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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
552 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 28
At an early hour to-day Anderson's general store in the heart of the town was destroyed by fire. Residents were awakened at 2.30 a.m. by the tolling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the early hours of this morning the stock and fittings at the drapery shop of Mr. Charles Main, at Parkside, were completely destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When a motor launch from which they were fishing in the harbor on the western side of Garden Island caught fire last night the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which broke out at 3.30 o'clock yesterday morning in Johnston-street, Bruce Rock, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While carrying a lamp at his home last night Richard Marchant tripped over a cat and fell. The lamp was smashed and in a few minutes the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →While carrying a lamp at his home last night Richard Marchant tripped over a cat and fell. The lamp was smashed and in a few minutes the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade responded to two false alarms on Saturday night. The first call came from the alarm at the corner of Gypsum and Pell streets at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Robert John Nicholas, of 305 Piperstreet, has reported that when coming in from Poole's Tank on Saturday; and when about 15 miles from Broken Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six adults and a baby had a sensational escape in Logan-road, South Brisbane, when a shop caught fire on the ground floor. They were asleep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thirty-five persons were incinerated in a fire in a cinema theatre at Mariago, and many others were injured. The prefect of police while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Pire Officer Smith returned at 3 o'clock yesterday morning a stone lighter from a trip which occupied 19 days instead of the four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five shops in the main street at Gilgandra, together with their contents, were destroyed by fire yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While most parts of the country have been heavily drenched with rain, and are suffering an Arctic snap (says a Wellington, N.Z., message in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious fire occurred at Hart's drapery emporium on Tuesday, when stock valued at £35,000 was destroyed (says an Auckland, N.Z., message in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage estimated at £12,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed Lee's general store and Coulston's motor garage at Narromine. The efforts of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy damage was caused by a fire which practically destroyed the timber yard of Walters, Middleton, and Eades, at Concord, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At 6.10 o'clock last night the Fire Brigade was called to M'Leod's bakehouse at 503 Chapple-street, where it was found that a fire had broken out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade was called through the telephone exchange a few minutes before 8 o'clock last night to Rawling Bros.' Service Station at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two children were rescued by Mr. H. Millen from a cottaee which was destroyed by fire at Woollahra last night. The children were alone in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire at Pinnaroo at 1 o'clock this morning caused damage estimated at £6000 to the business premises of Mr. G. J. Blay stationer Mr. Hall…
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