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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
240 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 12
AS the Melbourne express was racing through the darkness at Yerong Creek, 50 miles from Albury, at 6.30 a.m. today two carriages burst into flames and were completely destroyed. The flames were noticed by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A HEROINE of the fire that destroyed two carriages of the Sydney-Melbourne express was a Chinese nurse, Ah Sum. She saved the life of an 18-month-old child. The baby was Madeline Barclay,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out in a washhouse at 300 Patton Street yesterday afternoon. South Fire Brigade answered the alarm at 4.25 o'clock and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This week a bushfire which started up on Gourmpa Station, two miles from the homestead, was successfully extinguished before it had time to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Little damage was caused last night when the undercarriage of one of the cars on the Brisbane express caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—To enable an examination to be made by police and other experts, the railway carriage which caught fire while the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—While a train was stopped on Hawkesbury River bridge early this morning, a 15-ton truck of merchandise for Gosford was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LAST NIGHT the Broken Hill Fire Brigade gave the first of a series of drill instructions to A.R.P. wardens, which have been arranged to ensure that every warden gains a thorough knowledge of hose and hydrant drill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AFTER an absence of 25 years, Mr. J. F. Murphy, an old-time pressman in Broken Hill, returned in the Adelaide express today on a short visit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Saturday. — Catching fire after an explosion a 40ft. launch drifted against a wharf in the harbor and set it on fire after narrowly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.— Four people are believed to have died in a disastrous fire which swept four big buildings in the heart of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quick action by the Central and South Broken Hill Volunteer Brigade prevented serious damage being caused by a fire which broke out in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TONIGHT another big fighter force—probably the largest ever used—roared across the Channel, many heading for the Pas-de-Calais area, which stretches from Dunkirk almost to the mouth of the Somme…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Although Broken Hill Fire Brigades will take part in the Statewide N.E.S. rehearsals between 2.30 and 4.30 tomorrow afternoon, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday.— A disastrous fire is sweeping the Kauri Timber Company's premises and timber yards on the Auckland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HOW he heard a frantic banging on the door leading to an adjoining carriage and found it filled with smoke, was told today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CAPETOWN, April 27.—Raw cotton valued at £1,250,000 belonging to the British Government was destroyed today by a fire at the port of East…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—In a spectacular factory fire which broke out in North Melbourne at 7 o'clock last night £50,000 worth of stock and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WODONGA, Friday.—Walwa public hall, coffee palace, a residence, and part of a general store were destroyed in the worst fire in the history of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Saturday.— Damage estimated at £2000 was caused yesterday when a Keswick factory, owned by Lanyon and Sons, was burnt out…
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