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122 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 7
Sir,—Just allow me a small space in your valuable papa to say a few words to some of the onlookers at the late fire. Now, while standing within a few yards of the fire I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PUBLIC meeting was held at the Town Hall on Thursday evening. for the purpose of discussing matters connected with the Wagga Fire Brigade. The chair was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MISFORTUNES seldom come alone. Immediately following the terrible disaster at the South mine comes the startling information that the southern end of the Block 11…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As far as can be discovered from the surface, all the efforts of the officiate of Broken Hill block 11 to extinguish the fire in that mine have proved futile. The extent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday Mr, G. W. Sudholz made an offer on behalf of a local syndicate to Mr M[?] one of the Adelaide directors of the Proprietary Company, to extinguish the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This afternoon a gang of 50 men was engaged on the cast aide of the cutting tearing it sway and rolling torn of stone to the bottom of the quarry whence smoke has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was a grater issue of vapor from the crevices in Block 11, Broken Hill, on Wednesday, but nearly all of it appears to be steam, and Mr. Stewart is not any less…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A WARRNAMBOOL telegram of Friday to the Melbourne Age says:— During the past five months there has been a most unaccountable succession of fires in and around…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During the past five months there has been a most unaccountable succession of fires in and around Warrnambool, Victoria. Buildings that were insured, as well as others that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RICHARDS and Co.'s store was totally consumed by fire, which broke out at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning. The fire got a good hold of the premises before the firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All day yesterday and to-day carbonic acid gas has been sent down Block 11 without making much appreciable difference so ar as surface indications allow one to judge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It was impossible to-night to discern in the open cut the smallest cloud of smoke or vapor, and this was the condition during most of the day. Steam, however, is still…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest, touching the recent fire, resulting in the destruction of Messrs Richards and Co. S stores,also the greater part of the valuable stock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABOUT 8 o'clock on Friday night a fire was discovered in one of the coal bunkers of the mail steamer Orient, which arrived on Friday from London, and is lying at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening. A full number of members attended, and Captain Edney presided. The minutes of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →POWERFUL pumping machinery was used on Monday morning for removing the water from the mail steamer Orient, with the result that the vessel was soon dry and afloat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A weatherboard cottage situated in Regent-street, Junee Junction, and occupied by Wm. Tynan, the night officer at Junee Junction railway station, was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning a fire broke out on the Ade-Steamship Company's Victorian, which was lying moored alongside the Emu and South Australian, two other steamers belonging to…
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