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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Fire at a Cathedral. Extensive Damage, [By Telegreph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 1

A fire occurred at.the chapter house of St. Pauls 'An[?]can Cathedral yesterday evemag, The fire, belore it was got…

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Joints on Fire. Victim of Rheumatic Fever. Bed-ridden Cripple Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 3

"For five months I was down on my back with rheumatic fever—crippled and paralysed with pain," said Mr. W. J. [?]inch, a prosperous business man,…

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Upkeep of Fire Brigades. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 July 1905 · page 2

A conference of representative's of the insurance offices, municipalities, and fire brigades board, at which Mr. Hogue (Chief…

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Tanks of Oil on Fire. London, July 25

Western Grazier · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 3

Eleven tanks of oil, containing 20,000,000 gallons, was fired by lightining in Texas. Twelve negrous were killed, and millions of barrels of oil…

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A Small Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1905 · page 4

A small fire broke out in a three[?]eamed w[?]ed [?]-iron house, [?]ated on the Junction lease this morning, and the place was tot[?]ly destroyed. The…

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Alarm of Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 August 1905 · page 4

A false alarm of fire caused the brigade gade to visit A. F. Pincombe's premisos, at the corner of Oxide and Blende streets, last night. A good deal of…

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Fire on a Mail Steamer The R.M.S. Oruba in Danger. Cargo Damaged. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 2

On the arrival of the R.M.S. Oruba yesterday particulars' were gathered of the fire which occurred in the afterhold shortly…

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The Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Broken Hill Fire Brigade Board was held yesterday afternoon in the Town Hall, Mr. J. M. Stephens presiding. The…

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A Ship on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Noumea

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 8

The Roanoke, ship, has been destroyed by life, on the coast of New Caledonia. The orew took refuge in another vessel. The Roanoke sank, and…

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Fires

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 1

The Fire Brigado required two calls during yesterday and last night. Yesterday afternoon the [?] was in Duff-street, South Broken Hill, the…

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Little Girl Injured. Nightdress Caught Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 1

A serious accident happened to a little girl named Idn Smith to-day; living with her parents at Round Hill. She was playing by the fifo at her parents' home,…

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Nerves on Fire. Neuraign for 17 years Worst Case on record Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 2

"If I talked from now till the day of judgment I couldn't tell you one half what I suffered with neuralgin," said Mrs. Eliza M. Bevan, Hill-street,…

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Destroyed by Fire. a Great City's Fate, Seven Thousand Buildings Burnt. Many Lives Lost

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

The city of Adrianople, in Roumelia, European Turkey, has been partly destroyed by a terrible fire…

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Fire at South Broken Hill. No Water

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 2

A fire occurred on Saturday night at South Broken Hill, the scene of contlagration being a three-roomed wood and iron house in Morish-street. The house…

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Russia and Japan. a Late Disaster Japanese Flagship on Fire. Lost with Hundreds of Men. A Terrible Catastrophe

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1905 · page 2

A telegram dated " Tokio, Tuesday," chronicles one of the greatest disasters to Japan's arms since the declaration of war early…

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Small Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

A fire broken out at 7.15 last night in Mr.W. Sperber's brickyard, North Broken Hill. Although the fire was responsible for a grent reflection the…

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The Fire Service Congress at Buda-pesth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 7

An International Fire Service Congress will be held this month at Budapest h, organised under the auspices of the International Fire Service Council,…

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Fire in a Mine. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 October 1905 · page 2

A fire broke out on Saturday in tbe old No. I shaft of the Day Dawn Block mine, Wyndham. The men were all taken out of the…

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Fire at the North

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 2

A fire occurred this morning at North Broken Hill, when a wood, iron, and canvas dwelling, attached to and part of a grocer's shop and dwelling occupied…

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A Bishop on Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 October 1905 · page 2

A somewhat sensational incident happened on Sunday night at St. Thomas' Church, North Sydney, where a large congregation witnessed the novel…

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