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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

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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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Fire Ball Hits Houseds Building Wrecked Molong

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

A fire ball is said to have struck the house of Mr. and Mrs. O'Keefe on Saturday night and practically wrecked the building. Mr. O'Keefe…

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Man Fires on a Policeman Outside a Mildura Shop Escapes in a Motor Car

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 3

According to a report received at the Police Station late yesterday afternoon, there was great excitement at Mildara, Victoria, at 3 a.m. on…

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Fire Destroys Paint Works Six Firemen Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

Six firemen were injured on Saturday night in fighting flames which destroyed the paint works of Major Brothers and Co. Ltd, Cabarita, and…

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Fire on Steamer Three Members of Crew Injured by Explosion All Available Firemen Attacking the Flames Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

A fire broke out at Newcastle, this morning on the British steamer Honor which was loaded with 1000 tons of oil all ready to be pumped into the…

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Sydney City Fire Firemen's Hard Fight Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

A fire broke out late last night in Citroen House, an eight-storey building in Castlereagh-street, City. Firemen were speedily on the scene, and…

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316 Fire at Clare Four Shops Destroyed Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

A fire which broke out in the main street at Clare 80 miles north of Adelaide, early this morning demolished four shoos, three of which were…

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Fire on a Steamer Appeal From the Ningchow Off the Coast of W.A. Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 4

Wireless advice received to-day from the maste of the steamer Ningchow (9029 tons) stated that the vessel is on fire in the vicinity of Cape…

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Fire Bells Cause Officers to Dash to Fire Station

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 4

The sound or fire bells this afternoon was responsible for two persons doing some fast running. Fireman Luscombe, who was on watch at the…

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Slags Heap on Fire Burning Since 1914

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

Among the troubles of the great industrial cities in the [?] are smouldering slaglieaps, black monsters with a core of fire which defy all…

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Fire on a Steamer the Danger Past Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 4

A telegram from B[?] states that all danger of [?] damage by fire to [?] passed. The blaze in the reserve banker has been…

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Fire on a Steamer the Mingchow at Bunbury Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 1

With smoke streaming from between the bridge and the funnel the Mingehow, which caught fire in midocean, put in to Bunbury this…

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Fire at Convent School in Mannitoba, Canada Nine Deaths Reported Damage £40,000 Winnipeg, February 26

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 1

Sister Superior Margaret and eight Indian pupils less than nine years of [?] perished in a fire to-day at an Indian Convent school at Crosswake,…

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Fire Sweeps Through Six Shops at Clare on Tuesday. Causing Damage to Property and Contents of Nearly £6000

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 4

[?] A. L. Stacy, (confectioner and cool drinks), R. E. Masters (saddler), and…

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Child Fatally Burned Clothing Caught Fire From a Burning Doll Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

Philip George Tacker (2), died in the Adelaide Children's Hospital last night from barns suffered yesterday afternoon at his home at Port…

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Intruder in a House Feeds Fire with Books Doors Broken; Beds Wrecked Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

Mr. Otto Muella, of South Ravenswood, near Bendigo, on returning to his nome yesterday saw an armed man in one of he rooms. He…

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Notes and Comments Long Lived Fires

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 2

It is reported that a sine heap in the Ruhr (Germany) has been buntine since 1914. Broken Hill can top that record by several years. The…

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Farm Hand Runs Amok Fires at His Employer Then Burns Buildings Is Later Found Dead Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 1

News was received from Dowerin this morning that after hitting his employer, Walter Chapman, on the head with a piece of wood Charles…

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Farm Hand Runs Amok Fires at His Employer Then Burns Buildings Is Later Found Dead Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 1

News was received from Dowerin this morning that'after bitting,his employer, Walter Chapman, on the head with a piece of wood. Charles…

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Sequel to a Fire Breakfast in Pyjamas by Chelsea Younger Set. London. February 27

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 1

A fire at Chelsea in the earily hours of this morning led to a party of young people on holidays baring breakfast in noir pyjamas…

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