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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
240 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 12
[?]mners made a fire-raising raid an Bizerta docks on Saturday. Correspondents says that the blaze could be seen for a hundred miles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For the second time within five days a deliberate attempt was made this morning to destroy by fire the Schools patriotic Fund Hostel for servicemen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In one of the worst fires in the history of the Dominion no fewer than 37 persons lost their lives. The fire [?]ccurred last night at the Reacllff Mental…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE proposal for the formation of a local Women's Fire Auxiliary and an Auxiliary Reserve Fire Corps of men has now been officially confirmed by the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. District Fire Officer G. Gilmour, who stated this today, said that he would gladly interview volunteers for both corps. About 24 women will be needed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ST. JOHN'S (Newfoundland), December 14.—Fire last hight destroyed the Knights of Columbus Hostel while it was crowded with dancers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Dec. 13. In addition to 130 who have been admitted to hospital, 94 bodies were recovered and others are feared dead as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shoppers in Argent Street had some excitement this morning at about 11 o'clock when a motor car parked in front, of the E.S. and A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE manager of a department in a city business, office girls, and girls in importanfrcity jobs, a fitter, storemen, and miners were among the men and women who have responded to the appeal for volunteers for a Women's Auxiliary Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEWCASTLE.—A fire in a large building at the Aberdare Extended colliery last night caused damage estimated at £20,000. The building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BRISBANE. — Chief Officer Stevens, of the Brisbane Fire Brigade, was seriously injured in a crash while on the way to a false alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY.—When a fire broke, out in the operating theatre at the St. George District Hospital yesterday doctors and three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →RAMC personnel are the unsung heroes of the desert battlefields. In the thick of battle they move about collecting and attending to the wounded regardless of their personal safety. Picture shows stretcher bearers carrying wounded under fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW YORK, December 18.—Injuries received in Boston's third disastrous fire in a month caused 69 firemen and coast Guardsmen to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT'S bad enough having to fight a fire when it is on the solid earth, but when you are 30,000 feet up in a plane, and the fire is your only companion, then it is a tough spot indeed. Quick thinking and a bit of luck helped Sgt. Pilot W. Hardwick (RAAF), of Broken Hill, when he found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ADELAIDE.—Many lives were endangered, houses threatened, and hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused to grazing land and fences…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At 11.55 a.m. today the Central Fire Brigade was called to a fire at 107 Wills Lane, Railway Town. On arrival the brigade found the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At 12.37 p.m. yesterday the Central Fire Brigade received a 'phone call to a fire at 390 Oxide Street. It is a wood and iron cottage occupied by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Fire Brigade is having quite a busy time after a period of inactivity which lasted a few months. The Central Brigade received a 'phone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the City Coroner's Court today, Robert McKinley, director of Wonder-weit Shoes Pty. Ltd., occupiers of a floor in the five-storey Glebe building…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. M. A. Davidson, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Chief Secretary, Mr. J. M. Baddeley. "I am in receipt of your…
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