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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1903

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Fire on a Mine. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 4

The engine house on the Specimen Hill United mine, Eaglehawk, wad destroyed by gire yesterday. The valuable machinery on the surface was greatly…

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Fire at the Junction

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 October 1903 · page 3

THE fire bell rang at about 5 minutes to 11 o'clock last night, and the big engine (with Superintendent Lamborne in charge) and the small reel were…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a London Fatal Fire. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 October 1903 · page 4

The house of Nathan Zausmer, a bootmaker, in the Hackney-road, was burnt down last night. Zausmer, his wife, and his daughter were suffocated…

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Fire at Hackney Road LONDON, Oct. 19

Western Grazier · Wednesday 21 October 1903 · page 2

During the fire at a house at Hackney road, London, Nathan Zauamor, wife and daughter were suffocated. Fire other children were injured, but…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a London Fatal Fire. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 October 1903 · page 4

The house of Nathan Z[?]usmer, a bootmaker, in the Hackney-road, was burnt down last night. Z[?]urmer, his wife, and his daughter were suffocated…

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Fire at Port Pirie. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 October 1903 · page 2

A fire occurred on the premises of J. B. Carruthers, watchmaker, at Port Pirie last night. The blaze probably started in a cellar, as it was burning…

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Outbreak of Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 October 1903 · page 4

AN outbreak of fire ocourred at the Carrington Shades boarding-house early this afternoon. One of the girls employed on the…

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A Colliery on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 4

A tunnel in the East Greta colliery, near Maitland, is on fire. When the blaze was discovered the men immediately vacated the tunnel…

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A Truck on Fire. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 November 1903 · page 2

A railway truck [?] with [?]ff caught fire while travelling between P[?]na and B[?]fellows' Creek. Thirty bags of [?]aff were destroyed…

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Fire at the Vatican. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 November 1903 · page 2

Last night a fire broke out in the Vatican, in the private apartments over the library[?] Three rooms were burnt, but happily…

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Great Fire in New York. Women and Children Suffocated. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 November 1903 · page 2

A terrible fire [?]urred in a crowded tenement building in New York on Saturday night. Twenty[?]five of the people living in…

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The Steamer Ovalau. Survivers Reach Sydney[?] The Story of the Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 November 1903 · page 2

The pilot steamer Captain Cook, which was sent out to search for the missing steamer Ova[?], arrived in Sydney last night, and anchored in…

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The Steamer Ovalau. a Fire and Explosion, Survivors on Lord Howe Island, [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 November 1903 · page 1

The captain of the steamer Pac[?] which has arrived at No[?]mes, has cabled to Sydney that a fire broke out on the steamer Ova[?] and that the…

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Telegraphic News The Missing Steamer Ovalan. Caught Fire Off Lord Howe Island. All on Board Safe. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 4 November 1903 · page 2

News has been received that the Ovalan saught fire and foundered oil Lord Howe Island on the 20th October. All hands were saved…

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The Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 4

AT the monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade Board held this week (Mr. J M. Stephens presiding) an estimate was received from Mr. F. J. Mars, of…

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Fire in Crystal-street

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 5

THE Fire Brigade was engaged in drill practice last night, when a fire was reported in Crystal-streeet Both reels were quickly on the spot, but the…

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Big Fire at Gla[?]gow. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 November 1903 · page 2

A big fire occurred at Glasgow yesterday, the damage being estimated at £150,000. The premises of Brown, Smith, and Sons, milliners; Wylie,…

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Fire on a Train. Damage, £700,000. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 2

A fire occurred on a train running between St. Petersburg and Moscow yesterday, owing to spontaneous combustion among the consignments from abroad…

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A Big Fire. [By Telegraph.] Bribane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 4

A fire occured [?] central block in Kent-street, Maryborough, last night, and at midnight it was raging fiercely, with every prospect of great damage…

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East Great Fire. Gives Further Trouble. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 2

The East Greta colliery fire continues to burn. Fresh developments occured in No. [?]pig yes[?]terday, where carbonic [?]…

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