Fire Brigade Call
At 1.50 o'clock this morning the Central Fire Brigade received a message from the Zinc Corporaton that a fire had been seen out West Broken…
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Fires & bushfires, 1922
267 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 14
New South Wales Dalwood Chambers Fire Sydney
Detectives have been investigating the cause of the fire at Dalwood Chambers in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Although no direct evidence…
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At 10 o'clock on Saturday night the Central Fire Brigade received a call through the fire alarm situated at the corner of Lane and Sulphide streets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Australia Famers' Loss by Fire Estimated at £1500 Adelaide
Wheat, barley and oats valued at £1500 were destroyed by fire at the farm of V. and G. M'Cormack, of Parilla…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria Fire at Pentrtdge Gaol Melbourne
A fire occurred at Pentridge Gaol yesterday. The carpenters' shop, with its valuable machinery and tools, was completely destroyed, also a quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria Fire at Pentridge Gaol Melbourne
A fire occurred at Pentridge Gaol yesterday. The carpenters' shop, with its valuable machinery and tools, was completely destroyed, also a quantity…
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Just when the worst of the storm was over the Central Fire Brigade received a call to a fire which was thought to have broken out at 94…
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Mr. R. Smith, chief fire brigade officer, stated to a "Miner" reporter that very little damage was done at the Central Fire Brigade station. A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£3,000,000 Damage by Fire (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, December 11
A message from Astoria, Oregon, states that 30 blocks of the business section of Astoria have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dublin's Incendiary Fires Raiders Turn Deaf Ear to Appeals to Save Children (United Service Message.) London, December 11
The incendiary fires in Dublin, all of which occurred within half an hour, are clearly the result of organised operations. The shop of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Williams-street
The police have reported to District Fire Officer R. W. Smith that a fourroomed brick and cement house, situated in Williams-street, and owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Punitive Expeditjon in Sudan Troops Fire on Comrades (Reuter's Message.) Cairo, December 12
Punitive measures have been taken against the Angessand tribesmen of the Sennar District, in the Sudan, who recently murdered five civilians and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£60,000 Damage by Sydney Fire Three Firemen Are Injured Sydney
A branch store of the Main Grafton Bond, in Erskine-lane, off Sussex-street, was destroyed by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shot at a Girl Five Times Revolver Misses Fire and Man Is Arrested
An attempt to shoot the girl who was playing the pianola at the Majestic Theatre, in Liverpool-street, Sydney, at 6.45 on Tuesday night was recounted by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Street Fire Alarms How to Operate Them
To operate street firs alarms open the door of the box, pull the lever down to "stop," and let go. Then await the arrival of the brigade. On…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shot at a Girl Five Times Revolver Misses Fire and Man Is Arrested
An attempt to shoot the girl who was playing the pianola at the Majestic Theatre in Liverpool-street, Sydney, at 6.45 on Tuesday night was recounted by…
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Mr. R. Smith, district officer, reports that the Central, North, West, and South Broken Hill circuit fire alarms are in working order, also the mine fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hospital Ship on Fire Twelve Missing (United Service Message.) London, December 16
A Constantinople message states Shat the French hospital ship in port there has been destroyed by fire. Twelve are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at North Broken Hill a House & Shop Destroyed and a Residence Damaged
Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning a building, comprising four wood-andiron rooms and a shop, situated at 663 Blende-street North, was destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ireland Mail Train Set on Fire by Anti-free Staters Goods Train Runs Into Wreck (United Service Message.) London, December 22
Anti-Free State leaders are carrying on operations at Kerry, and virtually signing the death warrants of prisoners sentenced to death, the carrying out…
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