unloading timber. No attempt has yet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in Sydney. at Wharf and Chemical Works. Sydney
A large quantity of copra was burnt by fire at one of the Harbor Trust's sheds at Miller's Point yesterday. The damage is estimated at £10,000…
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At about 9.20 o'clock this morning the Centrel Fire Brigade was called to a fire in a four-roomed Wood-and-iron house on the east side of the North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italy and Austria. Barrage of Fire Over Enemy Lines. 30,671 PRISONERS. (Reuter's Message.) Rome, Saturdty
An Italian official communique states:— "North-eastward of Goritza the enemy's lines and communications were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FIRE At Paper Mills. Damage Intimated at £6000. Sydney
A fire at the paper mills at Botany last night did damage estimated at £8000…
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