Fires. Broken Hill
A house in Crystal-street, owned by Mrs. M'Rae, and occupled by Mr. Toohey, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. It was insured for £60 in the Queensland Fire…
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A house in Crystal-street, owned by Mrs. M'Rae, and occupled by Mr. Toohey, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. It was insured for £60 in the Queensland Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →KEMPSEY, Tuesday.--The insurance adjusters have been busy during the past few days in connection with the recent fire. The inquiry will commence on Thursday. The business people…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A circular was received from the Fire Brigades Board at Tuesday's meeting of the Rookwood Council, enclosing statement of estimated expenditure for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EARLY on Thursday morning last the greater part of the business premises in Kempsey were destroyed by fire. An alarm was raised at about 20 minutes to 4. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 353 →Early on February 4 a fire broke out in the offices and warehouse of Harold, Colton, and Company, Limited, Currie-street, Adelaide. About two hours later practically the whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A destructive fire occurred in Sturt-street, Ballarat, early on the morning of Friday, February 1, when the extensive ironmongery establishment of Messrs. W. Dawson and Sons…
Continued on Trove, page 55 →A disastrous fire, which broke out in Wood-street, Cheapside, destroyed several warehouses containing Manchester goods, silks, and woollens…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Early this morning an ostler at the John Bull stables, Currle-street, observed a column of smoke Issuing from the roof of the spacious two-storeyed offices and warehouse of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A terribly destructive fire, which, travelled with great rapidity, despite the strenuous endeavors of the townspeople to check its career, broke out at Kempsey, on the morning, of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The most disastrous fire known in Adelaide for a great many years broke out at 6 o'clock this morning in the ironmongery warehouse of Harrold, Colton, and Co., Currie-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →HAY, Wednesday.--A bush fire at Carrathool caused a severe loss to Messrs. James Eyers and W. Humphries. The fire started on the stock route, about four miles from Carrathool,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shortly after 10 o'clock last night the Manly Fire. Brigade received a call to the residence of Mr. C. Bowen, in Raglan-street, Manly, but on arrival it was found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COWRA, Wednesday.--The premises occupied by Reid, Smith, and Co., general merchants, took fire yesterday, but with the assistance of willing helpers the damage was confined to the rear part…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire in Wood-street, Cheapside destroyed several warehouses stocked with Manchester goods, silks, and woollens. The damage is estimated at £150,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Considerable damage was done by a bush fire, which broke out near Carrathool early in the week. Breaking out on the stock route about four…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The city station of the Metropolitan Fire [?]gave have had a respite of several days from attending outbreaks of fire. The monotony was broken last midnight, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly after midnight a fire was discovered in a grocer's shop kept at 273 Crown-road. Ultimo, by John Bowden. A detachment from the headquarters station of the M.F.B. turned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NARRABRI, Friday.—A disastrous fire took place at the homestead of Mr. John Stolternberg, farmer, Killarney Station, last night. Over 200 tons of hay were destroyed, together…
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