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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Fire Engine Ind Tramcar Collide at South Yarra a Fireman Killed Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 1

While travelling on a fire engine to a small fire at South Yarra last night a fireman named William Plunkett was killed and three others seriously…

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A Hobart Fire Shop Owner and Manager to Stand Trial for Arson Hobart

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 1

The inquiry into the fire which damaged Jeffrey's boot shop was concluded yesterday. The coroner committed James Jeffrey (owner), and Allan…

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A Melbourne Fire Three Shareholders Commttted for Trial

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 1

Three shareholders in E. H. Scott aud Co. Pty. Ltd., motor body builders. of South Melbourne, were committed for trial by the coroner on Thursday…

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Mansion's Fire in Ireland Six Persons Perish (Reuter's Message.) London, March 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 8

Reuter's Dublin correspondent reports:— Three men and three women were killed in a fire at a mansion in the Coolock district, County of Dublin, in…

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Three Persons Perish in a Fire at Walcha Other Occcpants Escape. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 1

A two-storied wooden building used as a coffee palace and situated in Fitzroy-street. Walcha, was totally destroyed by fire at 3.30 o'clock this…

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Mansion Fire in Ireland Poisoning Is Suspected As Cause of Six Deaths (Reuter's Message.) London, April 1

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 1

On March 31 three men and three women were found dead after a fire which occurred at "Lamancha'' a mansion house in the Coolock district…

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False Alarms of Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 1

At 12.10 a.m. on Sunday the Fire Prigade was called from the alarm at the corner of Central and Morish streets, hut on turning nut the call…

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Fire at Toowoomba Post Office Destroyed Toowoomba

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 1

The post office and four places ot business were completely destroyed by a fire on Saturday…

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A Fatal Fire. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 1

A fire on Saturday night destroyed the homestead on Mr. C. J. Reynolds's property near Gilgandra. Michael Hickey, aged 72 years, wag burnt to…

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Great Fire in Egypt (Reuter's Message.) London, April 5

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 4

Renter's Cairo correspondent reports:— A great fire al Tantali which has keen raging for the last 24 hours has…

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Fire at Cecil Plains Four Buildings Destroyed Toowoomba

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 4

A fire at Cecil Plains on Monday morning destroyed two boarding houses, a butcher's shop, and a store…

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Mansion Fire Iii Ireland Victims Died by Violence an Outsider Suspected (Reuter's Message.) Dublin, April 5

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 1

As the result of a post-mortem examination it has been revealed that all the three male victims in the mansion fire near Dublin on March 31 died…

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Racial Riots in India Conditions Nearly Normal. Police Fire on Rioters. (Reuter's Message.) Calcutta, April 6

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 4

The gradual return to normal conditions after the riots between Hindus and Mohammedans was interrupted by only one noteworthy incident, namely,…

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Mussolini Wounded Elderly Woman Fires at Him. an Englishwoman Arrested (Reuter's Message.) London, April 7

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Rome correspondent reports:— A woman fired a revolver shot at Signor Mussolini, the Italian Premier,…

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Sugar Works Fire Sugar Being Re-bagged for Sydney Treatment Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 4

Piks and crowbars had so little ctfeet in loosening the toff[?]like mass of sugar from the huge partly-burned stock at the Glanville works of the…

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Tar Catches Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 4

The Central Fire Brigade received a call this afternoon through the fire alnrm at the corner of Bismuth and Newton streets, Railway Town. On…

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Fire in U.S.A. Oil Field Another Outbreak Total Dam Ace £2.600.000 (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver. April 8

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 4

A Los Angeles message says that 2 reservoirs containing 75O.OOO barrels of oil in the area of the Union Oil Company, whose tanks at San Luis…

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Tar Catches Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 8

The Central Fire Brigade received a call desterdao through the fire alarm at the corner ot Bismuth and Newton streets, Railway Town. On…

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Thunderstorm at Adelong Mining Co's Offices Destroyed by Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 8

A thunderstorm struck Adelong on Tuesday night (says a sydney message in the "Advertiser"). Lightning set fire to the wiring connections at the…

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Fire at a Foundry Damage to Machinery Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 1

A two-storied building used as an engineering workshop at Johnson and Sons' foundry at South Melbourne was practically destroyed by fire late…

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