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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
552 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 28
Sydney was surrounded by bush fires yesterday. Outbreaks were reported in nearly every district, and hundreds of acres of scrub and grass were swept…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A New York cable message, dated January 15, states: The early discovery of another mysterious fire at Hamilton, Ontario prevented the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Port Adelaide City Council yesterday' severely criticised the Fire Brigade.Board because of the inefficiency of the fire float and other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two top floors of a four-storey building in Sussex-street, known as "Forster House," were 'considerably damaged by fire late last night and the remaining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire which occured in Melbourne to-day destroyed a drapery bulk store in Little Bourke street. The loss is estimated at £30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire which occurred in Melbourne to-day destroyed a drapery bulk store in Little Bourke street. The loss is estimated at £80,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A remarkable series of fires took place at Gordon last night. Within three hours half a dosen outbreaks occurred, two of which were on church…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A call was received by the Central Fire Brigade yesterday to the residence of Mr. H. Faggotter, 181 Gypsum-street, a four-roomed wood and iron…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Norman Wenden (27), whilst very drunk, fired two shots from a revolver in the Hotel Arcadia Pitt-street, on Thursday night. When Wenden came…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Norman Wenden (27), whilst very drunk, fired two shots from a revolver in the Hotel Arcadia. Pitt-street, on Thursday night. When Wenden came…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News was received in Sydney on Thursday by wireless that the American four-masted schooner Defiance had been burned to the water's edge at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ketch Opah a vessel of 41 tons, which was about 14 years old, waa destroyed by fire at Passage Island on Monday morning (reports the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During the month of January the fire brigades were called to six fires, and on four occasions false alarms were given. These figures are exactly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Canadian Pioneer, loaded with wool, is on fire in Auckland Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Elliott's motor garage and cycle factory at Payneham was burnt early this morning. A sensational incident was the explosion of a full petrol tank. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 5.25 o'clock this afternoon a constable on duty in Argent-street noticed some smoke in the bicycle shop of Glasson and Odgen and communicated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Elliott's motor garage and cycle factory at Payneham was burnt early this morning. A sensational incident was the explosion of a full petrol tank. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire broke out at 167 Morgan-lane at 11 o'clock this morning, in a detached washhouse. It was caused by coal falling from underneath a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 8 o'clock last night the Central Fire Brigade received a call to 165 Lane-street, an eight-roomed ouse owned by Mr. Robert Gebier. On…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A cycling accident, resulting in the death of Mr. Ceacle Faggotterr a wardsmin employed at the Hospital, occurred at 8 o'clock last night at a…
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