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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1914

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Fire in Blende-street

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1914 · page 2

A fire broke out last night in a small house at the rear of the Federal Palace Hotel in Blende-street. The Fire Brigade received the call at 11.35 o'clock,…

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The Following Appeased in Yesterday's Third Edition. General Cables. (Reuter's Messages.) Forest Fires in Russia. St. Petersburg, Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1914 · page 4

The greatest period of continuous heat during the last half-century is now prevailing in Russia. Monster forest fires are burning in every…

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Fire in Ship's Hold. Capetown

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 4

The steamer Ayrshire from Australia has arrived here and discharged part of her cargo in order to locate a fire in the after-hold. The fire was…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Russian Forest Fires. Appalling Damage. One Town Loses 600 HOUSES. (Reuter's Message.) St. Petersburg

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 4

A terrible fire, the result of the forest outbreak, has occurred at Waukoe, in the Novgorod district, 110 miles from St. Petersburg…

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Fire in a Newspaper Office

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 July 1914 · page 3

At 12.45 a.m. on Saturday morning, while "The Border Watch" printing staff was engaged on that morning's issue, one of the men noticed a…

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Fire at Coff's Harbor. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 4

A fire at Coff's Harbor early yesterday morning, destroyed a block of five shops, comprising practically half of one side of the main street…

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Fire at a City Store. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 4

Smoke was seen issuing from the bulk store of the Town and Country Stores in Rundle-street last night, and investigation showed that a motor car was…

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The Holland-D'Arcy Fight. Disgraceful Sequel. Crowd Set Fire to Building

Western Grazier · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 2

Fritz Holland was given the decision over D'Arcy in the 20 rounds contest at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night…

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Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 4

Fowler's bond store, a three-storey building in Sussex-street, near Huddart Parker and Co.'s wharf, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The…

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Oil Factories on Fire. London, Sunday Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 4

Three large oil, soap, lard, and tallow factories were burned at Port Dundas on Saturday night and this morning. The damage is estimated at £50,000…

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Questions in the Commons. "They're the Murderers!" Police Commissioner Suspended. Acted Without Instructions. Soldiers Fire Because Exasperated. London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 2

Mr. John Redmond, the Nationalist leader, presided at a meeting of the National[?]sts in the House of Commons. It is understood that the…

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Home Rule and Ulster. an Affray at Howth. Troops Fire on the Crowd. Three Killed, Forty Wounded. (Reuter's Message.) Dublin, Sunday Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 4

A yacht to-day landed 2500 rifles and 170,000 rounds of ammunition at Howth. The Nationalist volunteers meanwhile cut the telegraph wires to…

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Servians Open Fire. Bridge on the Danube Blown Up. Berlin, Monday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 8

Telegrams from Vienna state that the Servians have blown up a bridge on the Danube, and that the Servians opened fire on the Austrians near…

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Fire in a Mine. Eighteen Men Perish. in Prusstan Pit Fire. (Reuter's Message.) Berlin, Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 1

A fire broke out in the Adolf Von Hausemaner mine at Dorhtmund, Westphalia, Prussia. Eighteen men perished in the flames…

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New Zealand. the Fire at the Bluff. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 2

The damage caused by the fire at the Bluff (N.Z.), is estimated at over £15,000. The body of one man has been found in the debris, but the two…

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A New Zealand Fire. Block of Buildings Destroyed. Three Men Missing. Wellington (N.Z.), Wed. Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred at The Bluff at midnight last night, the Club Hotel and a block of buildings, including several business premises,…

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The Orange Fire. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 4

The fire at Orange yesterday morning on the premises of Messrs. Forster and Thompson, storekeepers, resulted in damage to the building and stock…

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Fire at Orange. Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 8

A fire broke out at Orange this morning in Messrs. Forster and Thompson's general stores, which were burnt out 12 months ago. Today's'fire was…

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Bombardment of Belgrade. Customs House Destroyed. Fires in the City. Belgrade

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 4

A Servian account of the recent fighting states that the Austrians at 11 o'clock on Wednesday night opened a second attack on Belgrade with a…

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Fires in Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 August 1914 · page 3

No. 2 fire brigade (South Broken Hill) received a call at 5.35 p.m. yesterday to a small fire in the chimney of a house at the corner of Hebbard…

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