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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Fires in Sydney Grace Bros. & Lassetter's Damage About £110,000 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 1

Two big fires occurred in the city this morning. Grace Bros.' furniture depository and store, at the corner of Parramatta…

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Fire at Japanese Arsenal £50,000 DAMAGE (United Service Message.) Tokio, January 26

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 1

Fifty thousand pounds' damage by fire was done at the Kobe naval arsenal yesterday. Warships' crews helped to fight the flames…

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New Fire Alarms Broken Hill Supplied How to Call Brigade

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 3

In accordance with a decision of the Board of Fire Commissioners, members of which recently visited Broken Hill a new set of fire alarms have been…

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Wool Destroyed by Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 1

Recently the steamer Tolarno was to pick up 45 bales of the Taplo wool which had been recovered from the river, part of the wool lost from a…

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Baby Burnt to Death at South Broken Hill (Continued from Paga 1.) Further Details of Fire Neighbor Raises Alarm

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 4

Later details concerning the death of the baby of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Roberts, which occurred when the residence of Mrs. Barrett in Piper-street,…

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False Fire Alarms

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

The Central Fire Brigade to-day received a false alarm through the fire alarm call at the corner of Silver and Blende streets. A call was also…

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False Fire Alarms

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

The Central Fire Brigade to-day received a false alarm through the fire alarm call at the corner of Silver and Blende streets. A call was also…

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Cal Lal News Sergeant Gibson Returns Shed Fire and Strike

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

Detective-Sergeant M. Gibson, who went to the Ruius River, below Wentworth, to make inquiries into the destruction by fire of a seed shed…

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Cal Lal News Sergeant Gibson Returns Shed Fire and Strike

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 1

Detective-Sergeant M. Gibson, who went to the Ru[?]us River, below Wentworth, to make inquiries into the destruction by fire of a seed shed…

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Grass Fire at Hummocks Estate Soldier Settlers Suffer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 4

A Snowtown message states that a fire started on the western boundary of the Hummocks Estate (S.A.) on Tuesday about midday (reports the…

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Melbourne Fatal Fire Inquest Adjourned for Witnesses to Get Legal Attendance Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 1

Mr. A. Phillips, deputy-coroner, opened an inquiry yesterday into the fire at the A.B.C. Cafe, which occurred on January 15…

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Yanco Glen Fire Inquiry by Coroner Unable to State Origin From Evidence Given

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 1

At the Courthouse to-day Mr. A. R. Perry, City Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the fire which on Saturday,…

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Melbourne Fire Inquiry Coroner's Finding Includes Charge of Wilful Murder Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 2

The inquiry into the fire at the A.B.C. Cafe was concluded yesterday. Mr. Phillips, the Deputy Coroner, found "That Maurice Mitchell died…

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Melbourne Fire Inquiry Coroner's Pinding Includes Charge of Wilful Murder Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 1

The inquiry into the fire at the A.B.C. Cafe was concluded yesterday. Mr. Phillips, the Deputy Coroner, found: "That Maurice Mitchell died…

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Man Found with Throat Cut His House on Fire Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 1

A fire was discovered on the ground floor of a house in Young-street, Annandale, at abont 1 o'clock a.m. to-day and later the owner, William J…

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Fire in Blende-street

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 1

At about 12.45 p.m. to-day the Central Fire Brigade was called to an outbreak of fire at A. A. Brice and Co.'s warehouse in Blende-street. The…

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Fire in Sydney Factory Burnt Out Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 1

A factory known as Wade's cornflour mills, in Clayton-street, Camperdown, Sydney, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon…

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Fire at North Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 1

At midnight on Saturday a two-roomed wood-and-iron house situated at 739 Lane-lane and owned by an Indian named Dilbar was, together with the…

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Montreal City Hail Destroyed Heavy Loss by Fire (Reuter's Message.) Montreal, March 4

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 1

The City Hall has been destroyed by fire. The Mayor estimates that the un-insured loss is about £2,000,000,…

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Fire at South Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 1

At about 11.45 o'clock this morning the South and Central fire brigades responded to a call given through the street fire alarm at the corner of…

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