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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1918

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Dunwil Sold for 2000 Guineas. Liquid Fire Injured and Destroyed. Sir Amyas Breaks a Shoulder. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Wren has purchased the racehorse Dunwil, which has won three races in three starts, for 2000 guineas. Liquid Fire, in the Gibson…

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Bush Fire in the Barossa Ranges. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

A bushfire occurred in the Barossa Ranges, and before it was stopped, 30 square miles of grass was devastated…

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Dunwil Sold for 2000 Guineas. Liquid Fire Injured and Destroyed. Sir Amyas Breaks a Shoulder. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 1

Mr. J. Wren has purchased the racehorse Dunwil, which has. won three races in three starts, for 2000 guineas. Liquid Fire, in the Gibson…

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Fire at Coolamon. Twelve Business Places Destroyed. Total Damage Between £17,000 AND £18,000. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Coolamon, 27 miles from Junee, yesterday when 12 business places were burnt to the ground. They are as follows:—…

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Fire on Port Pirie Wharf

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

A small fire occurred in a goods shed on the Federal wharf, belonging to Messrs. Treleaven and Brown, on Monday evening, (says the Port Pirie…

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The Capture of Odessa. Warships Do Not Fire a Shot. ("The Times" Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Sunday 17 March 1918 · page 1

Fifteen Russian warships in Odessa Harbor did not fire a shot when the Germans arrived and captured the city…

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A Redfern Fire. Damage Estimated at £2000

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 4

The prompt manner in which the firefighters, tackled an outbreak in the warehouse of John Zevenboom and Company, brushware manufacturers, at…

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The Capture of Odessa. Warships Do Not Fire a Shot. ("The Times" Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 1

Fifteen Russian warships in Odessa Harbor did not fire a shot when the Germans arrived and captured the city…

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British Air Attack on Coblenz. Severe Damage Reported. Factories on Fire and Munitions Exploding. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 2

The United States Consul in Melbourne, Mr. W. C. Tagell, last night made available the following war items which were distributed from the United…

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A Rubbish Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

Shortly before 7 o'clock last night the Central and Railway Town fire brigades responded to an alarm of fire. On turning out it was discovered that a…

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On the Western Front. Artillery Fire on Belgian Front. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

A Belgian official communique reports:— "During the past two days artillery activity has been particularly intense…

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Storms and Bushfires in New Zealand. Church Lifted From Its Blocks. Wellington (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

Storms, busbfires. and other fires aro reported in various, parts of New Zealand. The Preabjterian Church at Westmere was lifted bodily off its…

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New Zealand Disasters. Storms and Fires

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

The following messages are from the Wellington (N.Z.) correspondent of the "Register":— Owing to a storm on Tuesday…

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New Zealand Bush Fires. a Township Destroyed. Millworkers Lose Employment. £250,000 Damage in One District. Wellington (N.Z.). Sataurday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 4

The latest reports of the bush fires in North Island, New Zealand, aro that the township of Horopito has been totally destroyed…

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Bush Fires Around Mount Gambier. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

Numerous fires raged during the week end round-Mount Gambier. Large areas of grass, much fencing, haystacks, and other property, were destroyed…

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South Australia. Bush Fires Reported. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 4

large, bush afires have occurred in the South-East, and much grassarid fencing have been burnt at Glencoe, Hynam, and on the Bordertown-road…

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British Aerial Operations. Much Aeroplane Raiding. Fifty-four Machines, Downed on Saturday. Fires Started in Enemy Areas. (Renter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas'Haig, in his aviation report, Satates:— "The weather was favorable on Saturday for air Work. Our aeroplanes…

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Fires Destroy Property. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 1

A small fire at Peterborough destroyed a portion of the premises occupied by J.Lee. A fire in the Summertown district…

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Fire Calls. an Alarm This Morning

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 April 1918 · page 3

The fire brigade this morning received a cali a little before 10 o'clock to the tennis court in Blende-street, whence a volume of black smoke could…

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Fire at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

At 11.5 o'clock this morning the residence of Mr. Chartes Hammond, situated in Wills-street, off Harris-street, Railway Town, was destroyed by fire…

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