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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1897

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Town Destroyed by Fire. 3000 Persons Homeless. London, Oct. 18

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 2

Windson, a seaport town in Neva Section, has been totally destroyed by fire. 3000 persons have been readerel homeless…

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Fire at Mr. A. J. Hall's

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 October 1897 · page 4

AT 12,30 to day the Fire Brigade was called by telephone to a fire at Mr. A. J. Hall's residence at Convent Hill, The cotflagration proved to be…

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Fire at Mr. A. J. Hall's

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 1

AT 12.30 to-day the Fire Brigade was called by telephone to a fire at Mr. A. J. Hall's residence at Convent Hill. The configration proved to be…

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A Petroleum Fire. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 2

A fire has broken out in the petroleum springs at Baka, in the Russian Caucasus. The damage is estimated at 1,000,000 roubles…

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Fire and Panic in a Russian Church. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 October 1897 · page 2

A fire occurred during the service in a church at Khineliff, in Russia. The fire caused a panic, and in the rush 54 persons were killed and 80 injured…

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The South Australians' Innings, Clem Hill 200 Not Ont. Fire for 361. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 1

The match between Stoddarts team and South Australia was continued on the Oval this afternoon. At the luncheon adjournment South…

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Petroleum Fire in Russia Damages £100,000. London, Oct. 27

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 2

By a fire at the petroleum springs near Baku, in Russia, damage was done amounting to £100,000…

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Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 November 1897 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held last night at the Town Hall. Present: Messrs. Sully and Oswald, Superintendent…

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Big Fire in london. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 November 1897 · page 4

Clarke and Paterson's large carrying [?] at Cierkenwell has been burned down. Fire hundred horses were rescued with difficulty…

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Big Fire in London. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 November 1897 · page 1

Clarke and Paterson's large carrying depot at Clerkenwell has been burned down. Five hundred horses were rescued with difficulty…

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Under Fire!

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 November 1897 · page 2

MR. ALKER, municipal inspector, met with a slight accident at the Theatre last night. In the last act of "The Bohemian Girl" the Gipsy Queen is…

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Destructive Fire at Bourke. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 3

The Bijou Theatre at Bourke was completely destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Harry Rickards, whose company opened there last Saturday,…

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MINING. The B. H. Proprietary: Present Condition of Fire: Some Important Movements

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 2

THE measures in connection with the fireaffected area in Brodribb's section, block 12, are proceeding on the customary lines, and water is still being poured in from the…

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Fires

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 November 1897 · page 2

AT 3 20 p.m. yesterday the brigade was called by telephone to a fire in the bakehouse owned by C. Wright and occupied by T. Nelson, in…

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MINING. The Block 11 Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 November 1897 · page 2

LATELY the fire in Block 11, has been showing a little activity. In removing the timbers covering M'Gregor'[?] old shaft an upcast was produced, and…

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Fires at the South

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 4

LAST night a fire broke out about 8 o'clock in a small building in Hebbardstreet, South Town, owned by Mr. Tom Forth, and occupied by Mr…

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The Block 12 Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 2

DETECTIVE M'LEAN, who came hither to try and discover who set Block 12 alight (if it was the act of an incen[?] diary), has given up his task as hopeless…

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Fires at the South

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 November 1897 · page 1

LAST night a fire broke out aboat 8 o'clock in a small building in Hebbardstreet, South Town, owned by Mr. Tom Forth, and occupied by Mr…

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Fire at the Palace Hotel

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 November 1897 · page 2

LAST night at 11.40 a fire broke out in No. 7 bedroom, in the third floor of the Palace Hotel. The Brigade turned out promptly, but by the time they…

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The Fire Brigade's Work. to This Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 2

SIR,—Will yon allow me through your columns to thank the members of the Fire Brigade for their fine efforts in extinguishing the late fire at…

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