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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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A Timber Yard Fire. London, Sunday Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 4

A huge timber yard at Yarmouth caught on fire, about 200 square yards of workings being ablaze. The burning debris flouted down the river and…

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Suffragette Incendiaries 0Rigin of Yarmouth Blaze. Golf Links Destroyed. [R[?]uter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 4

The municipal golf links at Great Narmouth have been destroyed with acids. Suffragette messages found in the…

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A Mansion Destroved. Creat Fire at Dover. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 2

The Earl of Gnilford's mansion at Waldershare Park, Dover, was destroyed hy fire during last night. Only the walls are left standing…

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Destructive Fire. Loss Over £8000

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 8

A large general store at Balaklava (South Australia) owned by Mr. S. A. Geering was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday evening. The promises,…

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Quarterly Statistics. the Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 8

The Broken Hill Fire Brigade received 10 calls during September, eight being to fires and two to chimney fires. During the quarter ended September…

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Two Small Fires

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 2

A railway truck consigned to Walter Sully and Co., Limited, containing [?] bags of charcoal; was discovered by a passer-by on Saturday afternoon to be…

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False Alarm of Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 2

An alarm of fire reached the Fire Station last evening, at about half-past 8 o'clock. The double reel turned out, and proceeded to Chapple-street,…

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Flood and Fire. a Town Wiped Out. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 4

News has been received that the amalt town of Nome, in Alaska, has been wiped out by a heavy storm. The seas broke over the water, front and…

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Fire at Picture Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 1

The Edithburgh correspondent of tho "Register"i wrote on Monday. "Fire was the startling cry that: rang over the crowded audience at the…

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A Dispastrous Fire. Six Hundred People Thrown Out Ok Work. [Reuter's Message.] Berlin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 2

Ait explosion in a powder mill censed a tire nt the [?] sugar and honey fuctory at Hamburg. The damage amounted to P100,000, and,600…

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Fire in Thomas-street

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 4

A fire was reported to the Central Fire Station at 1.30 on Sunday morning. The double reel turned out, and discovered the [?] to be in a…

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Fire on a Train. Guard's Van and Contents Destroyed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 4

A fire broke out in the guard's van of a Stawell to Ballarat train on Saturday. The van and its contents, including a large quantity of mail…

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Fire in Crystal-strekt

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 3

A call was received at the Central Fire Brigade Station last night, at about 8.15 o'clock. The double reel, in charge of station officer Smith,…

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The Atlantic Disaster. the Latest. How the Fire Was Caused. [Reuter's Message.] Bromen

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 4

A wireless message from the liner Grosser Kurfirst states that the Volturno fire was appareutly caused by a violent explosion forward, which…

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The Atlantic Tragedy. [R[?]uter's Message.] Capain Inch's Story. Where the Fire Started. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 2

Captain Inch, in his story of the fire on the Volturno, says that the fire originated in No. h[?]ld and spread [?] rapidly that the watch below was…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office. 3.3[?] p.m. the Colliery Disaster. the Fire Restarted. Hopes of Further Rescues Abandoned. [R[?]uter's Message.] London, Wednesday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 4

A min[?]r named Moore was the first man rescued from the burning Universal mine yesterday, 200 yards from the shaft. The re[?]ers burst into cheers…

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Rescue Work Abandoned. Su[?] the Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 2

The latest message train Songhenydd states that rescue work had to be abandoned until the fire has been subdued…

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The [?]Ery [?]. the Fire Restarted. Hopes of Further Rescues Abandoned. [Reuter's Message.] London, Wednesday Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 4

A [?] named Moore was the first man rescued front the burning Universal Yesterday, 200 yards from the [?] The rescuers burst into c[?]…

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Fire on a Steamep. Coal Bunkers Ablaze. [Reuter's Message.] New York, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 6

The Royal Dutch West Indies steamer, Javam[?], took fire during the outward trip from Amsterdam, when the coal bunkers became aflame,…

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The Colliery Disaster. a Fresh Outbreak of Fire. [Reuter's Message.] London, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 8

A fresh outbreak of the fire has occurred at Senghenydd, and the conditions are as bad as ever. The ro[?]uors propose to cut a…

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