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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1916

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Fire at Charleville. Rectory Destroyed. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Sunday 2 April 1916 · page 1

The Church of England rectory as Charleville was destroyed by [?]re yesterday. The Rev. Fernan, of the Bush Brotherhood, who was severely…

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Fire at Charleville. [?]Ectory Destroyed. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 4

The Church of England rectory at Charleville was destroyed by [?]re yesterday. The Rev. Fernan, of the Bush Brotherhood, who was severely…

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A New Zealand Fire. Warehouse Burnt. Wellington (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 2

A warehouse at Christchurch was gutted by fire on Saturday night. The burnt stock included £1000 worth of clothes ready for issue…

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A Rubbish Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

At 7.55 o'clock last night the Central Fire Brigade responded to a telephone alarm of fire but after proceeding in the direction indicated discovered that…

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Powder Factory On Fire. a Kent Disaster. Casualties Total 2[?]. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 2

An official message states:- "An accidental fire broke out in a powder factory in Kent. Pires and explosions took place in the works. The…

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South Australia. Fire at Mepham Ferguson's. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

Early this morning a fire did considerable damage to Mepham Ferguson's pipe works at the Outer Harbor. The outbreak was due to the boiling over of…

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German Church Destroyed by Fire. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

The Evangeli[?]l Lutheran Church at Murtoa was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Incea[?] is [?] pected…

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South Australia. Fire at Mepham Ferguson's. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

Early this morning a fire did considerable damage to Mepham Ferguson's pipe works at the Outer Harbor. The outbreak was due to the boiling over of…

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An Adelaide Fire. Children in Danger. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 8

Early this morning a four-roomed beats occupied by william Lowe, in Waahmgton-street, Hilton, was destroyed by fire. Lowe's 10 children were…

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The Zigzag of Safety—the Way to the Fire Trenches

Barrier Miner · Sunday 9 April 1916 · page 4

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[?] Clergyman's Death. Result of a Rectory Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1916 · page 2

At Charleville (Queensland) the Rev. F. A. Fernau, who was badly burnt during a fire (a brief account of which was telegraphed to "The Miner" on the…

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An Early Morning Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 1

About 2 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Court who [?] in Garnet-street off Morgan-street [?] flames in an unoccupird three-[?] [?] and iron…

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Revelations of Gallipoli General Monro's Despatch. the Need of the Evacuation. British Position Unique, Always Exposed to Enemy's Fire. No Chance of Advance. How the Operations Were Carried Out. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

The London papers to-morrow (Tuesday) morning will contain General Sir Charles Monro's despatch concerning the evacuation of Gallipoli…

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Fire in a Timber Yard. Considerable Damage

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 4

The Melbourne correspondent of the "Express" reports that a fire occurred at 8 p.m. on Thursday in the timber yard of Messrs. W. W. Moore and Sons,…

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Sunshine Harvester Works. £20,000 Damage by Fire. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 4

The stores depot at the Sunshine Harvester Works were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The damage is estimated at, about…

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A Petrograd Sensation. Theft, Fire, and Suicide. (Reuter's Message.) Petrograd

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 2

Three armed men in Petrograd stopped a cab in which two employees were carrying £4000, intended for the payment of wages. They stole a bag…

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Fire in Crystal Street

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 3

Just before midnight last night the fire brigade attended a call to a fire on [?] premises in Crystalstreet. The place a four roomed wood…

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Big Sydney Fire. in the Heart of the City. Damage Between £20,000 AND £30,000. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 4

Damage estimated in value at between £20,000 and £30,000 was done by a fire, which broke out in Pon[?]old's Buildings, occupied by W. C. Penfo[?]d…

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The Crystal-street Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 1

The house destroyed by fire in Crystal-street last night was owned by an Afghan[?] S[?]war Khan. It was insured for £75. The insurance was effected…

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Fire at the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 2

A little damage was done by fire in the [?]lding shop at the Central mine at about 10.30 o'clock last night. The fire brigade extinguished the outbreak…

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