The Fiji Fire Walkers. a Savage show Sensation
RECENTLY it was reported that a party of Europeans in the Union steamer Maori had visited the island of Bega, Fiji, where they witnessed the mystery of the fire walkers'…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
332 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 17
BLOCK 12 FIRE. Still Favorable Reports A Fortunate Rescue
FAVORABLE reports continue to come to the surface from the region of the fire in Block 12. Men are still working vigorously, and one, it is said,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barrier Miner. Monday, September 13, 1897. the Fire at Block 12
"PEACE hath its victories no less renowned than war." And industry has its heroes not less valiant than the battlefield. In the gloom of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BLOCK 12 FIRE. The Latest from Underground An Expected Victory. Partial Resumption of Work
THERE is every prospect now of the men gaining a victory over the fire at Block 12. At 3 o'clock this afternoon men coming up from the 200ft. level…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following appeared in our late editions on Saturday:— Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages] Big Fire in Belfast. LONDON, Friday Evening
Five largely stocked linen warehouses at Belfast, Ireland, have been burned down. Extensive damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A New Catastrophe at the Proprietary. Fire in Block 12. Battling with the Flames. Scores of Volunteers Affected by the Smoke and Fumes. Three Men Dead. A Day of Excitement
ANOTHER of these fearful catastrophes which make the life of the miner so risky occurred early yesterday at the Broken Hill Proprietary mine—a…
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THERE is still nothing fresh to report with regard to the fire io the Proprietary mine. The fire has not yet been reached, although everything indicates…
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No fresh development in connection with the fire at Block 12 is reported since this forenoon. The situation continues practically unchanged, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BLOCK 12 FIRE. The Latest from Underground. An Expected Victory. Partial Resumption of Work
THERE is every prospect now of the men gaining a victory over the fire at Block 12. At 3 o'clock this afternoon men coming up from the 200ft. level…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BLOCK 12 FIRE. Chat with Mr. M'Bryde. Reassuring Statements. The Latest from the Mine and Elsewhere
HIGHLY satisfactory news continues to come from below at the Big mine this morning. Mr. Stewart, general manager, says that good progress is…
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GOOD progress continues to be made with tbe fighting of the fire at the 300ft. level, Block 12, and bit by bit a victory is being gained over the…
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THERE is still nothing fresh to report with regard to the fire in tho Proprietary mine. The fire bas not yet been reached, although everything indicates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BLOCK 12 FIRE. Talk With Mr. Wigg. Getting the Fire Under
WHEN Mr. Stewart and Mr. Horwood returned to the surface thia morning after an exploration of the burning section of the mine they had a talk…
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THIS morning's news of the Block 12 fire is more than encouraging. It is believed that the conflagration is now completely under control. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at the Proprietary Mine. Outbreak in Block 12. Three Men Suffocated. Broken Hill
The town was again thrown into gloom yesterday by the whistle, sounding an alarm of fire in the Proprietary mine. Smoke came out in…
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GOOD progress continues to be made with the fighting of the fire at the 300ft. level, Block 12, and bit by bit a victory is being gained over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BLOCK 12 FIRE. The Dismantling of the Smelters
THE news of the fire this afternoon is but the same as that of this morning: good progrees is being made with its quelling. Steam and smoke are the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— BLOCK 12 FIRE. Talk With Mr. Wigg. Getting the Fire Under
WHEN Mr. Stewart and Mr. Horwood returned to the surface this morning after an exploration of the burning section of the mine they had a talk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Block 12 FIRE. Still Good News. Another Talk with Mr. Wigg. The South Smelters to be Dismantled
"EVERYTHING is going on alright," is the latest report from the seat of the fire in the Big Mine. In fact, the Aimes are fast being extinguished…
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SINCE about 1 o'clock no men have been brought up from battling with the burning section of Block 12 suffering from the fumes. By that hour crosscuts Nos. 1 and 2 were…
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