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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1893

203 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 11

The York Hotel Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 4

THE Police report on the fire at the York Hotel last night has not yet been presented to the Acting Coroner (Mr. Barnett), owing to full particulars…

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The Argent-street Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 4

MR. A. N. Barnett, acting Coroner, conducted au inquest at the courthouse this afternoon into the circumstances connected with the fire which…

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Fire at Morgan. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2

At an early hour this morning a fire occurred in the principal portion of the Murray River town, Morgan. The premises attacked were Symons'…

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Fire in Oxide-street. The York Hotel Demolished

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2

SHORTLY after 1 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the York Hotel, in Oxide-street. The alarm was quickly given by the mine…

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The York Hotel Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 4

THE police report on the fire at the York Hotel last night has not yet been presented to the Acting Coroner (Mr. Barnett), owing to full particulars…

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The Fire Brigade Funds

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 3

MR. W. B. Adamson, sen., who has been adpointed collector by the new Fire brigade Board, entered on his duties this morning. He was furnished…

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Fire at the North. Wax Vestas Again

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 2

STILL another fire! The interest excited by the utter demolition yesterday morning of the York Hotel had hardly in the least abated when, about…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, March 16, 1893. the Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 2

THE Fire Brigade Board, which has been at length brought into existence, and which met for the first time on Tuesday night, ought to command the…

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Another Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 2

THE alarm of fire for the west division was given by the British mine whistle at 5.15 this morning. The manual and three firemen proceeded to the scene,…

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The Hillside Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

MR. J. T. WALKER, draper, of Argent-street, whose premises were destroyed by the fire at the Hillside this afternoon, estimates his loss at about £80…

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Fire at the Hillside

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

A FIRE broke out about 2.30 o'clock this afternoon in a two-roomed dwelling at the rear of the Hillside Hotel. The premises, which were of wood…

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The York Hotel Fire. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 2

MR. A. N. BARNETT, Coroner, opened an inquest at the Courthouse this morning upon the fire which occurred in Oxide-street on the morning of…

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The York Hotel Fire. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

THE inquest on the York Hotel fire was continued this afternoon. The following evidence additional to that printed in the First Edition has been…

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The York Hotel Fire. Another Open Verdict

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

MR. J. H. COSGROVE, the licensee, continuing his evidence at the inquest on the York Hotel fire this afternoon, said that he got the lease through…

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The Hillside Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 4

MR. J. T. WALKER, draper, of Argent-street, whose premises were destroyed by the fire at the Hillside this afternoon, estimates his loss at about £80…

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Fires in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 2

Three fires, each of which did considerable damage, occurred at Echuca on Friday and Saturday. The premises attacked were the grandstand at the…

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An Averted Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 2

ABOUT 7 "o'clock this morning a stranger reported at the fire station that he had discovered a fire in a stone house in Iodide-street while passing…

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The Fire Plugs

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1893 · page 3

AT the last meeting of the Fire Brigade Board it was decided that a deputation should wait on the municipal council this evening and urge upon aldermen…

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A Municipal Case. Fires in the Open

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1893 · page 4

IN the Police Court this afternoon Jabez Wright was charged, on the information of the municipal inspector, with having committed a breach of…

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Another Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 2

AT a boat ll o'clock last night the alarm was given for fire in the western division. Before the whistles had sounded, however, the blaze had caught…

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