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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
499 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 20 of 25
A lire broke ont at.JO o clock on I Friday night in the woodwork depart^ j ment of "Vickers works at Dartford^ Kent. Fanned' by a strong wind the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There was some excitement in Argent-street a few minutes after 5 o'clock to-night when a fire motor was seen to draw up at Phillip Griff's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MINE MANAGER has to be prepared. to face problems of all kinds during his career, and he has to solve them. 1u some mines the great difficulty is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From evidence on the surface the fire in the Mount Morgan mine seems to be confined to the original locality. Water is still being poured into the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The fire is still burning in the Mount Morgan mine (says a Rockhampton message in the "Advertiser"). The work of laying the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gould Brothers' sawmills at Cess-nock were destroyed by fire [?] this morning.Huge stacks of timber were burnt. The damage is esimated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The boot factory of J. E. Spicer and Co. a two storied building, was destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £30.000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Between 8.30 and 9 o'clock last night Hundreds of strikers swarmed aboard the Demodocus. They rushed into the stokehold and drew the settings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The lighter Tay, which was moored in Rozelle Bay. caught fire at 5 o'clock this morning. The cause is unknown. The damage is estimated at £500…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three masked men in a two-seater motor car were seen in the neighborhood of Hoath near Deal, before an outbreak of fire which destroyed six…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The most disastrous fire in the history of Gunnedah broke out in the main business street early this morning. The fire had been going some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Williamstown Council's ferry steamer Rosny caught fire at about 7 p.m. last night after finishing her last trip from ort Melbourne to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Fire Officer was born at Freeling, South Australia, on September 4. 1880). He was educated in the Flinders-street Public School,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Without warning and with a terrifie roar a 7000 horse-power electric motor at the power house of the Melbourne Electric Companv burst into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning smoke was seen issuing from the basement of a building at the rear of the Commercial Hotel. The fire bridage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late on Tuesday night about 400 seamen raided the steamer Trelyon. They drew the fires which were banked and caused damage when they pulled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire occurred at 4 o'clock this morning at the Cyclone Grinding Works, Burn-street, Darling Harbor. Portion of the two-storied building…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred at 4 o'clock this morning at the Cyclone Grinding Works, Burn-street, Darling Harbor. Portion of the two storied building…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At about 2.12 o'clock this afternoon the Central Fire Brigade was called to a fire in a small shed at the rear of Stephenson Bro's. shop in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A bush fire yesterday partially destroyed the railway bridge at Nundah, five miles north of here. Passengers and maiis to Sydney have to be…
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