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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

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Fire Near Adelaide Protestant Home Saved Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 4

A fire brake out on the property of the Morialta Protestant Children's Home, five miles from Adelaide, this morning. The flames threatened the…

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An Overheated Motor Causes Alarm of Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

At 7.35 o'clock this morning the Central Fire Brigade received a call to Serb and Co's shop near the Exchange Buildings, where it was…

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An Adelaide Fire a Furniture Factory Is Completely Destroyed Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

A wood and iron building in Winniford-street, of Sturt-street, Adelaide, containing furniture, timber and machinery, was completely destroyed…

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Fire at Flour Mills 23 Deaths Reported (Special to "The Miner.") Moscow. February 13

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 4

An explosion, followed by a fire in flour mills at Rostov.'150 miles north of Moscow, caused the deaths of 28 workers. The tragedy is believed to…

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Fire on a [?] Quelled by Flooding Hold Horta (Ata[?], February 13

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 1

The fire on the British cargo steamer Maimoa (8011 tons) bas been estingnisbed. The lover bold wes flooded to subdne the outbreak. The fire was…

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Fire at Flour Mills 28 Deaths Reported (Special to "The Miner.") Moscow, February 13

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 6

An explosion followed by a fire in flour mills at Rostov. 150 miles north of Moscow, caused the deaths of 28 workers. The tragedy is believed to…

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Bush Fires Outbreak at Mr. Gambier Mount Gambier

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 1

Thousands of acres of forest and grass land between Burrungull and Compton, including 600 acres of pine plantations, were swept by a fire…

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Bush Fires in S.A. Much Damage Done Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 1

Bush fires which yesterday swept thousands of acres of country in the south-east are now sweeping forests and grass lands for 10 miles, and have…

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Fire Destroys Lorry

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 4

A motor lorry owned by Mr. R. [?] Jones, butcher, of Argent-street, was totally destroyed by fire about 11.30 o'clock this morning. At the hour…

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Fire in Sydney Save by Fire Brigade Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 2

A fire broke out early this morning at Clark's electroplating works in M'Laughlin-avenue, Rushcutter's Bay. The brigade had the outbreak under…

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Fire in Adelaide Kitchen and Sons' Offices Destroyed This Morning Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 1

Believed to have been started by safebl[?] wers who unsuccessfully attempted to force open a sale in the office, damage es[?]ted at more than £3000…

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S.A. State Governor As Bush Fire Fighter Vice-regal Residence Threatened Bt Flames Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 1

Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthren, the State Governor, had a new experience on Tuesday when he assisted firefighters to quell a bush fire which…

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Bush Fires Outbreak in Victoria Is Quenched by Rain Early Settler's Loss Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

Heavy rain has quenched the fire which raced near Traralgon for a day and two nights. All danger has passed for the present, and the park,…

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BIG [?] Fire Fireman's Narrow Escape Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 4

Daring the fire which destroyed the furniture store of Kilner. Ferns and Co. at Camperdown this morning a fireman had a narrow escape when a…

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Teacher Closes School When Fire Approaches Led Children to Safety Ballarat

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

The grass and bosh fire, which caused so much damage along Carag, ham-road on Sunday, broke out again this morning in a paddock belonging…

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Big Camperdown Fire Furniture Store Burnt Estimated Damage at Least £60,000 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 1

The large furniture store of Fred Kilner. Ferna and Company, at Camperdown, was totally destroyed by fire at 10 o'clock this morning. The flames…

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New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners Photographed in Adelaide Yesterday with South Australian

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

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Fire on a Freighter Long Fight Made at Sea by the Crew and Officers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 4

In the middle of the indian Ocean, between Durban and Melbourne, the crew of the Swedish freighter Torvenger, which arrived yesterday with…

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Fire Commissioners Fireman Smithubst Gets His Long Service Medal

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

At the Central Fire Station this morning members of the Board of Fire Commissioners, who arrived from Adelaide yesterday, took the opportunity…

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Dash Through Bush Fire Motor Party's Epxerjence Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

Mr. C. H. Builer, district officer of the Port Adelaide Fire Station, who has resumed duty after a motor car trip to Sydney and Canberra, related…

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