Call to a Fire
[?]About 10.15 o'clock this morning the Central Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire which had occurred in a four-roomed wood-and-iron. house,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1917
326 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 17
Steamer on Fire at Manila. (Reuter's Message.) Manila
All the members of the crew of the steamer Princessin Alice were removed to-day, the vessel being on fire. The German Consul at Manila is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Chloride-street Fire
At 11.45 o'clock this morning the Central Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire which had occurred among a stack of timber at the rear…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Greece. Great Fire at Piraeus. Many Victims. (Reuter's Message.) Athens
A great conflagration vis raging at Piraeus. It originated in an arms factory, and is rapidly spreading. The allied bluejackets are co-operating with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wars. United States and Germany. Rapid Developments Expected. Great Fire Raging at Piraeus. German Explosives Factories Destroyed Near Hamburg. On the Western From. Reciprocal Artillery. (Reuter's Message.) Paris, Tuesday
A French communique says: "There was intermittent reciprocal artillery activity yesterday in the region of Besange, in the Vosges sector."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Grass Fire. Rain Saves Crops. Adelaide
A fire started on Mrs. Cummins's farm, Snowtown, as the result of lightning sriking a tree. The flames ignited the grass, and, with a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Cinema Blaze. at a Free Entertainment for Children. Twenty-seven Persons Seriously Injured. and One Killed. Many Others Slightly Injured. Scenes at the Hospital. Sydney
A cinematograph film which was being shown at a free picture show at the Boys' Brigade rooms, Surry Hills, Sydney, last night, caught alight, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nancy Bombed. Artillery Shed on Fire. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
German aviators on February 10 droppen 73,000lb. of explosives on the artillery stations at Nancy, setting fire to one of the buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A City Fire. Sydney
An outbreak of fire occurred yesterday in the four-storey building Nos. 43 and 45 Dixon-street, city. On the arrival of the brigade the building was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Munitions Factory Fire. Two Workmen Killed. (Reuter's Message.) London
The Press Bureau announces:— "The Minister of Munitions (Dr. Christopher Addison) announces that a fire occurred on Wednesday in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Depots on Fire. (Reuter's Message.) London
Many coal depots on the Siberian railway have been burning for a week, involving a loss of over £3,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Wyman-street
The fire brigade received a call at 9.20 o'clock last night, but the firemen were unable to locate the outbreak. This afternoon it was reported that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Cinema Fire. Cause of the Outbreak. City Coroner's Recommendations. Sydney
The city coroner inquired yesterday into the ause of the death of Clarence Anderson, aged seven years, which occurred during a stampede at a Boys'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at North Broken Hill
Shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon the Central Fire Brigade received a call through the circuit alarm to a fire which had occurred among some [?]ar…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Argent-lane
Just as the Third Edition of "The Miner" was going to press a fire on the premises of Wilkinson and Robertson's printery, at the rear of "The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at South Broken Hill
A fire broke out at about 11 o'clock this morning in a 4-roomed house at the corner of James and Picton streets, South Broken Hill. The South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade
During last month the Broken Hill Fire Brigade attended to 7 fire calls and 1 false alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Arcent-lane. Damage to the Extent of £600
At about 6.15 o'clock last night the Central Fire Brigade received a call by telephone to an outbreak of fire which had occurred in the Modern Printery,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Western Front. Wounded Australians. Raids Around Armentieres. a Fire-eating General. (United Service Message.) London
A hundred Australians from the Armentieres region have been ordered to hospitals in London. They are mostly men wounded in the raids on enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Shop
At about 11.20 o'clock on Saturday night the Central Fire Brigade was called by telephone to a fire in the grocery department of the Barrier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →