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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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A Disastrous Fire. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at the premises of Messrs. Gibb. Bright, and Co., shipping agents and merchants, last night…

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Fire in New Zealand. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 2

The Dunlop T[?] Company's warehouse at Christchurch has been completely gutted by a fire which occurred there last night…

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Fire in a Bark Mill. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 4

F. S. Wright's Noolook bark mill, near Kingston, and a large quantity of wattle bark have been destroyed by fire…

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The Junction Fire. Collapse of the Junction North Shaft

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 4

A serious position of affairs has been brought about at the Junction North mine as a consequence of the flooding of the Junction to extinguish the fire…

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Interstate Fire Brigade Competition. Victoria Clears the Board. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 4

At the fire brigades' demonstration at Bunbury on Wednesday the honors were carried [?] by the Eaglehawk (Bendigo) team, from Victoria, which…

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A Serious Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 8

The Ordinance Store building at Woolwich has been burnt There was a narrow escape from a grave disasterSix of the foremen engaged were…

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The Earthquake. at San Francisco. Appalling Death Roll. Stated at 10,000. Damage, 300,000,000 Dollars. The Fire Still Raging. The Entire City Doomed. Hundreds Roasted to Death. Street Riots. Help from all Sides. National Yote of a Million Dollars. Millionaires Ruined. [Renter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 4

The latest particulars of the disastrous results of the awful earthquake visitation, of which the beautiful city of San Francisco has been the…

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The [?] Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 2

The 800ft. level of Block ll, Proprietary, where trouble was recently experienced from the [?] of from the fire, is now reported to be clearer from…

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Fire at Narrabri. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 4

A great fire occurred last night at Narrabri last night. In all 15 buildings suffered. The damage done is estimated at £6000…

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A Fire Brigades' Bill. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 4

The Chief Secretary (Mr. J. A. Hogue, M.L. A.) hopes to introduce to the Legislative Assembly shortly a Fire Brigades' Bill, placing the State fire…

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A Mad Afghan. Dances Round a Fire and Vaults into the Flames. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 2

An Afghan appeared at the Raeburn homestead, Goulburn, yesterday and asked for food. He was offered some uncooked food, which he declined,…

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Big Fire in Adelaide. Fierce Conflagration. Great Damage Done. 200 Employees Thrown Idle. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 4

About 5 a.m. to-day a big fire occurred in James-place a side street running from G[?]-.stree to Rundlestreet. The fire burnt fierecly fsr an…

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The Earthquake. at Sa[?] [?] AN[?]CO. The Fire [?]r control. Three-Fourths [?] the City Destroyed. Quarter of a Million Homeless. Water and Feed amines. Obliteration [?] all Social Distinctions. America [?] to the Occasion. Foreign Assistance Gratefully Declined. Sensational Incidents. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 2

News with reference to the disastrous earthquake and resultant fires at San Francisco continues to filter through…

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The Junction Fire. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 3

Sir,—Since it has become an established fact that the northern mines are to be flooded, would you be so kind as to allow me space to offer a suggestion?…

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The Big Earthquake. Majority of Deaths. Due to Fire, Fright, and Exhaustion. Open-air Worship. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 4

Admiral Micalia has stationed cruisers at the entrance to the bay to prevent vessels leaving San Francisco, in case they should be required to…

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A Daring Robbery. At the Consols Mine, Bendigo. Thieves Descend 3000ft. Fire Holes and Steal Gold. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 2

A daring robbery has taken place at the Victoria Consols mine, Bendigo. Operations at the mine were suspended from Saturday until yesterday,…

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Mining. Proposed Amalgamation of the Northern Mines. Strong Protest From Sydney. More Information Wanted. Governament Inquiry Into the Origin of the Fire. Co-operation of All Share Holders Solicited. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

A meeting of shareholders in the Broken Hill. Junction North mine was held yesterday afternoon at the Stock Exchange, Pitt-street…

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Extinguishing Mine Fires. What Should Have Been Done. An Old Miner's Opinion

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 3

The fires in the Northern mines of the Broken Hill line of lode have been the subject of conversation on the Barrier for a long time past—a time…

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Destructive Fire. a Boarding-house Demolished. Child's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

Mrs. Green's new boarding house at Wrightville was burnt down last night. Mrs. Green's little girl, thinking the noise she heard, which was really th[?]…

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The Proprietary Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

The number of men who went underground at the Proprietary mine this morning was 414, and the total of the three shifts for the 24 hours ended 8…

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