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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1902

246 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 13

Fire at the North

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 September 1902 · page 2

ABOUT noon yesterday a five-roomed wood-and-iron house, situated on the outskirts of the town to the northward, was totally destroyed by fire. The…

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Bush Fires in Queensland. Great Damage Done. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 4

The wind dropping on Saturday, the bush fire at Landsborough was checked, but not before almost all the country was burnt from Landsborough…

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Great Forest Fires. [Reuter's Message.] London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 4

Great forest fires have occured in Oregon and Washington territory (U. S. A). Twenty persons have [?] and hundreds have been left…

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Bushfires in Queensland. Flames Still Spreading. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 2

Bush fires bave swept over a large portion of Pimpana Island, and heavy losses of property have occurred. Two hundred tons of…

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Great Forest Fires. [reuter's Message.] LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 4

Great forest fires have ocourred in Oregon and Washington territory (U. S. A). Twenty persons have Perished and hundreds have been left…

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American Forest Fires. Considerable Loss of Life. [Reuter's Message] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 2

The great forest fires in Oregon and Washington territory, U. S. A., continue, So far 38 dead bodies have been discovered, but many…

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Forest Fires in the States. Immense Damage. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 2

The loss caused by the forest fires in Western Washington, U. S. A., is estimated at £500,000. Hundreds of farms have been rained and over…

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A Steamer on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 2

The Union Company's steamer Manapouri, lying at Woolloomooloo, caught fire last night, and considerable damage was done before the…

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A Colliery on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 1

News has just been received in Sydney that the Corrinal colliery, in the Wollongong district, is on fire. But meagre particulars have yet been…

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Fire in a Colliery. No One Injured [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 2

The fire in the Corrinal colliery at Wollongong was discovered over 1000 yards from the outrance, and when first noticed on Saturday was…

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Big Fire at Mildura. Block of Buildings Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] Mildura

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 2

A serious fire occurred at Mildura yesterday morning, an entire block of buildings on Deakin-avenue, the main thoroughfare, being totally…

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A Fire at Sea. a Mystery of the New Zealand Coast. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 2

A report has been received from Hicks Bay that a vessel, apparently a barque, was seen on fire by local residents on the afternoon of the 7th…

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Another Colliery on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 September 1902 · page 2

A telegram from Muswellbrook states that a fire occurred yesterday at the Kayuga colliero. The flames spread so fiercely that it was deemed…

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The Block 12 FIRE. Another Slight Outbreak. Work Again Proceeding as Usual

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 2

THIS fire which broke oat in Blcok 12, Proprietary mine, on September 12, 1897, was serious, because, among other reasons, the mine…

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The Block 12 Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 2

WORK was resumed on the Proprietary mine yesterday morning in the ordinary course, and the output has in no manner been…

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Big Fire at Thargomindah. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 2

A fire occurred in L[?]ahy's Buildings, Thargomindah, on Sunday which destroyed five shops and offices, including the office of the…

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The Block 12 FIRE. The Mine Closed Down Till

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 2

THE inconvenience caused at the Proprietary mine owing to smoke arising from the old fire in Block 12 reached an acute stage yesterday…

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Block 12 Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 2

OUR Melbourne correspondent wires that in order to inform the English shareholders of the Proprietary Company of the precise position of…

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Block 12 Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 October 1902 · page 4

THE real cause of the smoke trouble in Block 12, Proprietary mine, has been the choking of Brodribb's air passage in the open cut, which…

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Fire in Argent-street

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 October 1902 · page 2

AN outbreak of fire occurred in H. Pi[?]z's furniture shop, Argent-street, at 12.30 on Sunday morning. A passer-by observed the fire burning…

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