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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1903

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The Year's Fires

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 4

THE Fire Brigade hes been unusually active during the past 12 months. The total number of calls attended was 88, an increase of 31 over last…

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A Colliery on Fire. [Reuter's Message.] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 4

A serious fire has broken out in the Uspensk colliery in Russia. Fifty-eight miners perished. Eleven others were entombed for five days before…

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The Year's Fires

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 4

THE Fire Brigade has been unusually active during the past 12 months. The total number of calls attended was 88, an increase of 31 over last…

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A Colliery on Fire. [Reuter's Message.] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 4

A serious fire has broken out in the U[?]penak [?]lliery in Russia. Fifty-eight miners perished. Eleven others were entombed for five days before…

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Big Fire at Narrabri. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1903 · page 1

A big fire occurred at Narrab[?]i to-day The damage is estimated at £10,000…

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Fire at the South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 2

SHORTLY after 12 o'olook last night a fire broke out in a threoroomed stone house in Jamieson street, South Broken Hill, and in a very little while…

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Sugar Plantation on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 1

One hundred and fifty acres of sugar cane on Seven Creek, near Lismore, on the Richmond River, has been destroyed by fire. Patrick Kelly, a…

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Fire in the Chapel Royal. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 2

A lighted candle last night ignited the decorations in the Chapel Royal at Saint James' Palace. One of the [?]fficiating [?]lergymen, however,…

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Big Fire at Newcastle. a Foundry Ablaze. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 2

A big fire occurred last night at Morrison and Bearby's foundry at Carrington, a s[?]b of Newcastle. The outbreak was discovered by the…

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The Narrabri Fire

Western Grazier · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

A most disastrous fire occurred at West Narrabri early on Saturday morning last when Hall Brothers' wool washing establishment was totally destroyed…

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Terrible Fire Near Brisbane. Mother and Three Children Burnt to Death BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 2

A terrible occurrence is reported from Nudgee, a small village near Brisbane Ambrose Robinson, who resided…

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Fire at White Cliffs. [By Telegraph.] Whim Cliffs, Wudnesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 1

A house belonging to William Higgs, [?] merchant, was totally destroyed by [?] to-day. The hospital and progress committee books were all…

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Fire on the Stock Exchange. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 2

An alarming fire occurred yesterday evening in the Royal Stock Exchange Buildings. The fire was, however, extinguished after half an hour's battling…

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Big Fire at Fitzroy. Public Hall and Theatre Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] Milbourne, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 4

A big fire occurred at Fitzroy to-day, when the Exhibition Hall, used as a skating rink, theatre, and dancing room, was gutted. The cause of…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Adventures in a Bush Fire. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

During the progress of a bush fire at Macelesfield John Logan was surrounded by flames and had to force his horse through. Beyond a few burns…

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Fire in Iodide-street

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

A TWO-ROOMED weatherboard house situated at the corner of Iodide and Chapple streets was destroyed by fire last night. Shortly before 9 o'olook…

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Fire at the South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 2

ANOTHER fire—the third in two days —occurred at midnight last night. The outbreak was in a five roomed atone, wood, and iron house in…

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The Fire in Lane-street

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 1

THE fire that broke out this afternoon in Mr. F. E. Bromley's premires in Lane-street started rather mysteriously in a detached room at the rear of the…

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Fire at Renmark. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 4

A fire yesterday destroyed the drying premises of Mr. Rossell, a fruitgrower at Renmark, and consumed his drying trays and a quantity…

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Fire at Renmark. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 4

A fire yesterday destroyed the drying promises of Mr. Rossell, a fruitgrower at Renmark, and consumed his drying trays and a quantity…

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