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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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The Clarence-street Fire. Hissing Bag Discovered. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 4

The [?] beg from the Clarencestreet fire has been discovered. One of the firemen took possession of the bag during the fire and lodged it…

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The Clarence-street Fire. Believed to Have Been Caused by Thieves. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 4

The damages in the Clarenee-street fire, which occurred on Saturday night, as reported in the First Edition, are estimated at between £1000 and £5000…

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Fire in Gawler-place

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 8

The City Brigade received a call per telephone at about 2 o'clock this afternoon to a fire in the bulk store at the rear of Mr. C. D. Mills's furniture shop…

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Great Fire Prevented by Automatic Sprinklers. Fire Brigade Automatically Called to the Scene. Found Fire Automatically Extinguished. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 8

The sprinkler automatic fire alarm scored another success this morning. It promptly called the fire brigade to a fire at the big warehouse of…

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The Thomas-street Fire. the Coroner's Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 4

The City Coroner, Mr. T. Hall, conducted an inquiry at the Court House this morning into the causes leading up to the destruction of a house in…

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Fire at Carlton Hotel, London. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 6

A sensational fire broke out in the upper storeys of' the Carlton Hotel, London, last night. The servants escaped by ladders…

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Fire at Port Adelaide. a Spectator Robbed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 6

A large crowd gathered in Lipson and Hart streets, Pori Adelaide, to-day watching the firemen at work on Gadson's hessian bag factory, which had…

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Fire at Gulgong. Local P.L.L. President's House Destroyed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 6

While the occupants were attending a political meeting at Gulgong last night, addressed by Mr. Holman, the residence of Mr. Ted Scharf was…

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The Carlton Hotel Fire. One Charred Body Found. Identified As an American Actor. Damage Estimated at £30,000. [Reuters Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 4

The fire at the Carlton Hotel originated in the shaft of the kitchen lift, and quickly involved three upper floors and the roof…

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The Carlton Hotel Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 6

Miss " Billie " Burke the actress, and Herr Derhburg, ex-German Colonial Secretary, were among the escapees of the Carlton Hotel fire in…

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A Widow's Death. Burned in a House Fire. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 4

A small house was discovered on fire in Auckland on Thursday night. On the people breaking in they found a man, son of a widow who was the…

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Steam Collier on Fire. Chief Officer and Second Officer Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 6

A message from Catherine Hill Bay this morning stated that the Wallarah Company's well-known steam collier Wallarah was on fire…

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Fire in Blende-street

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 8

The Fire Brigade had a call to a fire this afternoon at a three-roomed wood-and-iron house, in Blonde-street, belonging to Mr. J. Johnston. No one…

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Fire at the Empire Hall

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 4

What might have proved a dissastrous fire occurred on Saturday night at the Empire Hall during, the performance when Miss Gertie Palmer and Mr…

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Fires in Russia. St. Petersburg

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 4

Three hundred houses at Kehtroma (Russia) were burnt to-day. Twentyeight people were killed and 59 injured. There were 290 houses burnt at Homoll…

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A Fire at Temora. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

A fire, which destroyed a stationer's premises on Saturday night at Temora, is supposed to have been caused by a fuse intended to be used by burglars on,…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a London Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 8

A fire occurred at Pownceby's wine and spirit store, Oxford-street, London, to-day. Three men took refuge on the burning roof and were rescued…

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Skirmishes at Liverpool. Between Rioters and Police. a Street Barricaded. Shipping Federation's Office Burned. Fire Hoses Out

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 4

Several skirmishes between rioters and police occurred at Liverpool yesterday, but the military quelled tho riot. The mob barricaded Christian-street,…

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Chimney Fire at South Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 4

The Raliway.Town and South Broken Hill fire.brigades, were called by the mine whistles at,about 0 o'clock last night, a chimney, firo at. Mr. W…

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Fire on a Stage. Panic Averted

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 5

During thc progress of an entertainment in tho Wynyard Town Hall last night (wired the Launceston correspondent of the "Age" on August ll) the…

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