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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
373 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 15 of 19
ON July 21 a fire broke out in Black ll. After nearly three months' constant effort to extinguish in the B. H Proprietary mine officials last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE methods adopted by the Block 10 officials to prevent the fire extending in the mine underground have proved singularly successful. Mr. "Dick"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Very hot weather is reported from several parts of the country. Bush fires are burning in many places—at Blackheath, Cooma,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extensive fire occurred in New Orleans on Sunday night. Sixty houses were destroyed and 700 people were renderad homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire has occurred at Hastings, destroying half a dozen shops, inclnding those of Ridgway, clothier; Blythe and Eccles, chemists; Tye,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE condition of affairs this morning at Block 10, into which mine the fire crept yesterday from Block ll, was very enconraging. Captain Warren…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extensive row of wooden shops in Macqnarie-street, Dubbo, has been destroyed by fire. The fire blazed for two hours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THREE months ago, upon the breaking out of the fire in Block 11, the MINER said that, let it be stamped out in a day or let it smoulder for months, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A. BARRIER MINER representative visited this afternoon the affected sections in Block 10, both at the 315ft. and 240ft. levels. In both drives it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE methods adopted by the Block 10 officials to prevent the fire extending in the mine underground have proved singularly successful. Mr. "Dick"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An exteasive fire occurred in New Orleans on Sunday night Sixty houses were destroyed and 700 people were rendered homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ALL through today the usual repressive measures have been carried on at the 240ft. and 315ft. levels at Block 10. This afternoon some fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CAPTAIN WARREN, the general manager of Block 10, made a thorough inspection of the underground workings of the mine this morning at 10 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extansive row of wooden shops in Macquarie-street,. Dubbo, has been destroyed by fire. The fire blazed for two hours…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A BARRIER MINER representative visited this afternoon the affected sections in Block 10, both at the 315ft. and 240ft. level. In both drives at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CAPTAIN WARREN states that everything in connection with the fire in Block 10 is progressing satisfactorily, except that at the 240ft. level trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT 10.30 last night a fire occurred in a two-roomed canvas house east of the British mine, owned and occupied by a miner named Follcette, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALL through to-day the usual repressive measures have been carried on at the 240ft. and 315ft. levels at Block 10. This afternoon some-fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE first section of the small chimney stack has been erected in the quarry on the eastern incline of Block 10, and is drawing splendidly. The stopes…
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