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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Canadian Settlers. Made Homeless by Forest Fire. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 1

Scores of settlers are homeless through a forest fire at Prince Albert in the province of Saskatchewan (Canada)…

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Fire at Botany. at Sir Joseph Bank's Recreation Grounds. the Grandstand Gutted. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 2

Late last might a fire occurred at Sir Joseph Bank's Recreation Grounds, Before the outbreak was extinguished the whole of the granstand was gutted…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Destroyed by Fire. Many People Perish. [Reuter's Message.] Pekin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 1

Half of Kirin (China), principally wooden houses, was burned to-day. There was immense destruction, many people perishing…

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Fire at Edinburgh Theatre. Several Performers Burnt to Death. Bodies Recovered From the Ruin's. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 2

In the last act of the performance at the Empire Palace Theatre, Edinburgh, where the King intended to attend a "command" performance…

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Moroccan Troubles. Tribesmen Attack General Monier's Camp. Rebels' Stronghold Captured. Encounter Heavy Rifle and Artillery Fire. [Reuter's Message.] Tangier

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 2

Thousands of Kabyle tribesmen to-day attacked General Monier's camp at Be[?]arsi, three kilometres from Salee…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3.30 p.m. Fire at Edinburgh Theatre. Another Body Found in Ruins. Mad Lion Blocks the Exit. a THRILLINg SCENE. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 4

The eighth body was to-day found in the ruins of the Edinburgh Theatre, where the fire occurred last night. The body of Lafayette, a well-known…

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Barrier Miner. Saturday, May 13, 1911. the Council and the Fire Plug

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 4

LAST week "The Miner" had occasion to call public attention to the fact that a large number of the fire plugs in Broken Hill are not available for use,…

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A Destructive Fire at Kirin. Ascribed to Incendiaries. [Reuter's Message.] Harbin

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 4

Three thousand houses have been destroyed by fire at Kirin, Manchuria, including the consulates. A hundred thousand people are…

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Fire in Cobalt Street

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 2

The city brigade received a call to a fire in Cobalt-street at 8.20 o'clock this morning, the first since May 10. The blaze was only a slight one, and it…

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False A[?]rm of Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 3

The City Brigade received a call by telephone at 7 o'clock last night to what was stated to be a fire in Argent-street North. The double reel turned…

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Disastrous Fire in Russian Village. Six Hundred Houses Destroyed. [Reuter's Message.] St. Petersburg

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 2

The village of Dyvin, in the Government of Grodno, Russia, was the scene of a disastrous fire yesterday. Six hundred houses, including a…

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Fire at South Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 5

The South fire brigade was called by mine whistles, at 11.20 o'clock last night to attend a fire-in Eyre-street, in a four-roomed wood, iron and stone…

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Fire at M[?]n[?]nddie. Mechanics' Institute Totally Destroyed. Menindie

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 4

The Menindie Mechanics' Institute was totally destroyed by fire last night between 11 and 12 o'clock. The building and its contents were…

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Fire in Kansas City Stockyards. Stampede of Mules. [Reuter's Message.] Kansas City

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 8

A fire in the stockyards at Kansas City, Missouri, resulted to-day in the release of 7000 mules, which stampeded the streets…

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Fire at Westminster. Explosion in Basement. Men Blown Out of a Shop. Some Thrilling Scenes. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 4

A fire yesterday occurred nt Cecil Court, St. Martin's Lane, Westminister, causing an explosion in the basement, where millions of feet of cinematograph…

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Historic Home Destroyed by Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 8

"Sledmere," Yorkshire, Sir Tatton Sykes' historic, home was destroyed by fire to-day. Art treasures, including Romney's "Adam" and costly…

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A St. Petersburg Tragedy. Sequel to Domestic Unhappiness. Husband Shoots His Wife. Sets His House on Fire. Then Shoots Himself. [Reuter's Message.] St. Petersbure

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 4

A German named Kurtz, who married Madame Morosoff, a wealthy widow, in 1909, the marriage resulting in many quarrels, yesterday, thrice shot…

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Historic Home Destroyed by Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 4

"Sledmere," Yorkshire, Sir Tatton Sykes' historic home, was destroyed by fire to-day. Art treasures, including "Romney's "Adam" and costly,…

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Perth Burning Accident. Lamp Capsizes and Sets Fire to Bed. Man Succumbs to Injuries. His Wife Expeoted to Recover. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 2

Screams attracted people to a house in Royal-street, Perth, at 1 o'clock' yesterday morning, a lamp having been capsized and set fire to the bed in which…

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The Melbourne Fire. Further Particulars. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

The damage caused by the fire at Watson's Buildings, Flinders-lane, Melbourne, yesterday morning is estimated at £20.000…

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