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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
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A Los Angeles message says that 2 reservoirs containing 750,000 barrels of oil in the area of the Union Oil Company, whose tanks at San Luis…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Reuter's Los Angeles correspondent reports:— The fires in the two Californian tanks belonging to the Union Oil…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Greenwood, of the Union Steamship Company, says he does not think the San Luis Obispo oil reservoirs fire will seriously affect the company's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As a sequel to the fire at a mansion in the Coolock district, County of Dublin, last month, the gardener, Henry M'Cabe, has been arrested and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Iaree three storied building in Niosex-stroer was destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning.The premises were occupiod by A. Millgrove,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thirty civic guards are digging in the ground of "Lamancha" for a box supposed to contain £100p in gold, missing from the house, which if is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire at the State joinery works and the sawmills of Hancock & Gore in Brisbane, caused damage estimated at £120,000. Assistant District…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A whole block or buildings in Cooroy. Queensland, was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The damage is estimated at £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At 5.45 o'clock last night the Fire Drizade was called through the telephone exchange to 615 Argent-street. The fire was found to be in a heap of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A New York message says:— Three lives have been lost, many injured, and heavy damages to property caused by forest fires raging…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Owing to a violent gale which swept over central Japan last night several minor outbreaks of fire were fanned by the hurricane and developed into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large Mohammedan crowd gathered at Zakaria-street the scence of furious fighting during the late riots, and began stoning vehicular traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. R. W. Smith, district fire officer, stated to-day that Wednesday next will be the last day for the sale of tickets in connection with the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. R. W. Smith, district fire officer, stated to day that Wednesday next will be the last day for the sale of tickets in connection with the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade was called through the British mine fire alarm at 4.51 o'clock a his afternoon. On the brigade roaching the mine it was found…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A disastrous fire broke out in the main street of the town at an early hour yesterday and four buildings were destroyed. The buildings were owned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three thousand acres of land was swept by a bush fire which broke out on Friday near Tanban. The fire was thought to be under control on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-morrow being the last day for the sale of tickets in connection with the Fire Brigades' Art Union, the proceeds of which go to the hospitals in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dence smoko issuing, which enveloped the laneway, was the first intimation of a fire which broke out in the Boomerang iea and luncheon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The main portion of the business block at Toogoolawah (Queensland) was completely destroyed by fire last night. The outbreak occurred just at…
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