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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

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Great Veldt Fires. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

Great veldt fires have occurred between the Veal Rifer and Bloemfontein, in Orange River Colony, aid are hampering the Boer operations…

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The Auckland Fire. Adjournment of the Inquest. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

The Inquest on the bodies of the victims of the Grand Hotel fire at Auckland has been adjourned owing to the mental suffering of M s.fohtston, wife of the proprietor ot the…

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Fires at Zeehan. Narrow Escapes. [By Telegraph.] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 2

A telegram from Zeehan states that the Pleman Hotel, on the P[?]emen River, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night, and the occupants had a narrow escape. Mrs…

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Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held yesterday afternoon at the Town Ball. Present: Messrs. J. Sully (chair) and J. M. Stephens, and G. A. Mills…

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The East. Von Waldersee's Departure. The Pekin Fire. Russia in Manchuria. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 2

Count von Waldersee sailed from Taku yesterday for Europe in one of the German warships. The Pekin fire, in the Forbidden…

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Fire in Antwerp. London, June 9

Western Grazier · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 2

Several large warehouses have [?] destroyed by fire in Antwerp. The damage is estimated [?] £3,000,000…

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Fire in Argent-street

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

A FIRE in a four-roomed weatherboard-andfron house in Argent street North was responsible for a ca[?]-out of the brigade at 7 o'clock last night. The house, which is…

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Fire in a Dockyard. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

A fire at Barrow-in-Furness yesterday greatly damaged the sheathing intended for the warship Enreolus and backled the plates…

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The East. Reuter's Messages.] Destroying C[?] Archives. The Fire is the Forbiddes City. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

Renter's correspondent at Pekin cables that the day after the receipt of a telegraphic edict from Si-ngan-f[?], ordering all the Chinese archives to be destroyed…

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A Sydney Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 June 1901 · page 4

A fire broke [?] [?] to-day [?] the [?] [?] [?]…

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Women's Fire Brigades

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 3

IT will come as news to many that there are upwards of a hundred efficiently drilled and properlyequi[?]ped women's fire brigades in…

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The Unrest in Russia. Strike of Shipbuilders. Great Fire in a Dockyard. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 2

The Daily Telegraph says that the workmen at the Baltic shipbuilding yards have struck work as a protest against the Government building warships at…

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Fire in Patton-street

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 2

ABOUT half-past 9 last night a fire broke out in a tobacco shop in Pat[?], South Broken Hill, occupied by R. Penhall. The blaze originated among the fittings in the…

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A Big Fire. London, June 19

Western Grazier · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

An area two miles in circumference has been consumed by fire at St. Petersburg. The fire is still raging. The Galeruy dockyards, enormous…

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Fire in Beryl-street

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 2

ABOUT 10 40 last night a four roomed wood— and-iron buildieg in Beryl street was with its conents destroyed by fire. The occupier, Mr, W. M'Grath, was not in the house at the…

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Fire in the Sultan's Harem. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 4

A fire occurred last night in the [?] of the Sultan of Turkey's palace at Constantinople. The Sultan was sleeping in an adjoining room…

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Fire in Schlapp-street

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

ABOUT 10 o'clock this morning a fire occurred to a four-roomed house In Sahlapp-street, beyond the Cable Hotel, and the premises were totally destroyed. The brigade was…

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A Harem on Fire. London, June 24

Western Grazier · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

A fire broke out in the Sultan harem at Constantinople. The So[?] was sleeping in an adjoining room. The amount of damage is not stated…

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Fire in the Sultan's Harem. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 4

A fire occurred last night in the harem of the Sultan of Turkey's palace at Constantinople. The Sultan was deeping in an adjoining room…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Fatal Fire at Jamberoo. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 2

A fire occurred at Jamberoo, near Kiama, yesterday morning, resulting in the destruction ot n dwelling-house and store combined and the death of an occupant, Miss Sabina…

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