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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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The Home Rule Bill. Spiritual Lords Against It. "Will the Troops Fire[?]" [Reuter's Mess[?].] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 2

The Archbishop and six Bishops were present when the Home Rule Bill was rejected in the Lords. They all voted in the majority. The Bishops of…

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An Adventurous Journey. Teamster's Waggon on Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 5

On Saturday last week (says the Burra,"Record") Mr. J. Kelly, having loaded two bullock Wagons with goods from Mesrs. Drew and Crewes' Blores,…

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Fire in Kapunda Hotel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 3

In connection with the attempt to burn down the Sir John Franklin Hotel, Kapu[?]da, on Thursday night, the police [?]ave arrested Donald…

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Big Blaze at Lameroo

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 July 1913 · page 5

On Sunday morning (says the Lameroo correspondent of the "Advertiser") the townspeople were astonished to find that during the night tho large general…

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Terrible Factory Fire. Girls Enveloped in Flames. Forty Perish. [Reuter's Message.] B[?]ton (New York)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 July 1913 · page 4

Forty working girls poriah[?]d to-day in a fire that destroyed as overall factory in this city. When the hre broke out 190 girls…

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Club House Destroyed by Fire. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 4

The club house of the Bunbury Yacht Club was destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is estimated at £1000. The damage includes the destruction of a…

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Fire at Alexandria. Soap Factory Destroyed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 8

The soap and candle factory of Messrs. Kitchen and Sons, Limited, Bourke-road, Alexandria, was destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is…

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Hotel Fire. Blaze at Broken Hill Tattersalls. Saved by a Mirror

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 4

There was an outbrook of fire as Tattersalls Hotel, Argent-street, last night, which was discovered, fortunately in time to provent a serious…

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Fire Calls for the Month

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 8

During the month of July, the Broken Hill fire brigades received three calls to fires' in the city. One was a chimney fire at South Broken Hill, one…

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Fire at Railway Town. Six-roomed House Totally Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 4

The Broken Hill Fire Brigade was called into action at 9.20 o'clock last night for the first time for a month past. The outbreak was at a…

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Big Sydney Fire Averted. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 2

A fire broke out in a three-storeyed brick but [?]ng, Nos. 58 and 60 Oxford-street, shortly after half-past 11 o'clock last night. The building is portion of…

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The Fire Bri[?]ade. Improvements in Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 2

"They're going to stand on top of it and look for fires." Such was the information imparted by one intelligent youngster to a crowd of boys who were…

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Chimney Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 4

The Broken Hill Fire Brigade received a call yesterday to a chimney [?] at a four-roomed wood and iron house, occupied by…

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Two Women [?]U[?]ned. One Fatally. Fire From an Incubator. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

A fire occurred at Gree[?]wich-road, Greenwich, yesterday, which resulted in Mrs. Ethel Dawes (23), being burned to death…

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Big Blaze at Balmain. Works and Stores Alight. Exciting Work by the Brigade. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 4

A large store in Johnston's Bay, Balmain, was the scene of a disastrous fire at an early hour this morning. The building was of wood and iron,…

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Serious Fires. Sydney Warehouse Ablaze. Damage Estimated at £25,000. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 4

The largest and by far the most destructive are that has occurred in the city this year, took place in Wilmottstreet yesterday morning, silently…

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Fire Brigade Called Out

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 4

About six o'clock last evening, the Broken Hill Fire Brigade was given the alarm by tram whistles from the north district. The brigade turned out…

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A Big Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 4

By a fire at Messrs. H. and S. Budgett's butter, cheese, and bacon factory, Bristol, damage to the extent of £50,000 was done…

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Fire at a Theatre

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 8

A small fire, occasioned by the fusing of an electric light wire, occurred beneath the stage of the King's Theatre, Adelaide, on Monday evening shortly…

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The Sydney Fire. Extent of the Damage

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 4

Concerning Sunday morning's big fire in Sydney, the Sydney correspondent of the "Argus" states:- "A serious fire broke out at about…

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