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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 8 of 19

The Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 1

THERE is really nothing fresh to report about the fire on Block ll. The same plans are being pursued, and with no new results…

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Stray Notes. The Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 2

AUSTRALIAN city journalists, not being acoustomed to fires in mines, are just now being afforded a splendid opportunity of making fools of themselves…

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The Block 11 Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 4

AT 6 o'clock this evening there was no perceptible change in the condition of affairs at Block ll. The steam had been cut off from the adjacent shafts…

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The Fire in Block ll. the Position To-day. the Carbonic Acid Gas

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 2

ALMOST every man has his own opinion not only as to the best means of extinguishing the fire but also as to the present extent of it. Those who see…

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The Block 11 Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 1

At 6 o'clock this evening there was no perceptible change in the condition of affairs at Block 11. The steam had been cut off from the adjacent shafts…

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Barrier Miner. Monday, July 29, 1895. the Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 2

Mr. Murcke, one of the Adelaide directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary, and a gentleman, whose word carries very great weight in South…

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The Fire in Block Ii. the Present Condition. Gas Not to Be Used at Present

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 2

At noon yesterday the condition of things at Block II appeared to be very much improved, and little smoke was issuing from the cut. The steam was…

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The Fire in Block Ii. Dr. Robertson's Opinion. a Reassuring Statement. Preparations for the Gas

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 2

INTERVIEWED by a MINER representative last evening, Dr. Robertson, who came from Sydney to consult with Mr. Stewart, stated that he was of opinion…

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The Fire at Block Ii. Operations to Be Resumed. Notice Posted at the Mine. General Outlook Hopeful

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 4

A NOTICE has been posted at the registrar's office, Broken Hill Proprietary Company, to the effect that operations will be resumed at the following places…

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2nd EDITION. Minor Office, 4 p.m. Fire in a Hotel. Three Inmates Burned to Death [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 4

The Empire Hotel at Palmerston North has been totally destroyed by fire. [?] of the inmates were enable to escape and were burned to…

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The Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 4

WHEN seen at 5 o'clock this evening Mr. Stewart, general manager of the Proprietary, said there was no appreciable change since the morning in…

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The Fire in Block Ii. the Present Outlook. Preparations for Resuming Work

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 2

To the layman the prospect this morning at Block ll was not nearly so cheerful as it was last night. Vapour was issuing in far denser volumes from…

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Fire in a Hotel. Thr[?] Inmates Burned to Death. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 1

The Empire Hotel at Palmerston North has been totally destroyed by fire. Three of the inmates were unable to escape and were burned to…

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The Fire at Block Ii. Operations to Be Resumed. Notice Posted at the Mine. General Outlook Hopeful

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 1

A NOTICE has been posted at the registrar's office, Broken Hill Proprietary Company, to the effect that operations will be resumed at the following places…

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The Fire. The Latest Appearances Slightly More Favorable

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 4

MESSRS. KNOX and Muecke, directors, and Messrs. Stewart, Horwood, and Dickenson, spent a great part of the afternoon at the bottom of the…

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The Fire in Block Ii. the Directors in Adelaide. Less Favorable Appearances

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 2

IT is admittedly a matter of extreme difficulty to tell from the surface indications what the condition is underground. But this morning the…

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The Fire. the Latest

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 4

AT 5 o'clock this evening, as far as [?] face indications went, the fire in Block ll showed considerable improvement since morning. Good streams of…

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The Warrnambool Fires. Arrest of the Incendiarists [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoor

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 4

Two men named Stains'y and Camp bell were arrested last night a Warrnambool on suspicion of being the incendiarists who have caused such…

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The Fire. The Latest. Appearances Slightly More Favorable

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 1

MESSRS. KNOX and Muecke, directors, and Messrs. Stewart, Horwocd, and Dickenson, spent a great parb of the afternoon at the bottom of the…

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The Fire in Block Ii. Turning on the Gas

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 2

To all outward appearances no change has occurred in the condition of the fire in Block 11 since the late edition of the MINER went to press last…

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