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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
326 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 15 of 17
A fire early on Monday morning at Smith's "Sliver Grid" boarding house, near the Christchurch railway station, resulted in four persons losing their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four outbreaks of fire occurred in Coker's Hotel, Christchurch, on Monday night, evidently caused by incendiaries. All the outbreaks were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An official French communique states:— "In the region of Cerny and Juvincourt our fire stopped an enemy attack…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Italian official report states:— "Airmen worked in co-operation with the bombardment of our batteries which concentrated their fire on the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The three top floors of the Commerce Buildings, Ash-street, city, were destroyed by fire at ll o'clock last night. The amount of the damage has not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Italian official communique states:— "There is reciprocal s[?]tillery firing along our whole front. Our batteries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An official French communique states that there is reciprocal artillery [?]ring along the whole front, being especially int[?] in some sectors."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:— "After a violent bombardment the enemy, with strong forces, at 8 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The factory of Blogg Bros. manufacturing chemists. South Melbourne, and the adjoining premises of the Electrical Equipment Manufacturers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about 2 o'clock on Sunday (yesterday) morning, a shed containing about 70 tons of [?]ay was burned down and the contents destroyed at Tarcoola…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A great bush fire is raging in the country about 100 miles east of the Burra. The fire has a width of forty miles. Large areas of feed have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A toy factory at Edwardstown, owned by Clarence Campbell and James Campbell, returned soldiers, was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The factory of Blogg Bros., manufacturing chemists, South Melbourne, and the adjoining premises of the Electrical Equipment Manufacturers,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Burra correspondent of "The Advertiser" gives the following details of the bush fire reported in yesterday's "Miner":—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A toy factory at Edwardstown, owned by Clarence Campbell and James Campbell, returned soldiers[?] was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The bush fire east of Burra is now under control. About 600 square miles of feed has been destroyed. A cable message announces the death…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About 1000 tons of copra, valued at £25,000, was destroyed by fire at the Texas Oil Company's stores, Greenwich Point, last night. The copra was owned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is now reported that 60 per cent. of the city of Halifax (Nova Scotia) has been destroyed by fire, which is still raging. The streets are strewn with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An explosion occurred on a munifions steamer at Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia. The city and the closeby town of Rockhingham were set on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Yongala a fire broke out on the farm of J. C. Glasson. A large number of persons turned out to subdue the flames, but about 100 acres of…
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