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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1909

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Bush Fires at Mount Gambier. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

Serious bush fires have occurred near Moiint Gambier, large quantities of grass and fencing being destroyed…

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Bush Fires in Victoria. House Burned Down. Lot of Firewood Destroyed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

Bush fires are raging in various part's of Victoria. At North Devon a house was burned down yesterday, and at Walhalla a lot of firewood was…

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Fire at Bulwich. Coachhouse and Stables Destroyed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 1

A fire which broke out at Mr. P. B. Hunt's residence at Dulwich this morning destroyed the coachhouse and the stables…

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The Argent-street Fire. an Inquiry to Be Held

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

An inquiry will be opened to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Coroner (Mr. T. Hall) into the circumstances surrounding the fire which broke out…

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Fire in Melbourne. Flinders-lane Warehouse Damaged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

Several thousand pounds' worth of damage was done by a fire which occurred at a warehouse in Flinders-lane early on Sunday morning. The…

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Fire at Lodging House. Nine Ricksons Suffocated. Many Injured. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

A fire occurred at a lodging-house at Manchester last night, nine persons being suffocated and many injured…

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Fire in Drapery Shop. Cat Upsets a Lamp. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 8

The contents of a, drapery shop, owned by Mrs. Madigan, Commercialroad, Port Adelaide, were totally destroyed by fire last night. The fire…

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Fire at Scone. a Warehouse Destroyed. an Employee Gives the Alarm. Hundreds of People on the Scene. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 8

A disastrous fire occurred at Scope at 2 o'clock this morning, the warehouse of Campbell and Co. being totally destroyed, together with…

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Fire in Argent-street

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 2

About 7.30 last night the Brigade received a telephonic message to a fire in a four-roomed wood and iron house in Argent-street North, owned and…

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A Fire Fatality. Woman Burned to Death. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 2

A weatherboard house0 at Yulima (Victoria) was destroyed by fire last night. The occupants (Mr. and Mrs. James Lonn), an elderly couple, and…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the Argent-street Fire. an Inquiry Held. Open Verdict Returned

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 1

The coroner, Mr. T. Hall, held an inquiry this afternoon at the Courthouse into the fire which broke out, on the premises known as Murray's…

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Fire at Grong Crong. Gardener's Residence Destroyed. Girl Burned to Death. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 4

The residence of Charles Choy, a gardener at Grong Grong, was destroyed by fire yesterday. A little girl was burned to death…

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The New Fire Engine. Arrived This Morning

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 1

The new double vertical steam engine, which was ordered by the Fire Brigade Board about 12 months ago from Shand, Mason, and Company, of…

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Fire in Brown-street. House and Contents Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 1

On Saturday night, abouts 8.30, a message was received at the Fire Brigade Station that a fire had broken out in a house owned and occupied by…

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A Destructive Fire. Damage to the Amount of £6000. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 8

A fire last night occurred at Warracknabeal, one of the principal of the mallee towns, which destroyed shops, and did damage to the amount of…

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Fire in Arcent-lane. a Meeting Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

About 8.30 last evening a fire broke out among a heap of packing cases in the yard at the rear of a paint shop in Argent-street, near Sulphide-street,…

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Fire at Traralgon. Incendiarism, Suspected. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 4

A cottage belonging to a man named John Collins, was destroved by fire at Traralgon last night during the owner's absence. This is the fifth fire…

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Fire at Freemantle. a Pharmacy Gutted. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

Early yesterday morning Kirton's Pharmacy in High-street, Fremantle, was entirely gutted by fire. The proprietor, who occupied the sleeping…

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Fire at Northam. Portion of the Flour Mill Destroyed. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

A five broke out at a large flour mill at Northam on Thursday morning. The smut room was destroyed. but the fire was confined to that portion of the…

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Fire at Boot Factory. Building Completely Destroyed. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 5

A fire occurred last night at a learther-dressing shed attached to Dixon and Co's. bout factory, South Brisbane, the building being completely…

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