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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

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The Wars. Turkey's Plight. the Allies in the Dardanelles. Three Towns Destroyed; Enormous Turkish Losses. Allies' Successes in Argonne Region. Austrian Offensive Checked. Great Losses of Germans and Austrians. the Sinking of the Harpalyce. Bishop of London in France Under Fire. the Pope Seeking Peace. Asks America to Take Initiative. (Reuter's Messages.) The Turkish Position. in the Dardanelles. Several Towns Destroyed. Tremendous Turkish Losses. Awful Damage by a 6-Inch Shell. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

Letters from the Dardanelles show that the towns of Sedd-el-Bahr, Kum Kale, and Yenis-Bahr, have been destroyed by the Allies. There is not…

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Fire in Naples. Cotton Stocks Destroyed. (Reuter's Message.) Rome

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 1

A fire occurred at Naples yesterday, resulting in the destruction of 6000 bales of cotton, valued at £80.000…

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3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) the Latest. Another Zeppelin Raid. Eighteen Bombs Dropped. Timberyard Catches Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

A Zeppelin appeared over Maldon, a seaport at the mouths of the Rivers Chelmer and Blackwater, in Essex, this morning, and dropped a dozen bombs…

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War Items. Italy on the Verge. the Carpathians Fighting. the Bulgarian Raid. German Defence Said to Be Weakening. the Kerwick Fire. Relief Donations From the Pope

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

The following war items have been transmitted by the Independent Cable Service:— Rome, Wednesday…

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A Magazine Bombed. Electric Station Set on Fire. Paris

Barrier Miner · Sunday 18 April 1915 · page 1

An official communique states:— "Our aviators bombed the shell factory at Leopold's Hohe magazine, Rothwell, causing an explosion…

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A Magazine Bombed. Electric Station Set on Fire. Paris

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 1

An official communique states:— "Our aviators bombed the shell factory at Leopold's Hohe magazine, Rothwell, causing an explosion…

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3rd Edition. Miner Office. 6.30 p.m. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) the Latest. Battle of Neuve Chapelle. a Scene of Utter Chaos. Terrible British Artillery Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 4

Details of the battle of Neuve Chapelle emphasise the terrible character of the British artillery fire. The ground, it is said, quaked as if…

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False Fire Alarm

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

The double reel from the central fire brigade station responded to a call from the alarm box at the corner of Kaolin and Argent streets this…

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Great Fire in Fremantle. a Warehouse Gutted

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

A telegram from Perth states that the premises of G. Wood, Son, and Co., Limited, grocers, of Fremantle, caught fire late on Sunday night…

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Horses Burned to Death. Three Left Out of Three Hundred. Big Blaze at Auckland. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

A fire has destroyed Mr. J. Craig's stables at Auckland. The flames broke out and spread so quickly that only three of 300 horses…

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The Wars. the Troops at Enos. Turks Evacuate the Port. the Fighting at Bois Dailly. Graphic Account of a Terrible Battle. Hill 60 and Airmen's Work. Aeroplanes Do Damage Around Plock. (Reuter's Messages.) In a Hell. the Capture of Bois Dailly. the Horrors of Artillery Fire. German Forces Wiped Out. Bayonets, Bombs. Grenades, and Shells. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

The Press Bureau has issued the story of the capture by the Allies of Bois Dailly in France, which had been strongly fortified by the enemy. The…

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New South Wales. Theatre Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 2

The Gaiety Theatre at Tweed Heads was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday morning…

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Fire at Brighton. a Mysterious Explosion

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

At 5.30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon the steam whistle at the South Australian. Portland Cement Company's works at Brighton sounded…

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Red Cross Disregarded. Germans Fire on Infirmary. Nuns Killed and Patients Injured. Paris

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 4

The Germans on Sunday bombarded the infirmary at Poperinghe, although the Red Cross flag was flying over the building…

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Second Phase of the Battle. Began on Monday. Germans Driven From the Canal. British Subjected to Heavy Gun Fire. Destruction of Lizerne. Dunkirk

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 2

The second phase of the great battle began on Monday with a counter-attack by the British and French, who junctioned west of St. Julien. Amid…

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Cas Explosion and Fire. Railway Station Damaged

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 4

A terrific explosion, caused by escaping gas, took place at the Orange railway station on Tuesday night (says the Sydney correspondent of the…

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Luggage Lost in a Fire. a Carrying Company's Appeal

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 3

An appeal was heard by the Full Court, Adelaide, on Tuesday (says "The Advertiser") from the judgment of the Adelaide Local Court in Febraury last…

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Statistics for April. Thirty-one Diphteria Cases. Only Two Fires

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 6

During the month of April the Broken Hill Fire Brigade responded to six calls. Two of these were to fires, and the remainder were false alariha…

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Fire at North Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 3

Early this morning the fire brigade was called out to a fire at North Broken Bill, where a three-roomed stone, wood, and Iron house, owned and…

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Big Fire in London. Cork Factory Destroyed. Important Railway Station in Danger. (Reuter's Message.) London, Monday Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 4

A big fire occurred to-night in Crutched Friars, on the site of the new offices of the Port Authority. Bucknall's cork factory and other premises…

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