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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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A Melbourne Fire. Shopbreakers Suspected. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 4

Early to-day a lire occurred in a "lace and millinery, shop, Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, and did damage to the extent of £400 or £500…

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American Fires. Great Damage Reported. What the Indians Say. [Reuter's Message.] London, Fridny

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 8

The town of Marble on the Columbia River (U.S.A.), is burning. The fire in the Flat Crook country is spreading…

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Setting Fire to Houses. Youth Arrested on Two Charges. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 4

What is a most remarkable predilection for a most dangerous form of crime has been brought to light in the arrest at Collingwood (a Melbourne…

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Town Destroyed by Fire. Another Town in Danger. Rescue Parties in Automobiles. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 8

A great fire destroyed the town of Heremann in the State of Wisconsin (U.S.A.), yesterday. The inhabitants sought refuge in…

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Damage at a Warehouse. Fire Service Main Bursts. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 4

The service main, which supplies the automatic fire sprinklers, burst early this morning at Sargood's warehouse, Flinders-street, Melbourne…

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Steamer on Fire. Passengers and Crew Rescued. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 4

A fire broke out on the steamer Momus, whilst on a voyage from New York to New Orleans. The crew were fighting the flames the whole, of the…

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A Stranger in a Fowlhouse. Householder Fires at Him

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 August 1910 · page 8

Early on Monday morning William R. Dibbs, of Punchbowl-road, Enfield, Sydney, was awakened by sounds coming from the fowlhouse in the yard at…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] French Mail Train on Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 August 1910 · page 4

The French mail train running between Creil and Point Emazene took fire, and 260 bags of mails were destroyed…

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Disastrous Shop Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 4

The fusing of an electric light wire fired the window of a drapery, shop at Accrington, a Lancashire town, which was crowded with customers at the…

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A City Fire. Panic Amongst Factory, Girls, Girl Drops or Falls 30 Feet. and Breaks Both Legs. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 4

A fire broke out in a five-storied building in Sussex-street yesterday. The premises were occupied by Mitchell and Co., wholesale grocers. The blase was…

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A Fatal Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 8

Seven fatalities have occurred as the result of a fire at a lodging-house on Long Island, New York…

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Fire on a Steamer. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 2

On Monday evening, a small fire occurred on the Melbourne steamship company's steamer Kapunda, whilst moored at the wharf at Port Adelaide…

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Disastrous Fire in Canada. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 2

A disastrous are has occurred at Cochrane, in Canada, causing damage to the amount of £30,000 sterling. Nineteen shops were totally destroyed…

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Two Dangerous Boys. Set Fire to a School-house. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 2

Two boys set fire to the window of a detached classroom at the St. Peter's Superior Public School on Sunday. Only for the prompt action of a lady…

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Tragedy at a Fire. Old Lady Burnt to Death Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 2

Much excitement was caused in Richmond on Friday night, when a cottage was burnt to the ground, and an inmate, a crippled old lady, aged…

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False Alarm Ok Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 2

A call by whistle was received at the fire station last night for a fire which was thought to have broken out in the Central division. The double reel,…

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Fire at South Broken Hill. Five-roomed House Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 2

At a little after 8 o'clock last night the mine whistles begun blowing for a fire in the South division. A telephone cull had, however, been received…

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Fire at Brussels Exhibition. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 4

A disastrous fire has broken out at the Brussels Exhibition. The British, French, and six other sections are burning…

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Disastrous Fire at Brussels. Terrible Scenes Witnessed. Crowds Struggle to Escape the Flames. Two Killed and Thirty Injured. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

The fire at the Brussels Exhibition which is attributed to fireworks or a short circuit on the electric light wires began at 9 at night in the Belgium…

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Serious Forest Fires in America. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 8

The forest fires in North Idah[?] are becoming more serious. Reinforcements of troops are being hurriedly rushed to the district. A…

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