Fire at Railway Town
Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning the Railway Town Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire in a four-roomed wcod-and-iron house…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
326 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 17
An Adelaide Fire. at the Town and Country Stores. Adelaide
A fire occured at the premises of the Town and Country Stores. Limited in Rundle-strect East, on Sunday evening. Damage amounting to more than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion in Munition Works. in East London. Fires and Damage in the Neighborhood. Considerable Loss of Life. (Reuter's Message.) London
The Ministry of Munitions has issued the following official statement:— "On Friday evening a fire started in a factory to the east of London near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Prisoners. in the Fire Zone. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
A Berlin message states that an official Note, with a time limit, was recently sent to France complaining that German war prisoners were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Near Essen. Stores Worth £400,000 DESTROYED. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
A large quantity of supplies have been destroyed by fire in a factory near Essen. The damage ia estimated at a million marks (£400,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Sulphide-street
Shortly before 1 o'clock to-day the Central Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire in a 4-roomed wood-and-iron building situated at the corner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Near Essen. Stores Worth £400,000 DESTROYED. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
A large quantity of supplies have been destroyed by fire in a factory near Essen. The damage is estimated at a million marks (£400,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Lane-lane
Mr. Thomas Gaunt, of Lane-lane, was talking outside his house with Mr. Evans (a neighbor), and Mr. W. Mildren (a friend) just about the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Lane-lane
Mr. Thomas Gaunt, of Lane-lane, was talking outside his house with Mr. Evans (a neighbor), and Mr. W. Mildren (a friend) just about the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Crop Set on Fire. Candles Planted in the Field. Sydney
On Thursday afternoon a fire started in the crop of a share farmer on the Bland, 23 miles from Wyalong. Several neighbors galloped to the scene and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Experience in a Buggy. Fire Burns the Vehicle
The "Trapscontinental," Port Augusta, reports: "Mr. C. M. Ives and a station hand, of Oakden Hills, had a very warm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire and Explosion at the French Powder Works. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Paris correspondent reports: —"A fire which broke out in the powder works at Massy-Palais-Eau spread, involving the melinite stores,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lockhart's Third Fire. Sydney
A fire destroyed 4000 bags of old wheat in Bell and Co.'s wheat stack at Lockhart on Monday. This was the third fire in the Lockhart wheat stacks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crass and Wheat Fire. Considerable Damage. Adelaide
A fire attended by disastrous results broke out yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of Mount Salt, on the Mount Schank run. It said to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales. Big Fire in Sydney Suburb. Sydney
Eight business premises and two private houses on and adjoining Wellington-street, Chippendale, were affected by fire last night. The main…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Interned Vessels. Gunboat Set on Fire. (Reuter's Message.) New York
Action is expected to-night along the line of the general policy of the Government taking possession of all German liners in New York harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Archangel. Followed by Explosion. 30 KILLED; 44 INJURED. (Reuter's Message.) London
A Russian official communique states:— "An explosion followed the fire on the wharf at Archangel on January 26…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Interned Vessels. Gunboat Set on Fire. (Reuter's Message.) New York
Action is expected to-night along the line of the general policy of the Government taking possession of all German liners in New York harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Wickes-street
Shortly after last midnight the Central Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire in a three-roomed wood-and-iron house situated in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fatal Fire. in Darling Downs Township. Brisbane
Yesterday morning a fire occurred at Cambooya, on the Darling Downs. Apparently the fire originated in the Commercial Hotel, which was totally…
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