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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Fire Brigade Makes a Save Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

At 3 o'clock this morning a nre occurred at the rear of the premises of the Balmain Co-operative Company. The local fire brigade extinguished the…

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Fires in Sydney. Outbreaks This Morning Cause £90,000 DAMAGE Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

Two big fires occurred in Sydney early this morning. The first occurred at 1.15 and destroyed the two top floors of the Empire House, a…

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Five Shops Destroyed by Fire at Dubbo Dubbo

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

The largest fire that Dubbo has known for many years occurred on Sunday afternoon, when five shops in the main street were destroyed. The…

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Police Fire at a Thief But He Makes His Escape Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

Policemen early this moraine disturbed a man who had broken into a picture theatre at Camberwell and called on him to stand. The police…

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Bush Fires in W. A. Farmers Report Losses Amounting to £7000 Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

Bush fires are reported to be raging in the Wagin and Narrogin districts. Considerable damage has been done. It is reported that in the Wagin centre…

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Fires in Sydney. Officer Jackson Convinced That Fires Not Aociden[?] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 1

Chief Fire Officer Jseksoa an that he is convinced that a large number of the recent fires in and around Sydney were not accidents. While he has…

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Central Mine Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. J. Hebbard, Broken Hill manager for the Sulphide Corporation, stated co-day that the boring on Block 10 Hill is progressing very slowly,…

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Police Making Inquiries Concerning Dubbo Fires Dubbo

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 1

The possibility of a fire fiend operating at Dubbo is disturbing the ko[?] police and business people. Fift[?] places hare been destroyed by fire…

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Fire at Grahamstown Sydney,Salurday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 1

A disastrous fire owurred at (irahamstown, near Adelong, last night. The flames destroyed a whole block of weatherboard buildings, including the…

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Fire at Grahamstown Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Grahamstown, near Adelong, last night. The flames destroyed a whole block of weatherboard buildings, including the…

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Suspicious Fires Svdney

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 1

Several suspicious fires have occurred in the Cudal district. A ball of fire has been found by the police on a farm near where a fire was started and…

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Central Mine Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 1

Mr. J. Hlebbard, Broken Hill manager for the Sulphide Corporation, stated to-day that there was nothing fresh to report in connection with the…

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Fire at Cessnock Svdney

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 4

A fire at Cessnock on Saturday night destroyed the shop, bakehouse, and dwelling-house of James Sharn Adjoining buildings were also damaged…

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South Australia. Fire at Timber Mills Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 4

Shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday night a man named Sutton, living in Lipson-street. Port Adelaide, noticed smoke and flames issuing from the roof…

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South Interim Report Reference to Central Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

The directors of the Broken Hill South Limited have issued an interim report for the half-year ended December 31, 1923, which states:—…

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Central Mine Fire. Reference by Directors in Half-yearly Report

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

The directors of the Sulphide Corporation in their report of operations for the 12 months ended June 30, 1923, which was submitted to the shareholders…

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Explosion Causes Fire. Chemist Severely Burned While in His Laboratory Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon the occupants of houses in Cordella-street, South Brisbane, were startled by an explosion. Rushing out thev discovered a wooden…

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Central Mine Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

Mr., J. Hebbard. Broken Hill manager for the Sulphide Corporation, stated to-day that there is nothing fresh to report in connection with the…

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Incendiarism Suspected', Regarding Dubbo Fires Dubbo

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 1

It is now believed at Dubbo that the big fire Uiere recently was the work of inceodiarists. They attempted to start another fire on Saturday night…

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South Australia. Fire at Lockleys Adelaide, Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 1

The house of Mr. A. E. Hutchins. market gardener, of Lockleys, was destroyed by fire late on Tuesday night. The origin of the outbreak is unknown,…

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