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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
151 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 8
A riotous crowd at Londonderry attempted to rescue some prisoners. They stoned the police. Twelve bayonet charges did not suffice to quell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At a little before 2' o'clock, this afternoon, the fire brigade received a call, through the police, to an outbreak of fire at the rear of 66 Cobaltotreet,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire all but totally destroyed the clubhouse of the Royal Sydney Golf Club, at Rose Bay, yesterday after-noon. The contents of the building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out at the free store of Zander's Bond, in Flinders-lane. It is estimated, by the owner,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As the result of a fire in Byron-street, Bangalow, the premises of the Bangalow "Herald," Martin's motor garage, Mavri's fruit shop, and Newell s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The cargo steamer West [?], loaded with petrol, and en route for the Orient, caught fire, and was beached and scuttled st Oakland. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The barque Notre Dame d'Avor, which ran ashore two months ago on Wardang Island, caught fire on Saturday afternoon. It is questionable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →the fire in the C.S.A. mine at Cobar has developed to so serious an extent that the mine will have to be resealed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At 11.45 o'clock las night the Central Fire Brigade extinguished a fire which had occured in a bedroom at the Silver King Hotel. The room was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The five-storey, premises of Scott and Bowne, Limited, manufacturing chemists situated in Kent-street, near Bath-urst-street, were practically destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Income Ta[?] Office, which is housed in the Scottish Provident Society Building, Belfast, was raided by masked men last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The bulletin of outrages committed in Ireland yesterday, as supplied to the Dublin Castle authorities, snows that 18 further police barracks and fire Income…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During Satuiday night and Sunday night small outbreaks of fire occurred at Nurse Strong's prrrate hospital at Carterton, New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire totally destroyed the Jakodate canning factory, the biggest in the Far East. Four persons are dead and several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A very log was over the city last night, but it lifted this morning, and everything had an, air of gladness in the city for the according of a right…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire yesterday destroyed the camp of Mr. G. Sampson at Mingary. Mr. Sampson, who is well known in the district as a tahksinker, had his camp…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The case of a family struggling to live on a wage of more than £5 a week was explained before the New South Wales Board of Trade at its sittings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Friday, May 14, 1920. Mr. M. A. Davidson, M.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Mines (Mr. G. Cann, M.L.A.) in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Friday night last a social evening was held at the Central Fire Brigade station, the event heine tendered to First-Class Fireman J. Jones, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At 11.30 o'clock to-day a fire broke out at the home of Mr. R. Cullinan, at 110 Patton-street, causing slight damage to the house and contents. The…
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