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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

373 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 19

Fire at the South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 November 1895 · page 1

AT 1.30 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a three-roomed house in Eyre street, South Town, owned and occupied by Mr. M'Leod, butcher,…

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A Big Bush Fire. 1500 Acres of Grass Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1895 · page 1

A big bush fire has been raging in the Flinders Ranges, north of Fort Augusta, since Sunday. Already 1500 acres of grass have been destroyed…

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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 November 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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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 December 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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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 December 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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The Fire Brigade Competitions

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 2

IT was announced in the MINER no Saturday that it had been determined to make Fire Brigade competitions a feature of the…

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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 December 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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Bush Fires at Melrose. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 December 1895 · page 4

Bush fires are raging around Melrose. They are supposed to have been caused by trees being struck by lightning…

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Tragic Results of a Fire. a Woman and Child Fatally Burned. Another Woman Drops Dead. [By Telegraph] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 December 1895 · page 2

A fire which occurred at Maidstone, near Footscray, last night was attended with tragic consequences. The fire broke out in the dwelling of George…

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Bush Fires at Melrose. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 1

Bush fires are raging around Melrose. They are supposed to have been caused by trees being struck by lightning…

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Fire at the South

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 4

A FIRE broke out in Eyre-street, South Town, shortly before 6 p.m., at the residence of Mr. Gluyas, manager of the South mine. The local brigade…

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Fire at the South. Mr. Gluyas' Residence Partially Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 2

AT 6 o'clock last evening a fice broke out at the residence of Mr. Gluyas, the manager of the South mine, in Eyre-street, South Town. Two rooms, valned at about £80,…

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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 December 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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Fire Signals

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 December 1895 · page 4

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

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Fires in Town and on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 December 1895 · page 2

JUST as most people were sitting down to their Christmas dinner the alarm of fire was given. It was found that a fire had broken out in two back rooms of hessian and iron…

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Fire in Deniliquin. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 December 1895 · page 2

A destructive fire has occurred in Deniliquin. It brake out in Tyrer's shop, known as "The Sydney House." Several weatherboard buildings…

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