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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Fire on a Steamer a Providential Escape. [By Telegraph.] Melebourne, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 1

The steamer Warrimoo arrived at Port Melbourne during the morning and was met by the fire brigade; but by that time the fire on board had been subdued…

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The Fire on the Warrimoo. An Expert's Theory. [By T[?].] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 4

Mr. Hake, Government Inspector of Explosives, has a theory hat the fire on board the steamer [?] was caused by either…

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Fire in a Bendigo Mine. a Mysterious Blaze. [Reuter's Message.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 2

A fire broke out on Friday night at the 1875ft. level of the Carlisle mine, Bendigo. Trie workings there were abandoned…

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Fire at Block 10

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 2

Some alarm was caused in the city last evening just after the 20 past 8 whistles had blown by a big blaze on the Block 10 surface…

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The Fire Brigades' Demonstration. [By Telegraph] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 4

The annual demonstration of the Victorian country fire brigades was continued at Warrnambool yesterday…

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Fire at Mount Zion

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 2

At 11.50 last night the brigade was called by whistle to a fire in Cobalt-street, Mount Zion, and, turning out promptly, succeeded…

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Big Fire at Port Adelaide. Adelaide Milling Co.'s Premises. Damage £20,000. A Barque Set Aflame. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 2

The Adelaide Milling Company's mill at the Copper Company's wharf, Port Adelaide, was destroyed by fire last night…

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The Weather. [By Telegraph.] Heat and Fires in Victoria. A Farmer's Painful Experience Smoke Interferes with Shipping, MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 2

There has been a recurrence of heat in Victoria, and the thermometer yesterday attained a shade registration of 96 degrees…

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Fire Insurance Companies

Western Grazier · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 2

THE complacent way in which fire, insurance companies expert fire brigades to work for them in the case of fires without any recognition was strongly…

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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 27 March 1905 · page 1

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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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 · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 4

Instant relief und refreshing sleep for sklu-tortured bables, and rest for tired, fretted mothers, in warm baths with Cutlcura Soap and gentle anointings…

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The Revolution. the Rising in the Crimea. a Town Set on Fire. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 2

The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at St. Petersburg says, that the Russian Government does not intend to concede…

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Destructive Fire In Melbourne. Narrow Escape of 16 GIRLS. Sydney

Western Grazier · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 2

A fire broke out in Melbourne, in premises occupied by David Storey & Co. The flames spread with great rapidity up the lift well, making an…

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The Adelaide Exhibition. a Display on Fire, Narrow Escape from Disaster. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 8

A considerable scare was cause at the Chamber of Manufactures Exhibition shortly after ll o'clock to-day, when a fire occurred in the marquee of J…

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Two Fires

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 April 1905 · page 2

Two fires ccurred, the one 0n Saturday night and the other or Sunday morning, but neither wai of great importance…

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Fire Plugs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the City Council Alderman Retallick moved that a letter be sent to the Broken Hill Waiter Supply…

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A Suspicious Fire. An Inquest Opened

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 1

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) opened an inquest this afternoon into the fire which on Saturday night destroyed an unoccupied house in…

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A Suspicicus Fire. Some Contradictory Evidence. Inquest Further Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 8

The adjourned inquest into the fire by which an unoccupied house in Beryl-street North, belonging to Philip Andrewartha, was totally…

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Fire on Mount Zion

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 5

A fire occurred at Mount Zion early this morning in a six-roomed wood-andiron building, occupied as a boardinghouse by Mrs. Harland. The" flames…

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A Suspicious Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 4

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) yesterday afternoon returned an open verdict in the inquest into the cause of the fire at North…

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