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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

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Fires in the Country. Four Shops and a Hotel Consumed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 2

Garratty's, M'Grade's, Parry's, and Hyde Brothers' shops in Bombala have been totally destroyed by fire. Costello's publichouse at Araluen…

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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 3

THE following are the signals by which the whistles at the mines, give the alarm of fire and indicate the locality: PROPRIETARY MINE.—One long continuous…

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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 October 1895 · page 3

THE following are the signals by which the whistles at the mines give the alarm of fire and indicate the locality: PROPRIETARY MINE.—One long continuous…

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Big Fire in Coolgardie. Large Section of Bayleystreet Destroyed. Post and Telegrah Office Burned. Operators Working in the Field. [By Telegraph.] Coolgardie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 October 1895 · page 2

A large section of Bayley-street was destroyed by fire last night. The fire originated in Hines' buildings, and was caused by the upsetting…

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Fire at the North

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 October 1895 · page 4

SHORTLY after 2 p.m. to-day a threeroomed iron and hessian house in Argent-street north, owned and occupied by Mr. Edwin Trevena, was…

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Fires

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 4

The alarm was given just before noon for a fire at the North. The brigade turned out, but could find no trace of the fire; but it was afterwards…

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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 4

THE followiog are the signals by which the whistles at the mines give the alarm of fire and indicate the locality: PROPRIETARY MINE.—One long continuous…

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Fire at the North

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 1

SHORTLY after 2 p.m. to-day a three roomed iron and hessian house in Argent-street, north, owned aad occupied by Mr. Edwin Trevena, was…

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Another Fire at the South

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 4

THE hot weather seems to have fairly, inaugurated the fire season. The third alarm of fire to-day was received by telephone at the central station at five…

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The Fire at Coolgardif. Particulars of the Damage. Several ex-Barrier Firms Suffer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 2

ON Thursday morning our Coolgardie correspondent wired that a very des tructive fire had swept one side of Bayley's-street; the probable…

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Fires

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 October 1895 · page 1

The alarm was given just before noon for a fire at the North. The brigade turned out, but could find no trace of the fire; but it was afterwards…

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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 October 1895 · page 4

THE following are the signals by which the whistles at the mines give the alarm of fire and indicate the locality: PROPRIETARY MINE.—One long continuous…

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Another Fire at the South

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 October 1895 · page 1

THE hot weather seems to have fairly inaugurated the fire season. The third alarm of fire to-day was received by telephone at the central station at five…

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The Coolgardie Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 2

All kinds of estimates of the damage done by the fire at Coolgardie are being made. The first put it down at from £15,000 to £20,000;…

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Fire in Argent-street. Excellent Work by the Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 2

AT about 1.30 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a building at the rear of Mr. Davies' draper's shop in Argent-street North, just off…

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The Proprietary. The Neighborhood of the Fire. Visit Underground in Block 11

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 2

OUR mining representative yesterday visited the underground workings of Block 11 directly in the neighborhood of Drew shaft at the 200ft. and 300ft…

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The Coolgardie Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 2

THE inquiry into the origin of the late disastrous fir[?] at Coolgardie has been completed by the varden and a jury. The jory (a correspondent telegraphs)…

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The Argent-street Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 2

MESSES. Kidman Bros.' property, which was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning, was insured as follows: Building, £200; contents, £50. The policy is held by the…

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Fire at the South

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 2

FIRES have been somewhat frequent ab South Town of late. L[?]st evening, about 6.30, the alarm was given for another fire there. It proved to be…

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Fire in Oxide-street

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 2

JUST after 12 o'clock last night a fire broke out in a 12ft. x 12ft. wood and iron room at the corner of Oxide and Chapple streets, used as a chaff house…

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