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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
560 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 22 of 28
At the week-end the Janus, on which a fire broke out recently, will continue the voyage to the Eastern States where repairs will be effected. Meanwhile…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Premises occupied by Boyd and Edkins, motor engineers, at 25 Wentworth[?] avenue, City, were badly damaged by fire last night. The outbreak occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Premises occupied by Boyd and Elkins, motorengineers,at 25 Wentworth[?] avenue. City, were badly damaged by fire last night. The outbreak occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girls were among the workpeople who made thrilling escapes from a fire which broke out at the oil and color works of S. Ward and Co., in Great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The furniture factory of W. Bass at Marrickville, was burnt to the ground on Saturday night. The timber provided great food for the flames and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Station-Officer Morris, who was in charge of the Botany division of the fire brigade, was burnt to death today while fighting a fire at Fowler's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A suspicious fire occurred early yesterday morning at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, Clarendon-street, East Melbourne. When the fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The temperature in Sydney at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon was 89.4 degrees. This was the highest recorded this season. The heat was responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush fires are raging in the Hunter River district. A high wind is causing the flames to spread rapidly, and unless brought under control soon a large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dense volumes of smoke and sparks coming from the Electricity Works this afternoon made many suppose that the building was on fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During yesterday the fire brigades in Sydney and suburbs received 54 calls to fires. The record number of calls for one day in Sydney stands at 68…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Station-Officer Merris, who was in charge of the Botany division of the fire brigade, was burnt to death yesterday while fighting a fire at Fowler's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Under the Fire Brigades Act of 1909 revenue for the upkeep of fire brigades is obtained from three sources, each paying one-third of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out this morning in the works of the Colonial Wool Combing, Spinning aud Weaving Company, Limited, Botany. Portiqn of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire which occurred after midnight last night destroyed the boat sheds of the Richmond Rowing Club on the Yarra banks. The buildings of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A perilous existence in a blazing ship with the flames, swooping from the holds and blistering the deck was the experience of the crew of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A perilous existence in a blazing ship with the fames sweeping from the holds and blistering tho tieck was tho experience of the crew of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At 10,40 p.m. on Saturday the Fire Brigade was called through the local exchange to a fire in Blende-street. On turning out it was found that a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Senior-Constable Drysdale, while passing St.Paul's Cathedral in Swanston-street at 11.30 o'clock on Saturday night,noticed some timber…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About 100 acres of grass on the common at the extreme end of Willsstreet was destroyed by fire yesterday. Mr.J.T.Dunn, herdsman, made the…
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