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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1894

193 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 10

The American Forest Fires. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 September 1894 · page 2

Despatches from New York state that hundreds of the survivors of the recent forest fires in the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan…

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A Sydney Sensation. Outbreak of Fire in the City. the Rescue of Sleeping People. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 September 1894 · page 2

At about 3 o'clock this morning smoke in volumes was seen to pour out of the back of Baumann's cafe, next the Colonial Mutual Insurance…

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Fearful Fire Fatality

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT of a South African paper writes:—"Mrs. David Kriel, of Dwarsberg, near Ficksburg, met with an untimely and terrible death,…

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3rd EDITION Miner Office, 7 p.m. Latest Cable News. Further Forest Fires in America. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 4

A Halifax message reports that further forest firee have devastated the Rainy River district, in Manitoba, Western Canada. Many persons were killed, and…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Latest Cable News. Further Forest Fires in America. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 1

A Halifax message reports that further forest fires have devastated the Rainy River district, in Manitoba, Western Canads. Many persons were killed, and…

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Fire at the Grand Hotel

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 September 1894 · page 3

AT an early hour this morning a fire broke out in a detached bedroom at the Grand Hotel, occupied by Mr. Thomas Brokenshire, a young man…

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Big Fire in London. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 2

An extensive fire is raging at time of cabling in the snbnrb of Bermondsey. Three warehouses have already been gutted by the fire, and it is expected…

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Fatal Fire. a Coachman and Horses Burned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 4

A fatal fire occurred at the stables of Mr. M'Master at Darliag Point early this morning, by which Duncan Brown, the coachman, and two horses were…

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Fatal Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 1

A fatal fire occurred at the stables of Mr. M'Master at Darling Point early this morning, by which Duncan Brown, the coachman, and two horses were…

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Fire Brigade Board. Probable Disbandment of the Brigade

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 September 1894 · page 4

THE Fire Brigade Board has passed a resolution that notice be given to the Insurance companies doing bnsiness in Broken Hill that, if they do not come to…

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Fire Brigade Board. Probable Disbandment of the Brigade

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 1

THE Fire Brigade Board has passed a resolution that notice be given to the insurance companies doing business in Broken Hill that, if they do not come to…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, September 19. the Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 2

WHEN the Fire Brigades Act was, after a good deal of trouble and repeated applications, extended to Broken Hill by the late Government…

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Small Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 September 1894 · page 2

THE brigade tamed out last night at 10.20 for a fire in Beryl-street. The building effected was a fourroomed structure, owned and occupied…

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The Fire Brigade. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 September 1894 · page 2

SIR,—In reading the columns of your paper I noticed an article re the languishing condition of the local Fire Brigade, in which it is stated that if…

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A Destructive Fire. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 September 1894 · page 2

A New York message reports that immense damage was done by a fire in a wheat elevator at Portlaad, in the north-western State of Oregon. Half…

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The Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 4

As intimated in the MINER last week, the Fire Brigade is to be disbanded at the end of the month unless the insurance ompanies agree to contribute a third of…

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Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 4

AT a protracted meeting of the Fire Brigade Board this afternoon, the letter from the Adelaide insurance offices (referred to in the Second Edition),…

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Fire at Wilcannia Three Shops Burned. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 4

About 3 o'clock this morning three shops, constructed of iron and wood and situated in Reid-street, near the Wilcannia Club Hotel, the property of Mr…

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Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 1

AT a protracted meeting of the Fire Brigade Board this afternoon, the letter from the Adelaide insurance offices (referred to in the Second Edition),…

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Fire at Wilcannia[?] Three Shops Burned. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 1

About 3 o'clock this morning three shops, constructed of iron and wood and situated in Reid-street, near the Wilcannia Club Hotel, the property of Mr…

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