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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

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Fire in Argent-street North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 4

The double reel of the Fire Brigade turned cut at 3.45 o'clock this afternoon in response to a call from the North mine fire alarm. The fire was…

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Fire in Crystal-street North

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 4

In response to a telephone call this morning the double reel of the fire brigade went to a fire in Crystal-street North. The outbreak, which occurred…

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Fire in Argent-street North

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 1

The double reel of the Fire Brigade turned out at 3.45 o'clock this afternoon in response to a call from the North mine fire alarm. The fire was…

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A Melbourne Fire. Warehouse Damaged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

A fire broke ont this afternoon in the warehouse of Gaylard, Green, Wood, and Cocking, wholesale agents, indentors, and manufacturers, in…

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Terrible Bush Fires. in Tasmania. Miles of Country Aflame. Most Devastating in History. Several Fatalities. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

The most devastating-bush fires ever known in Tasmania have swept over the North Coast and other districts. The extent of the damage cannot yet…

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Tasmanian Rush Fires. the Flames Subsiding. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

The bush fires is the locality of Mole Creek are subsiding but the smoke is daily becoming more d[?]nse. From the glare visible at night it…

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Trains on Fire in Subway. Passengers Trapped in Underground." New York Horror

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 3

The entire subway system of New York was thrown out of action on Wednesday morning (says "Lloyd's" of January 10) as the result of an…

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A British Attack. Over Four Hundred Yards Under a Terrible Fire. Enemy Suffers Great Losses. Londn

Barrier Miner · Sunday 21 February 1915 · page 1

The correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" at Dunkirk telegraphs that on Monday last the Middlesex Regiment evacuated as unsuitable certain…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Bombarding the Dardanelles. Allies' Battleship Squadron Engaged. Russians in the Carpathians. Sanguinary Fighting. Successful Attacks on the Heights. Prisonerc, Guns, and Fortifications Captured. German Instructors Stabbed by Turks. Germany and Merchant Shipping. French Steamer Torpedoed Without Warning. The Use of Neutral Flags. Another Note by Sir Edgard Grey. Bulletin by Sir John French. Enemy Active, Severe Fighting. British Attack on Trenches Advance Under Terrible Fire. Japan's Capture of Tsing-tao. Over £1,200,000 Worth of Property Confiscated. Germans' Alleged 100 New Submarines Said to be a "Bluff." Germany and Merchant Shipping. Another Note by Sir Edward Grey. "Germany Cannot Have It Both Ways." "Britain's Justification for Its Actions. the Use of Neutral Flags. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 21 February 1915 · page 1

Sir Edward Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), in his latest Note, states:— "The British first became aware of…

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The Dardanelles Bombardment. the Attack Continued. on the Asiatic Side. Turkish Camps Under Fire. Athens

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 4

The Allies' warships have bombarded the Turkish camps along the coast opposite Tenedos, an island off the coast of Asia Minor, and near to the…

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German Club Fire. Reward Offered for Perpetrator. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4

The "Government Gazette" to-day announces that the Government is offering a reward of £50 or information concerning the perpetrators of the…

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The Shrapnel Baby. Whitby Child Born Under Shell Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

Just as the German cruisers opened fire on Whitby, on the English coast (says an English paper), on the morning of Wednesday December 16, Mrs…

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The Central-fire Station

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

A letter was received at last night's meeting of the City Council from Mr. R. Shepherd, country representative on the Fire Brigades Board Sydney,…

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Fire at Sydney. Damage, £5000. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 8

There was a big blaze in Oxford-street, Paddington, shortly after 10 o'clock hist night, and as a result the drapery shop of Messrs. Thomas Cooke…

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Colliery Disaster. in Staffordshire. Fire in a Mine. Eleven Deaths. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 8

A fire suddenly broke out in the Hembath colliery, Staffordshire, last night, while the miners were at work. Many of the men are imprisoned…

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Fire at Sydney. Damage, £5000. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 February 1915 · page 4

There was a big blaze in Oxfordstreet, Paddington, shortly after 10 o'clock last night, and as a result the drapery shop of Messrs. Thomas Cooke…

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Allied Fleets. Twenty Miles Up the Straits. Feeble Turkish Fire. German Activity. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 February 1915 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Athens states that the allied Mediterranean fiests entered the straits and bombarded the interior forts, notably at…

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Colliery Disaster. in Staffordshire. Fire in a Mine. Eleven Deaths. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 February 1915 · page 4

A fire suddenly broke out in the Hembath colliery, Staffordshire, last night, while the miners were at work. Many of the men are imprisoned…

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Riots in Italy. Troops Fire on People. Two Killed and Five Wounded. Anti and Pro-war Meetings Prohibited. Rome

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 February 1915 · page 1

The would-be interventionists in the war and those desiring the country to remain neutral rioted at Riggimilia. Troops fired on the rioters, killing two…

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Fires in February

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 2

During the month of February the fire brigade responded to eleven calls to outbreaks of fire. In January there were 10 fires attended to, and three…

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