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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Drought in Northern Queensland. Bush Fires Burning Fiercely. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 4

Drought conditions prevail in Northern Queensland from Cairns to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Bush fires are also burning fiercely in many places…

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Explosion on French Battleship. Fire Hrbaks Out in Ammunltion Hold. Five Hundred Men Perish. [Reuter's Messages.] Paris

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 2

A fire occurred yesterday in the ammunition hold of the French battleship Liberte at Marseilles,a fearful explosion resulting. The vessel sank…

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Fire and Explosion on French Battleship. Additional Detaus. Paris

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 8

Additional details of the fire and explosion on the Frcuch battleship Liberte are to hand. Little danger was at first…

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Fire at Moving Picture Theatre. People Become Panicstrickex. [Reuter's-Messages.] Chicago

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 8

A firm caught fire at a moving picture theatre at Chicago to-day, 3000 people who were present becoming panic-stricken They dashed into the…

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The French Battleship Explosion. Official Statement of Casualties. Details of Destruction Explosion Heard for Distance, of Thirty Miles.a-doctor Jilo Ww to Sea. Ry the Whirlwind of Fire../, [Reuter' Messace.J '. Paris. "Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 September 1911 · page 2

lt is officially stated that 148 mea on. the illfuttxl French battleship Liberte,.on which un explosion occurred at Toulon, wero killed or are missing, and Ol…

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A Film Catches Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 4

Durine the exhibition of Lenard s Pictures at the Town Hall last night a slight mishap occurred through one of the films igniting. The stoppage of…

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Lynched in Fire. Barrarous Execution of a Negro

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 2

Amid sceses of almost unexampled ferocity and horror, Ezekial Walter, a wounded negro accused of murdering a policeman, wes dragged last month,…

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ITALlAN Fleet in Mediterranean. Spread Out in All Directions. Fleet Opens Fire on Forts at Tripoli. Rome

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 October 1911 · page 4

The Italian fleet is,spread out in. all directions in the Eastern Mediterranean, protecting 'trade and preventing tho Turks from attacking the long lino of…

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Fire in Lane-lane. Was the Fire Brigade Called?

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

A report was received at the City Fire Stutie. this morning that a fire had occurred at 5 o'clock in Lane-lane, off Iodide-street, in premises owned…

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The Fire in Lane-lane. Was the Fire Brigade Called? the Postmaster Questioned. "The Matter an Official One."

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 8

A "Miner" reporter this afternoon questioned Mr. Holding, the postmaster, relativo to the statement made in the First Edition of "The Miner,"…

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The Fire in Lane-lane. Why the Brigade Did Not Receive the Alarm. Telephone Exchange Not to Blame

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 4

The doubt existing as to whether the telephone exchange at the Post Office had received a call to enable the city brigade to be notified of the fire…

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Fire in Argent-street

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 6

The fire brigade received a call by telephone at 3.20 o'clock this afternoon to a fire in a wood-and-iron shed at the rear of Hepburn's confectionery…

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The Tripoli Trouble. Italian Warships Open Fire. on Vali's Palace and Forts. the Turks Return the Fire. Their Aim Bad. Bombardment Resembles Shooting Competition. [Reuter's Message.] Rome

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 4

In connection with the war between Italy and Turkey over the possession of Tripoli, it is stated at Rome that the Benedittobrin, flying Admiral…

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Fire Losses in New Zealand. Nearly Four Millions in Seven Years. Wellington (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 4

The fire losses in New Zealand for seven years amount to nearly four millions, the largest, in the world. The Government inspector of Fire…

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Fire at South Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 4

The South Broken Hill Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in Pattoustreet at 12.15 o'clock this morning. The outbreak wits in an unoccupied…

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Fire at Leisester. Church Ant Factories Destroyed. [Reuter's Mussae.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 4

A fire at Leicester yesterday destroyed St. George's church and a number of factories, covering an area of 320ft. by 300ft. The damage is…

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A Treacherous Fire. Opened on Italian Vessel. Flying the White Flag. Rome

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 4

lt is officially stated that a fire was treacherously opened by the Turks at San Giovanni Medua upon an Italian vessel Hying the white flag. The vessel…

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Fire in Argent-lane

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 8

The city brigade received a call to a fire in Argent-lane at about 11 o'clock this afternoon. The outbreak occurred in a lame wastepaper bin at the…

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Fire in Crystal-street

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 4

The city brigade received a call to a fire in Crystal-street at 5.10 o'clock this afternoon. The outbreak occurred in a two-roomed wood-and-iron…

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Fire at Katoomba. Mullany's Big Store. Destroyed. Business Portion of Town Threatened: Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

The biggest balze on record at Katoomba started early this morning, when Mullauy's big store in the heart of the town was destroyed by fire,…

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