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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Fire Commissioners' Visit Increase for Firemen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 September 1925 · page 4

At the conclusion of the conference this afternoon between the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales and the firemen, Mr. T. J…

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West Australia Fire Destroys Sawmills Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 September 1925 · page 1

The No. 1 State sawmills at at Manjimup was destroyed by fire last night. About 200 men will be temporarily unemployed as a result of the fire…

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Fire Brigade Matters [?]E Commissioners Get Council's Support New Station for South Increase for Firemen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 September 1925 · page 3

A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday evning for the purpose of meeting the Fire Brigade Commissioners who wished to discuss…

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Fire on a Steamer

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 3

On the arrival of the liner Borda at Fremantle from England on Tuesday it was reported that a wireless message had been received by the ship's…

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Fire Commissioners' Visit a Long Service Medal for District-officer Smith Ceremony at Fire Station

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 3

At the Fire Station yesterday afternoon a long service medal was presented Mr. R. W. Smith, district officer, by the Board of Fire Commissioners…

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Fire at Balmain Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 4

A large destructive fire at Balmain destroyed a factory occupied by wood moulders. The damage is estimated at about £20.000. Live wires which were…

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Serious Fire Reported in Country Township Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 1

A serious fire occurred in the country township of Dimboola early yesterday morning: when half of the shops in the main street were reported…

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Fire on a Steamer the Kent Badly Damaged in Auckland Harbor Fireman's Narrow. Escape Auckland (N.Z.). September 3

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 2

The steamer Kent which has been anchored in stream for five days owing to the British seamen's strike was badly damaged by fire early this…

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Fire at Balmain Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 8

A large destructive fire at Balmain destroyed a factory occupied by wood moulders. The damage is estimated at about £20,000. Live wires which were…

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Fire on Steamer No Damage to Vessel Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 1

A fire was discovered yesterday morning in No.3 hold of the Ellerman line steamer Sandon Hall which arrived at.Brisbane on Tuesday…

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False Alarm of Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 2

At 11.55 o'clock last night the Fire Brigade was called from the alarm at the corner of Chloride and Williams streets but on the brigade…

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Motor Cyclists Fire at Cessnock Motor'bus Assailants Escape

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 2

Two young men on a motor cycle raced alongside a motor bus near Cessnock on Wednesday morning and fired a number of shots across…

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Sensational Rescues at a Fire in Dublin Girl Jumps From Building (Reuter's Message.) London, September 7

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Dublin, correspondent reports:— Sensational rescues characterised a fire in business premises in Mary-street, Dublin, in which 40 people…

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False Alarm of Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 2

At 7.9 o'clock last night the Fire Brigade was called from the alarm at the corner of Central and Piper streets. The South motor turned out but the…

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Shearing Shed Fire Man Gaoled Fob Arson Rockhampton

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 2

Henry Clarke (60), at the General Sessions yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of arson in connection with the destruction by fire of a shearing…

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Fire at Lumber Camp. Vancouver. September 9

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 4

At Hawkesbury (Ontario) more than 50,000.000 feet of lumber valued at £1,750,000 was destroyed at a lumber plant yesterday by fire…

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Fire at Adelaide Church Arson Is Suspected. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 1

Shortly after 3.30 o'clock yesterday a fire broke out in the Lady Memorial Chapel at All Soul's St. Peter's Church of England. Sacrilege and arson is…

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Faith and Fire The writer with 16,000,000 readers daily

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 6

It does you no good to have the head of a match that will strikt fire unless there is a stick which takes fire. There is smother half to everything…

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Mt. Morgan Dispute Buildings on Mine Reported to Be on Fire Strikers Endeavoring to Subdue the Flamer Rockhampton

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 1

Some buildings on the Mount Motgan mine are afire. The strikers are trying to subdue the flames…

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A Melbourne Fire Tobacco Stock Damaged. Melbourne, "Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 September 1925 · page 1

The fire which occurred at the British-Australasian Tobacco Company's factory on Saturday damaged tobacco leaf valued at £100,000…

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