The Block 12 Fire
THE position at the fire remains virtually the same. Today between 15 and 20 men have been brought to the surface suffering from the fumes, but…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
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The Block 12 Fire. [By Telegraph.] The Men's Heroic Conduct. Praised by the "S. M. Herald." SYDNEY
The S. M Herald has a leading article to-day on the mine fire at Broken Hill, in which it says:—"It is hardly necessary to utter mere words…
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Official reports the fire are still favorable. It is stated that area is gradually. being contracted and the flames extinguished. Rumors, however, have…
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A destructive fire oceurred at Auckland last night, when Tonson and Garlick's furnitue warehouse was consumed. The damage is estimate at…
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ALL the men who assisted so bravely on Sunday in exploring; [?]lock 12 to [?]scertain the seat of the fire were yesterday and to-day paid but their usual wage. They…
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MR. WIGG, chairman of directors of the Big mine, and Mr. Dickenson, secretary, left Broken Hill for Melbourne last night. A representative of the MINER had a brief…
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AFFAIRS at the mine in connection with the Block 12 fire are going along very encouragingly, although Mr. Stewart says that the precautionary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Wilcannia. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia
A weatherboard structure in Myerastreet, unoccupied, the property of an absentee named Allsworth, was totally destroyed by fire about 5 o'clock last…
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ALL the men who assisted so bravely on Sunday in exploring block 12 to ascertain the seat of the fire were yesterday and to-day paid but their usual wage. They,…
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THE old concentrators and the chloridising and leaching mills were at work as usual this morning. Preparations are also being made for blowing in the…
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THE inquest on the bodies of the three men, William Knee, John Hude, and William Mulcaster, found dead in Block 12, Proprietary mine, on Sunday…
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PATRICK DOODY, braceman on Block 13 at Darling shaft, said he was on duty on Sunday morning at the shaft; the three deceased went down the…
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A SMALL core of fire still remains unextinguished in Block 12, and to get at it more easily Broddribb shaft, at the bottom of Baxter and Saddler's…
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SIR,—In view of the recent fire in the underground workings of the Proprietary mine, the following account, which I have just received from two…
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WHEN the First Edition went to Press E. J. HORWOOD, mining manager of the Proprietary, was giving evidence in the inquest on Knee, Hude, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the Block 12 FIRE. Resumption of the Inquest
THE inquest on the bodies of the three men, William Knee, John Hude, and William Mulcaster, found dead in Block 12, Proprietary mine, on Sunday…
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THE north nest of smelters (all bar two) have been blown in again and are at work to-day, as are the old concentrators and the leaching and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Thursday, September 23. the Inquest on the Fire Victims
THE verdict of the jury which inquired into the circumstances attending the death of the three victims of the fire in Block 12 was what most people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Block 12 FIRE. Conclusion of the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death. A Rider Added
WHEN the First [?]dition went to Press E. J. HORWOOD, mining manager of the Proprietary, was giving evidence in the [?]equest on Knee, Hude, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BLOCK 12 FIRE. The Bonus to the Men
THE total number of men who are to receive the £1 bonud is 137 This bonus is altogether exclusive of that the officials are to receive[?] The men regularly employed at…
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