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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
339 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 17
SYDNEY.—Two shops were destroyed and the wing of a hotel badly damaged in a fire that broke out in Gunnedah early today. Twenty persons, including a man who carried a seven-months-old baby, escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A house in Cobalt Street was almost completely gutted in a fire on Saturday evening, origin of which is at present unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Central Fire Brigade did a good job on Saturday evening in extinguishing a fire in a sixroomed wood and iron cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gunnedah, May 19.—Two men a woman, and a baby had a narrow escape from being trapped in a fire which destroyed a large portion of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Delhi, May 19.—News of the situation in lahore will in future be limited [?] information released by the authorities. Governor Sir Evan Jankins…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At 5.31 p.m. yesterday the South Fire Brigade received a call by a citizen the station to a house at 149 Wilson Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TOKIO, May 25.—Two British officers were killed in a big fire which razed the officers' mess in the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BRISBANE—Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth Randles (57), widowed mother of five sons, was found dying in her smoke-filled flat in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tokio. May 26.—Two British officers were killed in a big fire which razed the officers mess of the British Commonwealth air group at Iwakunl, southern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Central Fire Brigade received two calls to small fires in the past 13 hours. The first call was received at 6.34 o'clock last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London. May 23.—Fire swept 300 acres of heath and woodlands on the King's estate at Sandringham yesterday. It was seen from 14 miles away, but is now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Mr. Justice Taylor in the Industrial Court this morning, hearing of an application by the Fire Brigades Association of N.S.W. for a variation of the Fire Brigade Employees (State) Award as varied on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CYDNEY—Sparks from a heater igniting fumes from paint spray guns are believed to have caused a fire which injured three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, June 13.—Russian troops fired on a Swedish Relief Agency party, killing the driver of a car and wounding Torsten…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tokia. June 15.—Rumors of sabotage in the B.C.O.F. area have been revived in connection with Thursday's smash up of two R.A.A.F. Spitfires within thirty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage estimated at fifty thousand pounds was caused by a fire which severely damaged two building in George Street near the Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY—The C.I.B, arson squad, after full investigations, believe Sunday night's big fire started accidentally among…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OTTAWA.—A novel firefighting machine, which utilises an aircraft propeller, has been developed by Reuben Augustus, editor' of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY—Police fired three shots at Darling Point last night before arresting a man on a "charge of breaking and entering…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →STORY of his narrow escape from a fire which destroyed the officers' mess and quarters, at Iwalcuni, Japan, is told by Paul Jeacle in a letter to Mr. E. Johns, of Crystal Theatres Amusements…
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