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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1904

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Wallaroo Mines Fire. Latest News. Adelaide Firemen Sent Up. [By Telegrpah.] Adelaide, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

The latest particulars of the Wallaroo Mines fire state that the damp ing of tailings down to the 40— fathem level seems to have checked…

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Wallar[?] Mines Fire. Latest News. Adelaide Fireman Sent up. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 4

The latest particulars of the Wallaroo Mines fire state that the dumping of ta[?]gs down to the 40[?] fathom level seems to have checked…

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Extensive Fire. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 4

A fire broke out in the furniture factory of Messrs. May field and Sons on Saturday night about 8 o'clock, Damage to the amount of about…

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The Chicago Fire. Details by Mail. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

Details have now reached here by the mall steamer Sierra of the recent disastrous fire at the I[?]q[?]is Theatre at Chicago…

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Wallaroo Mines Fire. Latest Reports. More Satisfactory. (By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

The latest reports from Kadina with regard to the fire at the Wallaroo Mines are more satisfactory. As the result of the air tests in Office…

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The following appeared in yester day's Second Edition:— Fire at Wallaroo Mines. Latest News. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 4

Mr. Davidson, secretary of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company, received a telegram last night from Kadina:—…

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Wallaroo Mines Fire. Fresh Lease of Life. Fighting the Blaze [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 2

The fire at Taylor's shafe, Wallaroo Mines, seems to have obtained a fresh lease of life Yesterday men got across to the…

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Wallaroo Mines Fire. More Hopeful Outlook. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 2

Tha work of combating the fire at the Wallaroo mines is proceeding satisfactorily. The poaring of water down Taylor…

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Wallaroo Mines Fire [By Telegraph.]

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 4

The Moonta and Wallaroo Mining Company is still making fair progress in its endeavors to get the fire under in Taylor shaft…

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Wallaroo Mines Fire. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

Fighting the fire at Taylor's shaft, Wallaroo Mines, is still being prosecuted with unabated vigor. Last night the indications were very…

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Wallaroo Mikes Fire. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 4

The Moonta and Wallaroo Mining Company is still making fair progress in its endeavers to get the fire under in Taylor shalt…

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Destroyed by Fire. Fate of a Norway Town. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 2

A great fire has occurred in Norway, the town of A[?]les[?]nd, on the west coast, the seaport of Romsdal, being complelely destroyed…

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Wallaroo Mines Fire. Practically Subdued. [BY [?].] ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

The fire at the Wallaroo mines has now been practically subdued. The speedy bermination of the fire is no doubt due to the splendid work…

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Town on Fire in Norway. London, Jan. 24

Western Grazier · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

A great fire is requested from Wal[?], in Norway. The Customs Ho[?] and 20 unsall houses only remain. The flames from the town…

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The Aalesund Fire. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 4

The great fire which destroyed the down of A[?]lesund, in Norway, was caused, it has now been ascer[?]ined, by two dranken sailors…

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The Chicago Fire. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 4

The coroner's jury Investingating the fire at the Irequois Thestre, in Chicago, has committed the Mayor of Chicago, Davis (the proprietor of the Inqaois…

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Cheswick Mine Fire. No Lives Saved. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 4

All the men entombed in the Ches wick Colliery fire, U.S.A., have been either killed or sufficated. Mr. Taylor, an export mining…

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A Bendigo Fire. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

A three-roomed wooden cottage at Bendigo caught fire early this morning Mrs. [?], the occupier, a widow, endeavored to escape into the backyard,…

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The Turin Fire. An Irreparable Loss. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

Over 100,000 books were destroyed by this fire in the famous T[?] Library, in Northern Italy, and only 1000 out of 4000 choice 15th century…

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An Adelaide Fire. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

About 5 30 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the basemnt of the premises of Anderson and Hall, jewellers, in King William street, and did considerable damage…

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