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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Great Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

Great bush fire's are reporterd from many parts of the State. Many homesteads have been burnt, and in several cases…

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Telegraphic News The Heat Wave Devastating Bush Fires. Several Lives Lost. Great Destruction of Property. Some Record Temperatures Sydney

Western Grazier · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

The maximum shade temperature in Sydney on Saturday was 107.5, being the highest with one exception for 45 years…

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The Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 1

The Lord Mayor has convened a public meeting for to-night to inaugurate a bush fires relief [?]d. Several substantial…

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The Bush Fires. Misplaced Concern. Preferred Relief for the Barrier

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 4

During the sitting of the Police Court to-day Mr. Stevenson, S.M., said he had received a telegram from the Acting Under-Secretary for Justice as follows:—…

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The Bush Fire Sufferers. [By Telegraph.] Meeting at the Town Hall. Speech by the Premier. Liberal State Assistance. A Citizens' Fund Opened. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 2

The meeting convened by the Lord Mayor of sydney to make arrangements for the organisation of a citizens' fund for the relief of…

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The Bush Fires. Misplaced Concern

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 4

During the sitting of the Police Court to-day Mr. Stevenson, S.M., said he had received a telegram from the Acting Undersecretary for Justice as follows:—…

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The Bush Fires. News from the Country. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

In reply to his circular telegram of inquiry the Premier has received many telegrams concerning the bush fires. These…

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The Heat Wave and Bush Fires. Additional Accounts. Enormous Damage and Loss of Life. Sydney

Western Grazier · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

A number of additional deaths from heat apoplexy have been reported. Welcome falls in the temperatures have taken place almost over the…

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The Year's Fires

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

No fire of any magnitude occurred in Broken Hilllast year, but the number of calls which the Brigade received for the 18 months past exceeds that for the previous…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, January 6, 1905. the Fire Fiend

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

THERE has been passed on from the closing days of 1904 to the year that was ushered in on Sunday a very bitter legacy, a…

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Bush Fires. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 5

Sir,—Will you kindly give me space for a few remarks on bush fires. I am an old resident of New South Wales—for 64 years,…

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The Bush Fires. More Official Details. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 4

The City Bush Fires Relief Fund now totals £2720. The "Daily Telegraph" fund totals £491. Landholders in the Tumut district assert…

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The Recent Bush Fires. Sydney

Western Grazier · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

It is stated that some districts of those who suffered most severe losses by the recent bush fires are in good circumstances and do not require…

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The Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

The City Bush Fires Relief Fund has reached £3052 and the "Daily Telegraph" fund £510…

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An Adelaide Fire. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

A fire cocurred carly yesterday morning in the top storey of the grocery store of Henderson Brothers, Rundle-street. Everything was destroyed but the goods in the shop…

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A Fire in Kalgoorlie. a Narrow Escape. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

A serious conflagration was narrowly averted in a block of buildings in Hannanstreet, Kalgoorlie, early yesterday morning. The buildings are owned by K. W…

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A Bank on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 2

The Mount Malcolm brandi of the Western Australian Bank was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Sunday morning. The whole…

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The Weather. [By Telegraph.] Victoria's Experience. Great Heat, Fires,and Lightning. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 2

James Cook, a rabbit trapper, has been found dead on Swift's Creek, partially burnt. He is supposed to have been struck by…

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Telegraphic News The Many Bush Fires. Sydney

Western Grazier · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 2

The Government Analyst is emphatically of opinion that the action of phoephorus used for rabbit poisoning is the cause of many bush fires, and…

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The Bush Fires. Help for the Sufferers. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 8

Anxious to ameliorate the condition of thc settlers recently burnt out, the Minister for Lands directs that bona fide sufferers…

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