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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Fire in Toomas-street. a Four-roomed House Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 November 1907 · page 2

About 10.80 o'clock last night a four roomed weatherboard house in Thomas-street, off Oxide-street, owned and occupied by Mr. John Ryan,…

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Fire in Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 4

Shortly after 2 o'clock to-day a threeroomed weatherboard house in Beryl street, Railway Town, owned by Mr. C. Chapman, and occupied by a family named 'Kenzie,…

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Fire in Harris-street

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 2

A few minutes before 9 o'clock on Saturday night the Fire Brigade attended a call to a four-roomed weatherboard house in Harris-street, occupied by Mrs. M. A…

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Fire at the Exhibition Building. Catastrophe Narrowly Averted. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 2

An alarm of fire was raised at the Exhibition at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The firemen on duty in the building rushed to the spot. They…

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Fire in Crystal-street

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 4

Shortly after 3 o'clock to-day the Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in a house in Crystal-street, occupied by C. Gillespie, and owned by Mrs…

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A Steamer in Trouble. Carge on Fire. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

The marine underwriters report that the steamer Schwaben, which left Sydney on September 29 and Adelaide on October 5 and Fremantle on October…

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Fire at Block 14. Poppet Heads and Surface Tramway Destroyed. Good Work by the Brigade. Two Hundred Men Out Of. Work

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

A fire with disastrous consequences to the mine occurred at an early hour this morning at Block 14. The fire will occasion considerable loss to the…

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Block 14 Fire. the Effect on the Miners

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 2

The work of clearing away the debris of the p[?]pper heads and overhead surface tramway (or mill bridge) being pushed on vigorously at Block 14 [?]. Already the…

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Fire in America. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 4

A fire broke out in a six-storeyed dry goods store at Cincinnati (U.S.A.) last night, several persons being killed and many injured…

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A Destructive Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 4

A fire occurred last night on the promises of A. W. Gamage Limited, athletic outfitters, Holborn. E.C. and caused damage estimated at £30,000…

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A Fatal Fire. Little Girl Incinerated. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 2

The 3-year-old daughter of Mr. Herbert Noble, of Tyabb, was watching the burning of some s[?]rub, when her clothing caught fire. Her father was…

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Sensational Thunderstorm. Descent of a Fire Bolt. An Awful Sight. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 2

A retired police constable named George, living at Murrumbeena, states that he witnessed a fire bolt descend on some houses a short distance from…

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Extensive Fire. Considerable Damage. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 8

The large store and residence owned by Mr. A. B. Clarke at Yankalilla was destroyed by fire last night. The less is estimated at between £3000 and…

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Fire and Hurricane. Emigrants' Terrible Experience in Mid-Ocean

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 7

The Austrian emigrant steamer Giulia, which recently arrived at New York from Triesto, had a terrible experience in mid-ocean…

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A Destructive Fire. At Longreach. Twenty-two Firms Burnt Out. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 December 1907 · page 2

The business portion of Longreach has been swept by a disastrous fire, through which 22 firms were burnt out, 150 yards of the main street being…

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South Australia. a Destructive Fire. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 December 1907 · page 4

A fire occurred yesterday in the Hundreu of Tickera and Wallaroo on the farms of W. Bates, D. Snodgrass, W. Waters, and G. Gordon, resulting…

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Fire in Argent-street

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

At 10 o'clock last night the Fire Brigade received a call to a fire which had broken out in a four-roomed weatherboard dwelling off…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. Six-Storey Building Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £150,000. The Hospital Endangered. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 4

A fire broke out at 9.30 on Saturday night in a six-storey-building occupied principally by Clarke and Co., fancy goods importers. The Commonwealth…

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Fire in Sulphide-street

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 4

The scene of the fire which occurred in Sulphide-street. at 1 o'clock to-day was just at the rear of "The Towers" Hospital, and the inmates were not a…

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The Melbourne Fire. Traffic Stopped in Elizabeth street. Danger of Walls Falling. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 4

The big fire which occurred in Melbourne on Saturday night has led to the stoppage of all traffic in Elizabeth street on account of the danger of the walls falling…

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