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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 9 of 11

Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1893 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held at the Town Hall last evening.—Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Odgers and Philp, and Messrs…

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Fire at Port Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 August 1893 · page 3

A LARGE and destructive fire occurred at Port Adelaide on Tuesday evening, by which the bulk store of Messrs. Crooks and Brooker was totally…

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Big Fire in Chicago. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 August 1893 · page 2

A very extensive fire has occurred in Chicago, by which five blocks of buildings, exclusive of large coal and timber yards, were destroyed. Five…

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Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 August 1893 · page 4

THE usual meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held at the Town Hall last evening, the Mayor presiding. It was decided to inform the Adelaide Fire…

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A Terrible London Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 August 1893 · page 3

THE Pall Mall Gazette of the 18th July gives the following account of a terrible fire in London, of which brief particulars have been received by…

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Big Fire in London. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 August 1893 · page 2

An extensive fire has occurred in Euston-road, city. Squire's wellknown piano factory, containing 200 pianos, was entirely destroyed by the…

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Fire at Naryilco. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1893 · page 2

A telegram from Thargomindah reports that a fire has occurred at Naryilco station, on the New South Wales border, where a dispute with…

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Fire at the South

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 September 1893 · page 3

A FIRE occurred at South Broken Hill this morning by which a hut belonging to Mr. W. B. Adamson, who is in charge of the South Fire Brigade was…

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Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the Fire Bri gade Board was held at the Town Hall last evening. The Mayor [?] pied the chair. A deputation from the…

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Fire in Sydney. a Man Barned to Death. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 2

A fire occurred at a produce store at the Glebe last night, and the premises were gutted. During the fire Frederick Costello, 40, a driver, was…

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The Fire Brigades

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 2

THE Mayor (Alderman Martin) and six other members of the Fire Brigade Board visited the South fire station last night, and installed Mr. W. B…

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Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Fire Brigade Board last night a communication was read from the Adelaide Fire Insurance Association, stating that it could not…

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Fire at the South. a Five-roomed House Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 2

ABOUT 8.20 last night a fire occurred at South Town, resulting in the utter demolition of a five-roomed wood and iron house in Piper-street South,…

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A Small Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 October 1893 · page 2

A FIRE broke out shortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday night in three wood-and-canvas huts on the Proprietary water lease, near the British…

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Heroism at a Fire. Brave Rescue of Five Children. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 2

During a fire at Passin's store, Sorrento, yesterday, Joseph Myslis rushed through the fire and rescued two children who were in the burning…

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The Wolfram-street Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 October 1893 · page 4

THE two buildings in Wolfram-street which were destroyed by fire yesterday morning were each insured in the Liverpool, London, and Globelnsurance…

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Fire in Wolfram-street. Two Houses Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 October 1893 · page 2

Two four-roomed wood-and iron houses in Wolfram-street, Dear Iodide-street, were destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock on Sunday morning. They were the…

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The Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 October 1893 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the Fire Brigade Board will not be held to-night in consequence of the finance committee having to meet in preparation for…

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The Wolfram-street Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 October 1893 · page 1

THE two buildings in Wolfram-street which were destroyed by fire yesterday morning were each insured in the Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance…

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Extensive Fire at Parkes. Four Shops and a Bank Burned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 October 1893 · page 4

A destructive fire broke out early to-day at Nahle and Co.'s tailoring shop in Clarinda-street, Parkes, the flames spreading rapidly to the…

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