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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
567 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 29
The incendiarist who has recently been t[?]oubling Christchurch last night almost succeeded in bringing off his most daring attempt to date, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sergeant Canning, of Menindee, has reported to Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M. and coroner, that a house occupied by Mr. P. Crowley was together…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At 11.51 o'clock to-day the Fire Brigade was called through, the telephone exchange to the tailor's shop at 383 Argent-street occupied by W. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire threatened a row of shops on Tasman[?]terrace this morning. The premises of Messrs. S. Egerton and F. B. Vaughan, tailor and men's wear…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heralded by a huge are of crimson, a bush fire roared over the top of the long branch of the Strezlecki Ranges, to the south of Trafalgar, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Church of Christ at St. Arnaud was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was of wood, and was built about 22 years ago. A valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About 150 persons made the trip to Stephens Creek last night in response to the invitation by the Barrier District Scouts' Council to the camp fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The police arrested a man and charged him with arson last night after it had been reported to them that the man had sprinkled kerosene…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Re-entering the blazing St. Patrick's Convent at Hayling-Island. Hampshire, to satisfy herself that the last of 60 convalescent children had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Following a terrific explosion at 1.45 o'clock this afternoon the Swedish motor ship Falsterfao (4085 tons), lying at Gelibrand Pier, Williamstown,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The mystery concerning the recent disastrous forest fires has been cleared up by the arrest of Raymond Pacand (13). He confessed that he started…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Central Fire Brigade responded to a call through the telephone exchange to a chimney fire in a house owned and occupied by Mr. Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A number of people had narrow escapes when a fire destroyed a two-storied brick boarding-house at Wodonga early this morning. One…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Associations large store at Oxford, near Christchurch, was destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four families were made homeless by a disastrous' fire at South Hobart on Saturday night. One family was rescued from a burning building just…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage estimated at nearly £20,000 was caused by a fire which practically destroyed the top floor of Mr. A. Louden's boot and shoe factory,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →With remarkable rapidity fire spread through the explosives factory of the Australian Lithyte Company at Leichhardt to-day, and within 15…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nine shops were destroyed by fire at [?]yndah yesterday. There was neither a water supply nor a fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire completely destroyed the Federal guest house at Lakes Entrance early this morning and four men were injured, though not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A sensational affair occurred at Blackwall, near Woy Woy, this morning when a cottage occupied by G. F. Ahsop, a retired farmer, was found to…
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