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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

400 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 20

Small Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

The Fire Brigade received a call this afternoon to a three-roomed house in Cobalt-street Railway Town. The outbreak was caused by a spark flying…

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A Chimney Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

At about 8 o'clock last night the bell at th Central fire Station rang out in dann The call line from Railway Town and the double reel…

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Victoria. Fire Insurance Case. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

In the Melbourne County Court today Michael David Lynch, commercial traveller, was awarded £60 damages against James Tognini, storekeeper, on…

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Great Fire at Tilbury. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

A cargo of 10,000 tons of jute was destroyed to day by fire on the ship City of York, lying in Tilburj Docks, in the Thames, just below London…

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Fire and Water Boat Race. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 2

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade's eight-oar crew, on Saturday, rowing on Sydney Harbor, easily beat the crew from H.M.S. Challenger, a warship…

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Fire Near the Consols

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

A fire broke out late this afternoon a four-roomod wood-and-iron house near the Consols mine. The house was owned and occupied by James Rowe,…

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South Australia. Fire Brigades' Conference. Adelade

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 8

At a meeting of the Port Adelaide City Council last night the following resolution was carried:—That this council views with regret the action…

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A Destructive Fire. Great Damage Done. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 June 1906 · page 2

The New Zealand Hardware Company's premises at Dunedin have been practically destroyed by fire. The insurances effected on the…

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Big Fire at Geraldton. Marsh's Carriage Works Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £10,000. Practically Uninsured. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 June 1906 · page 2

A fire broke out early yesterday morning at D. Marsh's Carriage Works at Geraldton. A high wind was blowing at the time, and the water supply…

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Small Fires

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 2

Shortly before 6 o'clock last night the Fire Brigade received a call to North Broken Hill, a fire having broken out in a house next to the police…

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The Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Broken Hill Fire Brigade Board was held yesterday at the Town Hall the Mayor (Alderman T Ivey) presiding…

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A Fatal Fire. Boarding-house Keeper Arrested. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 2

A fire occurred at midnight on Wednesday at a large boarding house in Wanganui Several people had narrow escapes from being burn: to death…

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Fire-fighting Appliances. An Adelaide Experiment. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 2

In the course of the next weak or two Port Adelaido will be in the possession of a floating fire engine appliance, which is much needed in the vicinity of the…

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The Proprietary Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 8

A little warm vapor, rising, from [?] shaft sank in the open cut [?] over the original seat of the firs in Block Proprietary mine, and condensing…

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A Liner on Fire. the Gothic Beached. Passengers Landed. Total Loss Feared. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 4

A smell of fire was noticeable on Sunday on the Atlantic liner The Gothic. The following day it was discovered that the No. 4 hold of the…

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Another Ship on Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 4

A fire has broken out on board the ship Perthshire, near to Los Palmas, the chief town, of the Canary, Islands. The fire originated, in this ship, as…

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The Fire on the Gothic. Loss of £200,000. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 2

It is feared, that the loss resultant from the fire on board the Atlantic liner Gothic will exceed £200,000…

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A Fire Float. Arrived at Port Adelaide. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 4

The steam launch Ada, which was purchased in Sydney for the purpos[?] of a service fire float at Port Adelaide, arrived this morning. She had a long,…

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[?]Fire on the Gothic. Broke Out in the Wool. [Router's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 2

The surveyor of the Salvage Association believes that the fire in the Atlantic liner, the Gothic, originated spontaneously among the wool, which…

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The Gothic Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 1

Two bales of wool, which were part of the cargo of the Atlantic liner Gothic, which was a few days since destroyed by fire, placed on the deck…

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