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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1903

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A Big Fire. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 4

A fire occurred in a 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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Fire in a School Great Destruction. 2000 Children Rescued. London

Western Grazier · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 2

A large fire burst forth in a school at Eastham, London, and before it could be extinguished overed damage [?] to £50,000. The thousand children…

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The following appeared yesterday Third Edition:— Late Cable News. Britain's Fiscal Policy. In the Far East. A School on Fire. [Reuter's Messages] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 1

The Marquis of Rlpon, speaking at Bradford last night on the fiscal question, said that Mr. Joseph Chamberlain's scheme placed additional…

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Fire Brigade Board

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 December 1903 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held yesterday afternoon in the Town Hall, Mr. J. M. Stephens in the chair. The report of…

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Big Blaze In Sydney. Tooth's Brewery on Fire. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 2

A big fire occurred at Tooth's br[?]y last night, when the [?] store was completely gutted [?] great efforts of the firemen prove [?]…

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Fire on a Schooner. The Vessel Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 December 1903 · page 2

As the Labor schooner Goquotte was about to depart from Townsville for the Islands, to return a load of islanders, a fire broke out on the…

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Fire on a Warship. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 2

A fire that i[?]d two hours broke out yesterday in the b[?] storeroom of H.M cru[?]r Hermes, ll guns, 5600 tons, lying at De[?]…

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Sandringham on Fire. Queen's Bedchamber Ablaze. Narrow Escape of Her Majesty. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 2

A sensational fire occurred yesterday (Thursday) morning at Sandri[?]gham, one of the Royal palaces. The Hon [?]harlotte Knollys, one of the…

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The Queen's Escape. Cause of the Fire. [Reuter's Message.] London, Message

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 December 1903 · page 2

The fire at Sandringham Palace carly on Thursday morning is now said to have been due to the overheating of a wooden beam from a stove,…

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Fire in the Queen's Bedroom. London, Dec. 13

Western Grazier · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

A beam in the selling of the [?] Bendringham, under the [?] Queen, [?] fire last night. Her Majesty who was sal[?] was [?]…

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Cyclone in the West. Great Damage at Kalgoorlie. Churches and a School Blown Down. Ma[?]vellons Escapes. Lightning Fires Buildings. Torrents of Rain Succeed the Storm. [By Telegraph.] Kalgoorlie, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

Wednesday afternoon's cyclone, which caused an awakward interruption in the telegraphic service, has broken down Kalgoorlie's electric…

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Fire in Oxide-street. Two Shops Gutted

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 4

THE Fire Brigade men, who have not had a call for some months, had the monotony of their inaction broken this moreing. A block of six shops almost opposite the Freemason[?]…

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College on Fire, Serious loss of Life. [Teuter's Message.] London, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 2

A college for negresses at Nashvill, U.S.A., has been burned. Four of the negresses were killed outright and 30 others were injured,…

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Fatal and Destructive Fires LONDON, Dec [?]

Western Grazier · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 2

The Nashville College in Austria has been destroyed by the [?] perished and thirty [?] were totally injured…

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Fire at Port Melbourne. Harper and Co.'s Hills

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 December 1903 · page 3

SOME excitement was occasioned on Tuesday evening (says the Age) by a report which quickly spread that a fire had broken cut at Messrs. Harper…

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Babies on Fire With Itching, Burning, Scaly Humours Find Instant Relief and Speedy Cure In Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment When All Other Remedies and the Best Physicians Fail

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 December 1903 · page 4

Instant relief and refreshing sleep for skin-tortured babies, and rest for tired, fretted mothers, in warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings…

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