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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
499 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 25
A wireless message from Luchow says that a squadron of vessels, escorted by H.M.S. Teal from Chungking, has arrived from Chenfu and other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A suspicious outbreak of fire occurred on the North Coast steamer Coombar last night. Deputy Chief Fire Officer Nince stated after an examination…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An examination of the ruins of the Lincoln Knitting Mills, at Coburg, where a great fire occurred on Monday night reveals damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A motor bus was destroyed by fire at King's Wood last night. Mr. J. M. Clarke, the owner, of Austral-avenue, Malvern, was cranking it up at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shortly before the fire was discovered on the steamer Coombar on Tuesday a man was seen leaving the vessel. Yesterday a wharf laborer was arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The quick action of two men prevented what might have been a disastrous blaze at the Crown Picture Palace in Crown-street last night when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A passing fire engine dashed Aileen Dike, aged four years, from her father's arms as he stepped off a tram in Sydney-road, Brunswick last night…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →More than half the premises of the Lincoln Knitting and spinning mills at Coburg, Victoria, were completely destroyed by fire on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The biggest fire in the history of Rockhampton occurred carly this morning, when the Fitzroy Sawmills Ltd. were destroyed. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:— A communique from Fez says that the enemy was caught under a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At 3.17 o'clock yesterday morning the Fire Brigade was called to Argent-street north, but on turning out no signs of fire were noticed and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During a performance at the Capitol Theatre yesterday an electric wire from the screen caused a blaze. There was every possibility of a panic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Valuable Statistical records were imperilled by a fire which occurred early yesterday morning in a two storied brick building at 314 Albert-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A cottage was destroyed and two others were seriously damaged by fire at Deewhy yesterday afternoon. The fire was caused by children playing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →James Coleman (36), a wharf laborer again appeared before the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having set fire to the steamship…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A message from Havana (Cuba) States that eight persons were injured in a fire which destroyed six Warehouses on the waterfront across…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Bega message states that a disastrous fire occurred there yesterday morning in the centre of the business area. The following places were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire early yesterday morning destroyed a two-storied building at Leichhardt occupied by the Standard Manufacturing Company, grocers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A recent Melbourne fire greatly has porilled valuable statistical records. The building where the fire occurred was occupied by the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A good deal of excitement was caused in Argent-street at about 1.30 o'clock to-day by the blowing of a tram whistle signalling a fire. Smoke was…
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