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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1902

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Hospital Fire Service

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 2

THE installation of a fire service at the Hospital is now almost completed, and the large tank which has Been erected on the summit of the…

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A London Fire Inquiry. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 2

The verdict returned at the inquest held into the deaths by the fire at the works of the Electric Company, Queen Victoria-street,…

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Big Fire at Cobar. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 1

A big fire occurred at Cobar last night. The following shops were destroyed:—Padala, jeweller; Corbett, bicycle manufacturer; a French…

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A Ship on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 4

A [?]atch was yesterday afternoon opened aboard the barque Pasqual[?] Lauro, which had arrived during the day with her cargo alight, and a hose…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. Explosion at Mount Fembla. Over 200 Men Entombed; the Mine on Fire.—no Hope of Rescue. Number of Bodies Being Recovered. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

News has just been received of a terrible colliery having occurred at Mount Kumbla, near Wollongong. All available doctors are…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Great Fire in Florida. LONDON, Tnesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 4

A great fire has occurred at Largo, in Florida, U. S. A. Eighteen large warehouses were destroyed, as well as two streets of business places…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Great Fire in Florida. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 4

A great fire has occurred at Largo, in Florida, U. S. A. Eighteen large warehouses were destroyed, as well as two streets of business places…

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Fire in Crystal-street

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 August 1902 · page 2

AN outbreak of fire occurred in a boarding-house in Crystal-street South about five minutes after 12 this morning, and a considerable amount of…

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Big Fire in Cape Colony. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 August 1902 · page 2

The warehouse of Dyer and Dyer, of East London, Cape Colony, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £120,000…

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A London Fire. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 4

A fire occurred this morning at daybreak in a publichouse in Piccadilly. The flames cut off nine barmaids and servants sleeping on the upper floors…

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A London Fire. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

A fire occurred this morning; at daybreak in a publichouto in Piccadilly. The flamea cut off nine barmaids and servants sleeping on the upper floors…

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A Ship on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

All day to-day the fire continued to smoulder in the ship Aparima, which put into Albany on Wednesday night on fire; but it has been…

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Great Fire in British Colombia. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 4

A great fire has occurred at Rossland, in British Columbia. The blaze destroyed several blocks of buildings and the damage is estimated at…

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An Immense Fire. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 4

An immense fire occurred yesterday at a woolcombers' factory at Tourcoing, in france. An area of buildings 260 square, metres in extent was damaged,…

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An Immense Fire. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 4

An immense fire occurred yesterday at a woolcombers'factory at Tourcoing, in France. An area of buildings 260 square metres in extent was damaged,…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a Great Fire. LONDON, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 4

A great fire, lasting 32 hours, has completely destroyed the town of Afi[?]m Kara-hi[?]ar, Anatolia, in Asi[?]ti[?] Turkey. The town had a…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a Great Fire. LONDON, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 4

A great fire, lasting 32 hours, has completely destroyed the town of Afinm Kara-hi[?]sar, Anatolia, in Asiatic Turkey. The town had a…

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City Destroyed by Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 3

AFIUM KARA-HISSAR ("Opium Black Castle"), destroyed by fire last week, was a large city of Asiatic Turkey, in the Pashalic of Anatolia, 186 miles…

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Bush Fire in Queensland. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 2

A message received yesterday reported that a serions bush fire was burning around Landsborough; and, in consequence of a further…

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2nd Edition Minur Office, 3 P.M. Bush Fires in Queensland. Great Damage Done, [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 September 1902 · page 4

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

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