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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Fire at Flour Mills £75,000 Damage Done. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 9

The Burnley flour mills at Donald, 182 miles from Melbourne, caused a spectacular, £75,000 blaze last night. When the fire was at its height a large…

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Big Fire at Basra Street of Houses Burnt (Reuter's Message.) Bombay, August 21

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Bagdad correspondent reports:— Basrah city lost an entire street of humble homes by a fire which burned…

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Fighting in Morocco Spanish Bombardment of the Riffian Coast Riffs Reply to Fire. (Reuter's Message.) London, August 23

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Madrid correspondent reports:— An official Spanish communique states that airmen and battleships yesterday…

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Fire Destroys Priory

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 1

The Kyabram Roman Catholic Priory, a fine brick building erected in 1902, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday morning (says a Melbourne…

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Fire on a Steamer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 2

A five broke out on Sunday night in the hold of the Adelaide Steamship Company's cargo steamer Aroona, at the North Wharf (says a Melbourne…

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Fire at Flour Mill Man to Strand Trial on Charge of Arson

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 1

"There have been 18 fires in Wynard since last January, and it is not probable that they have been all accidental," remarked Superintendent…

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Fire Destroys Factory Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 1

Horrif[?] crowds saw an aged Chinaman rush into a burning building in Goulburn-street[?] last hight. Firemen tried to stop him. A few minutes…

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Fire Position at Central Improving All the Time

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 1

Speaking of the Central mine to-day Mr. W. E. Gardner, Broken Hill manager for the Sulphide Corporation, said that progress is still being…

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Fire Commissioners Coming to B.h. Tuesday to Hear Claims of Men

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 2

Mr. T. Smith, chairman, and members of the board of fire commissioners for New South Wales will arrive on Tuesday morning when the claim of…

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Fire at "Truth" Office

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 4

At 1.5 o'clock this morning the Fire Brigade was called through the telephone exchange to "Barrier Daily Truth" office where a fire had broken…

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Fire at Redfern Much Damage Done Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 10

Fire brigades From Rddfern and George-street west saved what might have been a disastrous fire at 2.30 a.m. to-day. The fire started among…

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Fire in Oxide-street

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 2

At 1.40 a.m. yesterday tte Fire Brigade was called through the alarm at the corner of Chloride and Morgan streets. The fire was found to be in…

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Fire Commissioners to Arrive on Tuesda[?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Smith, chairman, and[?] Messrs. Deswick and Baker, members[?] of the Board of Commissioners for the[?] New South Wales Fire Brigades, will[?]…

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Fire Commissioners on Way to Broken Hill an Inspection in Adelaide Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 4

Mr. T. J. Smith, president of the Board of Fire Commissioners for New South Wales, Messrs. J. Beswick and G. J. Baker, members of the board,…

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Latest News Issue General Cable News Another Fire at Basra (Reuter's Message.) Bombay, August 29

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Bagdad correspondent reports:— Twenty-three shops and 11 houses were destroyed by another big fire at…

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Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 4

The Fire Brigade responded to seven calls during the month, four being to actual-fires and three to false alarms…

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Fire Commissioners Confer with Firemen Equipment Inspected

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.O., chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners for New South Wales, and Messrs. G. J. Baker and F. J. Beswick,…

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Fire Destroys Shops Occupants' Narrow Escape Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 1

Suddenly awakened by a partition falling on them Mrs. Jones, proprietress of a confectionery shop at Sandgate, and her daughter found the…

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General Cable News Big Fire in Japan (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai. August 31

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 1

Router's Nagasaki correspondent reports:— A fire broke out at the medical college of the Kyush University at…

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Fire Commissioners' Visit Again Meet Firemen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 September 1925 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., chairman and Messrsr. G. J. Baker and F. J. Beswick, members of the board of Fire Commissioners for New South Wales,…

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