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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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Destructive Fire. a Foundry Damaged. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 2

A fire took place yesterday morning at Silverthorne and Adair's foundry, Kalgoorlie, resulting in the destruction of the pattern and fitting…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a Great Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 4

The great docks at Baltimore have been destroyed by fire. The damage done is estimated at 800,000 dollars…

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Fire Extinguishers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 5

Superintendent Lambourne conducted some experiments with patent chemical fire extinguishers last night on a vacant plot adjoining the brigade…

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Bright's Disease. Kidneys All Inflamed. Mrs. Whiteley, Ballarat. Fire Years of Torture. Deadly Gall Stones. Doctors Tried to Operate. Given Up to Die. a Mother's Life Saved. Dr. Williams Pink Pills

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 6

"For 12 long months I never put my foot outside the bedroom door, Said Mrs. Federick Whiteley 20 Seymour Crescent, North Ballarat. "The best…

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A Sunday Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 June 1906 · page 2

At about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, in response to a call by telephone, the Fire Brigade turned out with the double reel, an outbreak of…

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Fire in Hobart. Three Premises Destroyed. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 4

A fire which broke out at the corner of Collins and Harrington streets, Hobart, shortly after midnight on Friday destroyed the premises of Ah Hams…

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Fire at Newcastle. Earp Bros Bond and Free Stores. Effective Work by the Brigade. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

At Newcastle yesterday morning a fire broke out in the large bonded and free stores of Messrs. Earp Bros. and Co., Bond-street. The outbreak…

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Polish Bomb Outrage. Instigated by the Authorities. Enormous Number of Victims. Jews Panic-strichen Hiding in the Forests. Fear General Rising Against Them. Order Restored. Cossacks Refuse to Fire on Strikers. Navy at Kronstadt Will Defend the Duma. Jews Appeal in Vain for Protection. Authorities in Bielostok Passive. Allow Four Days' Wholesale Butchery. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

Uncensored reports by special correspondents of the Polish papers published in Austria unhesitatingly state that the awful massacres at Bielostok…

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Destructive Fire at Molong. Business Premises Gutted. Extraordinary Statement by a Victim. Three Masked Men. An Occupant Bobbed, Bound, and Gagged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 2

A conflagration which threatened the destruction of most of the business premises on the north side of Bankstreet Molong, broke ont at Domeny…

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Fire at Sea. Another Woolship. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 2

Spontaneous combustion amongst the wool stored there caused a twohours' fire in the No.5 hold of the woolship Runitakas…

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The Molong Fire. Opening of the Inquest. An Extraordinary Story. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 4

The inquest into the mysterious fire at Molong on Sunday morning was opened yesterday afternoon. Domeny, of Domeny and Sons,…

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Fire in Adelaide. Importer's Stock Destroyed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 2

At about 11.40 last night the premises of Messrs. Evans and Co., importers and agents, Grenfell-street were found to be on fire. The brigade…

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The Rimutaka's Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred last week on board the New Zealand Steamship Company's steamer Rimutaka, which arrived on Friday while…

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The Adelaide Fire. Damage Estimated at £1500. Adoiaido

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 6

By the fire last night at Messrs. Evans and Co.'s softgoods warehouse off Rundle street goods were damaged to the extent of £1500. The origin of…

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Fire in a Hat Factory. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

A fire at a hat factory in Redfern yesterday morning did considerable damage to the contents, which were insured…

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Fires on Wool Ships. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 2

The Underwriters' Association has urged the Board of Trade to approach Lord Elgin (Secretary of State for the Colonies) and suggest the…

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The Molong Fire. An Open Verdict. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 2

The coronial inquiry into the circumstances of the sensational fire at Molong, where a local shopkeeper alleged that he was robbed, bound, and…

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Fires on Wool Ships. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 2

Owing to the recent frequency of outbreaks of fire on board Australasian wool ships, the underwriters are quoting preferential insurance rates…

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The Molong Fire. Domeny Commited for Trial. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 4

The draper Domeny, who alleged that he was gagged and bound and left in a burning building at Molong, and was arrested on a charge of having…

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Fires on Wool Ships. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 2

The Premier will probably forthwith institute an inquiry into the cause or causes of the frequency of fires on New Zealand wool ships. Later on a Royal…

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