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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
174 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 9
CASTELLON, a key city on the way to Valencia, has been captured by the Spanish Insurgents, though Madrid claims that savage street fighting is still proceeding. Saragosa (Rebel army…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MELBOURNE, Friday.—Flames ignited the clothing of Mrs. Margaret Ramage (39), of Woolhouse-street, Croxton, when she was nursing her…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY, Saturday.—The secretary of the Parents and Citizens' Association (Mr. E. A. Ambrose) said to-day that indignation was growing among…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Dunner an address by the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) at a meeting of the Fellowship of Australian Writers'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WHILE Cabinet Ministers had the benefit of huge fires and office workers found themselves forced, because of the cold, to work alongside…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRE in Freeman shaft at the Zinc Corporation mine to-day resulted in the day shift underground workers being sent home, after being brought to the surface as a precautionary measure, and the suspension…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DISTRICT, Fire-Officer Rodney to-day pointed out the heavy penalties that can be inflicted on persons interfering with street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE.—The Derrimut Hotel, near Sunshine, was [?]ntered by thieves. They were in the act of moving a half ton safe from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GERMAN newspapers declare that the Czechs in denying the earlier reports of mobilisation have evaded facts. The newspapers urge Britain and France as the "elders" to stop the, unruly Czech children playing with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.—More then 600 forest fires are burning in three Pacific Coast States after weeks of drought, which have made fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Saturday.—Responding to a cry, "Mother is in there," Victor Marden, ot Fortitude Valley, a Brisbane suburb, and a companion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The staff at the Central Fire Station is to be Increased by two men in the near future. Firemen Perry, of Circular Quay Station, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), replying to Mr. Boss (U.C.P.), who declared that the headmasters of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN station homesteads deep in the Far North, two women are carrying on while their husbands are cruising to Noumea, free, as the wives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last Tuesday night saw the reopening of the Firemen's Recreation Club, and there was a cheery, gathering in the pleasant little hall, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY.—A message from Kosciusko states that the Chalet, Australia's greatest winter resort was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WHILE Constables Cummings and Barnby, were on patrol duty at Artarmon early this morning they heard an explosion, and hurrying to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BRITAIN'S greatest mock air war was marred by the crash of a bomber at the village of Great Barton, near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, this morning. Five persons were killed. Villagers, who were in bed, heard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Saragossa correspondent of the "Times" says that the Rebel counter offensive on the Ebro River has been successful. Masses of artillery, 200 aeroplanes and 100 tanks were used on the right wing and ejected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C. ("Pug") Lamb, who was formerly stationed at the Central Fire Station, was seriously injured while fire fighting in Sydney on Sunday…
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