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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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A Fatal Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

A fire occurred in a boarding-house at Steinach, on the Lake of Constance, yesterday, in which an English tourist named Watson, his wife, and five…

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Bush Fires at Tumut. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

Bush fires in the Tumut district have destroyed a considerable area of grass…

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Park-lane Fire Scenes. Crowd Applaudes Gallant Rescue of Four Servant Girls

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 8

Some exciting fire rescue scenes were witnessed on the morning of January 7 in Park-lane, London, when the London firemen succeeded in saving…

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West Australia. Fire at Perth. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 4

Two weatherboard houses at Maylands, a suburb of Perth, occupied by Messrs. Gudgeon and Sheatter respectively, were destroyed by fire on…

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The Kingston Fire. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

The fire claims in Kingston, Jamaica, against the British insurance companies total £1,500,000…

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Fire at Sea. Orient's Laundry in Flames. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

The passengers on board the mail steamer Orient, which reached Fremantle yesterday, had an exciting experience shortly before noon on Sunday…

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Bush Fires in Queensland

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 5

Bush fires continue to burn on an alarming scale in the Charleville district of Queensland, doing a great amount of damage. Thousands of…

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A Bush Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 5

A bush fire broke out last week on Murtee in the well paddock, near Potyunah, and burnt along the Cobarroad for about four miles and outback…

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Bush Fires in Gippsland. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 8

A bush fire broke out yesterday at Moe, West Gippsland. Several farms were saved with difficulty. Much grass was destroyed. A man named Ludwig,…

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The Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 5

During the year 1906 the expenditure on the Broken Hill Fire Brigade (general expenses) was £1405, the largest item of which amount was £100 on the…

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Fire at the A.N.A. EXHIBITION. Promptly Checked. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 4

A fire broke out in the Queensland court of the A.N.A. Exhibition yesterday, but owing to the promptitude of the attendants only slight damage was…

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Bush Fires in Gippsland. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 4

A bush fire broke out yesterday at Moe, West Gippsland. Several farms were saved with difficulty. Much grass was destroyed. A man named Ludwig,…

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Bush Fires in South Australia. Mount Lofty Ranges and Port Lincoln. Vineyards in Danger. A Garden Devastated. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 2

Big bush fires were raging on the Mount Lofty Ranges on Saturday. They either burnt themselves out or were checked by the local residents. The…

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Victoria. Bush Fires. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 2

Big bush fires have been raging in the Traralgon district and on Phillip Island, resulting in great, damage to grass and fencing. The smoke was…

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A Negligent Swagman. Causes a Bush Fire. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 1

David Walsh. a swagman, was today fined £20. or two months' gaol, for having caused a bush fire while boiling his billy at Benalla…

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Fire at Sea. The Carnarvoa Casile Destreyed. The Crew's Sufferings. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 4

At Fremantl[?] early on Sunday morning a beat, containing the first mate and 10 members of the crew of the ship Carnarvon Castle, arrived, in terrible…

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Bush Fires in Victoria. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 1

Bush fires are raging in the Allansford district, and the township is in great danger…

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Queensland. Bush Fires. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 2

Extensive bush fires have occurred in various parts of the State…

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The Carnarvon Castle Fire. More Death. Cause of the Fire. Spontaneous Combustion or Infernal Machine. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 4

The apprentice who died soon after the captain's boat landed from the Carnarvon Castle (destroyed by fire at Cape Naturaliste) was, it transpires,…

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Fearful Holocaust. Fire in a School. Seventeen Children Burnt. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 2

A frightful tragedy is reported from Hochelaga, Canada. A fire broke out in a Protestant private school, and in a few moments the building was…

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