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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Fires & bushfires, 1897
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The Block 12 FIRE. Recognition of Bravery. The Bonus to the Workmen
AT the request of a number of citizens, the Mayor (Alderman Holdsworth) has decided to call a preliminary meeting, to be held at the Town Hall early next week, to decide…
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A disastrous fire occurred here on Tuesday. Several buildings were destroyed, and the damage is estimated at £15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire in Myers-street. Cokoner's Inquest
All inquest was held at the Court House yesterday before Mr Coroner Brown touching the origin of the fire in Myers-street on the night of the 19th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire in Block 12. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner
SIR,âAccording to my idea, the fire at Block 12 might have been prevented if the company had a few men underground from Saturday night to Monday morning to keep…
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THE preliminary meeting for the public recognition of bravery in connection with the Block 12 fire will be held at Town Hall to-morrow evening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner. Monday, September 27, 1897. a Fire Inquiry
IN the admirably temperate letter of a correspondent printed on Saturday reference is made to certain features of the management of the Broken Hill…
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SIR,—In answer to "H. Dixon," I would like to say that he is the only one I have heard express himself satisfied as to the safety of the…
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THERE is no truth, says Mr. Stewart, in the reports current about town that the fire in Block 12 is spreading end that the men at work fighting it are…
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THE meeting called by the Mayor for last night to take some steps to bring about a public recognition of the men's bravery in connection with the Block…
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SIR,—According to the MINER of the 24th instant, the total number of men to receive the £1 bonus is 137. I understand those regularly employed…
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THERE is no truth, says Mr. Stewart, in the reports carrent about town that the fire in Block 12 is spreading and that the men at work fighting it are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at a Lucknow Mine. £1000 Damage Done. Due to an Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
The engine, machinery, and sheds of the Wentworth Extended mine at Lucknow were totally destroyed by fire to-day. She fire was due to an accident. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire at Lucknow. No Suspicion of Foul Play. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The police yesterday interviewed Mr. Newman, M. P., and asked him if any suspicion was entertained concerning the outbreak of fire on the Wentworth Extended mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Lucknow Mine £1000 Damage Done. Due to an Accident [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
The engine, machinery, and sheds of the Wentworth Extendel mine at Lucknow were totally destroyed by fire to-day. The fire was due to an accident. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Insurance Rates. Sydney
The Sydney fire insurance companies have agreed to charge a higher uniform rate on all risks, including country ones, as the former tariff has…
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That "Becognition of Bravery." THE adjourned preliminary meeting of citizens called for Saturday night, at the Town Hall, to formulate a scheme…
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AT a MEETING of the Fire Brigade Board at the Town Hall last night, Superintendent Hansen reported that there had been five alarms of fire for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barned in a Boarding-house Fire. SYDNEY
A fire broke out in a boardinghouse in the city at midnight, which was caused by a curtain being set on fire by the flame of a candle. Esther…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Bush Fires in Canada. LONDON
Terrible bush fires have devastated a district 20 miles long south of Ottawa, in Canada. Three villages and a number of stores were destroyed. Many of the…
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