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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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The Edithbur[?]h Fire. Later Particulars

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 July 1910 · page 6

The fire at the Commonwealth salt factory at Edithburg has burnt itself out. The whole factory was demolished, and damage was done to the sheds…

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Fire at Edithburgh. Salt Factory Ablaze. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 July 1910 · page 8

Last night a disastrous fire occurred at the Commonwealth salt factory, Edithburg, and it burnt fiercely, with no prospects of saving the main…

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The Following Appeared in Saturday's Second Edition. a Paris "Apache." Guillotined for Murdering a Policeman. [?]Ostile Crowd Hiss Police. and Fire Revolver Shots. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 July 1910 · page 8

Liabeuf, the Paris "apache" (hooligan), was guillotined at Paris at dawn to-day for the murder of a policeman in January last…

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The Shepparton Fires. Nurse Baillie Acquitted a Bank Clerk's Evidence

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 July 1910 · page 4

At the Shepparton (Victoria) Court of General Sessions on Wednesday Helena Frances Baillie, a nurse, was presented on two charges of wilfully…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Destructive Forest Fires in Ontario. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 July 1910 · page 4

The towns of Devlin and Lovalle (Ontario), have been practically destroyed by forest fires, 150 miles along the boundary between Canada and…

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Fire on a Steamer. Lying in Port Adelaide River. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 July 1910 · page 4

A fire occurred in the hold of the Federal-Ho[?]lder-Shire liner, Durham, at the north arm, Port Adelaide River on Saturday…

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Orphanage Saved From Fire. Seventy Children in Bed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 6

The Catholic presbytery adjoining the Newtown (N.S.W.) Orphanage was burnt it the ground on Friday night. The contents included a…

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Lumber Yards on Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 2

Sporks from a locomotive set fire to the lumber yards at Arnprior (Ontario) yesterday, and a million dollars (200,000) worth of sawn lumber was…

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N.Z. State Fire Insurance Department. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 3

The annual report of the New Zealand State Fire Insurance Department shows a profit for the year of £2698…

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Surrounded by Forest Fires. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 8

The inhabitants of Cornucopia, in the State of Wisconsin (U.S.A.), have fled from their homes. The town is almost surrounded by raging forest tires and…

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A Destruction Fire. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 8

There shops and an office were destroyed by fire at Yackandandah last night. The places destroyed were the office of Mr. Wray, solicitor, and shops…

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A Steamer on Fire. All the Passengers Saved. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 4

Hundreds of passengers on board the steamer Grand Republic were yesterday terrified at a fire which broke out amidships. The steamer raced to the…

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Refining Fire. New Industry at Port Kembla

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 4

An important new industry is about to be started in New South Wales. The Minister of Customs has received from the Electrolytic Refining and…

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A Destructive Fire. Canadian Town Destroyed. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 4

A fire has practically destroyed the town of Campbelltown, in Northern New Brunswick, Canada. Only two houses have been left standing…

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Perils of the Sea. the Indradevi Fire. Finding of the Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 6

The Nautical Court decided on Saturday at Auckland that the evidence was inconclusive in the case of the fire on the steamer Indradevi, and that…

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A Surprise Party. at the Central Fire Station

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 2

The firemen of the Central Fire Station were treated to a surprise last night, when a number of lady friends, be[?]t upon giving them a social evening,…

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Disastrous Fire at Portland, Oregon London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

A fire has caused the death of 200 horses and one man, and has destroyed seven blocks of buildings at Portland, in the State of Oregon, U.S.A…

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Fire at South Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 1

At 9.15 p.m. on Saturday, the Central Fire Station received a call to a fire in Piper-street, South Broken Hill. The…

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Serious Fire. in Blende-street

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

About 6.30 last evening the Central Fire Station received a call by telephone to a fire of a serious nature at Mrs. Neimke's boarding-houso,…

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Fire at New York Pier. Considerable Damage Done. [Router's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

At the Metropolitan steamship pier. (New York) six floats and several barges were burned to-day. The damage is estimated at £600,000…

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