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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Fire in Melbourne. Considerable Damage Done. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 1

A fire occurred this afternoon in the premises of Messrs, Roberts, Osborn, and Co., ham and bacon curers, of Flinders-lane, and Lawrence's Brewers'…

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Volcano Sets Forests on Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 4

The volcano of Paych[?]e is in violent [?]ruption. The flow of lava has caused great forest fires, from which the people and cattle are fleeing for their lives…

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Fire in the Philippines. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

The town of [?] I[?]o, in Pannay, one of the Philippine Islands, was destroyed by fire yesterday. As a result 20,000 people are homeless…

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Fire Brigade Anomaly'. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

The Hunter's Hill municipality is not within the scope of the Fire Brigades' Board authority, and the brigade doolined to turn out to the…

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A Ketch on Fire. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 4

The carge ketch Robert Burns, which left Port Adelaide for Kangaroo Island on 'Monday, was noticed to be on fire when the vessel was 30 miles south of…

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West Australia. a Factory Fire. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 4

On Monday a fire occurred at Robertson and Moffatt's furniture factory in Murray-street. The brigade in half an hour averted what threatened to be a…

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Fire at Toulon Arsenal. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 4

A fire at the Toulon (France) Arsenal yesterday destroyed many workshops, the officers' torpedo school, and several storehouses. Thirty soldiers and sailors…

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Fire at Manly. Hotel Burnt Down. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 1

The Narrabeen Hotel, eight miles from Manly, on the Pittwater-road, was destroyed by fire to-day The inmates had a narow escape…

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Big Fire in Perth. Ironmongery Establishmant Destroyed. Two Other Promises Damaged. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 2

One of the largest fires in the history of Perth occurred early on Wednesday morning, Sandover'[?] fine establishment In Hay-street boing…

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The Perth Fire. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 2

The work of demolishing Sandover and Co.'s building, which was destroyed by fire, has begun,…

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The Toulon Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

An imitation fuse of inflammable material has been found near the seene of the big fire at the Toulon (France) Arsenal, but it is supposed to have been…

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A Fire Brigade Matter

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Fire Brigude Board a somewhat singular action on the part of the Government came an for discussion. In February of 1906,…

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Fire on a Farm. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

A fire occurred at Nankivell's farm, near Tumby Bay, on Saturday night. The stables, sheds, and baystacks were burned, while 13 horses perished in the…

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Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 1

A fire broke out at 4.30 this morning in the top floor of the Workroom of Lincoln, Stuart, and Co.'s' warehouse in Flinders-street. Great damage was…

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Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 2

The Fire Brigade turned out at an early hour on Saturday night to a call from Crystal-street. but when it arrived the outbreak, which was in a…

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Fire on Board Ship. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 4

Thew fire in the ship [?]iefeld continued on Saturday despite the volume of water which was poured into the hold. The plates on the port side became red…

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Fire in Wolfram-street

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 May 1907 · page 2

A fire broke out in a large fourroomed wood-and-iron house in Wolfram-street North last night at about a quarter to 8, and there was the usual…

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" Going to the Dogs." Father Vaughan Cries " Fire I" to Society Congregation

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 6

Fashionable folk again packed the Farm-street Catholic Church on Sunday, March 17 (says the "Daily Chronicle"), and listened, in silence…

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Fire on the Aparima. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 4

Dotails of the fire on board the Aparima at Singapore show the damage to the cargo to have totalled £7000…

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Fire in a Tailor's Shop. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 2

A fire occurred in Evers and Colien's tailoring establishment in Wynyardstreet lost night. The flames started in the top floor of the building, which…

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