Eight Hours Day Move by Fire Brigades. Sydney
The fire brigade employees are dissatisfied with their working conditions, and are agitating for ann eight-hours day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1920
151 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 8
Soldier's [?]Me Destroyed Fire at Minnipa Adelaide
Mr. C. A. Boylan, a returned soldier, of Minnipa, lost his house and also his [?]tary discharge, some Commonwealth notes, and some clothing as the result…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →False Alarm of Fire Mine Whistle "Gets Away."
Shortly after 9 o'clock last night the South mine fire whistles sounded the alarm. For a time quito a sensation was caused, many people thinking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Fires Three Shots at a Burglar in Mosman the Man Gets Away. Sydney
Three shots were fired by a Mosman woman at a burglar who was trying to enter her house on Saturday night. The man escaped; none of the bullets…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire at Regla Damage, £2,083,333 (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, February 7
A message from Havana states that a fire which took place at the American Agriculture and Chemical Company's premises at Regla caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Militia Fire on Mob Four Persons Killed (Reuter's Message.) New York, February 8
A message from Lexington (Kentucky) says that a mob attacked a gaol where a negro girl murderer was held. The militia opened fire on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Saturday Issue. Jutland Battle British Gunnery Praised by a German "Tornado of Fire" Darkness Saved Germans London, February 11
Commander von Hase, the senior gunnery officer of the German battleship Deflinger, has published a book in Berlin detailing the Jut and battle,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Car and Shed Destroyed by Fire
A motor car and shed, the property of Mr. J. A. Lindsay, engineer at the Proprietary Mine, was destroyed by fire shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Hill Fires No Further Outbreaks. Adelaide
Infornfation received from several sources to-day showed that the bush fires which devastated much timber and grass country on the hills on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Sheep Train 200 Animals Destroyed Adelaide
A message from Ediowie. 130 miles north of Port Augusta, on the Ooodnadatta line, says that as a sheep train was passing the 308½ mile post on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Lake-street
At about 11.28 last night a fire occurred in a four-roomed house situated at 31 Lane-street. Damage was done to the house and contents. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Lane-street
At about 11.28 p.m. on Friday a fire occurred in a four-roomed house situated at 31 Lane-street. Damage, was done to the house and contents. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man and Wife Burnt in Hotel Fire at Carco Eight Children Saved Sydney
A fire destroyed the Post Office Hotel at Cargo, and John Carmody and Mrs. Carmody were both burnt to death Eight chillren were removed from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Fire at Narrabri Sydney
It is estimated that £2000 worth of damage was done by a fire at Narrabri yestaday. The fire broke out at a picture show which was a large structure,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Renmark. Adelaide
A fire which broke out at the peardrying sheds of Messrs. Dacey and Howie at Renmark on Sunday caused damage estimated at £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Waterloo Fire Causes £15,000 Damage Partial Insurance Sydney
The factory and contents of Messrs. Maguire and Co., wicker furnishers, Phillip and Young streets, Waterloo, was destroyed by fire, this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attempted Train Wrecking Made on Enoggera Line Train Passes Obstructions Fire in a Sawmill
An attempt to wreck a train on the Enoggera line was made on Saturday, but fortunately proved abortive (says the Brisbane correspondent of "The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dynamite Ship Catches Fire at Barrow Population Flee From Town ("The Times" Message.) London, February 28
There were extraordinary scenes at Barrow this morning. A salvage company's dynamite ship caught fire and the women and children were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Wheat Mills Reported From Solomontown £70 Damage Origin Not Known
On Saturday night the British wheat cleaning mill No. 6 was the scene of one of many mysterious outbreaks of fire in the Solomontown wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Sleeps HiLL Adelaide Quarries Building Burnt to the Ground Adelaide
The mill building of the Adelaide Quarries at Sleeps Hill, containing the largest stone crashing plant in South Australia, was destroyed by fire early…
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