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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

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Fire on Oil Tanker Departmental Report Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 2

New light has been torown on the disastrous fire which broke out on the oil tanker British Honor in Newcastle harbor recently by a report of the…

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Fire on Oil Tanker Departmental Report Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 2

New light Las been turown on the disastrous fire which broke oat on the oil tanker British Honor in.Newcastle harbor recently-by a report of the…

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Big Brisbane Fire Damage About £20,000 Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 4

Damage estimated at £20,000 was done by a fire to-night which destroyed Coleman's furniture factory and Mr. P. E. Doctor's 15-roomed…

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Tennis Fire Station v. St. Mary's

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 1

A match between the men of the St. Mary's Tennis Club and the South Fire Station Club was played on the Fire Station court on Sunday morning…

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Fire in Sydney £15,000 Damage Done

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 1

Sydney, Tuesday. Shortly before 4 o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the top floor of a four-storey building in…

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False Alarms of Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 2

The Central Fire Brigade responded to two false calls through fire alarms last night, the work probably being that of persons trying to make…

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Fire in Shop Ceiling

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 4

At 4.30 o'clock this afternoon the Central Fire Brigade responded to a call through the telephone exchange to a fire at Mr. Peter CoochirofFs…

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Riots Ln Pomce Fire Two Volleys (Special to "The Miner') Calcutta, April 1

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 1

Five men were killed and 60 injured in two sharp riots in Calcutta to-day. The disturbances occurred in a busy street. The police, who were targets…

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Fire Folloews Explosion If Electric Light Bulb Family of Seven Escape in Their Night Attire Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 1

Awakened by a fire which broke out at their home in Nortlwtreet, Balmain, late last night, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hird and their fire sons had…

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False Al Abm of Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 3

At 6.55 o'clock lagt night the Central Fire Brigade received a call through an alarm box at the corner of Morgan and Chloride streets. On…

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Fire at [?] Estimated Damage, £9000 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 1

Damage, estimated at £9000, was caused by a fire at Eugowra to-day. The premises destroyed were Mr. P. Ghusan's general store,…

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Fire at Brewarrina Damage About £15,000 Incendiarism Alleged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 1

A sensational fire destroyed seven of the principal business houses in Bathurst-street, Brewarrina, carly on Sunday morning, It was followed some…

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Fire on Oil Tanker Inquiry Opened To-day by Newcastle Coroner Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 4

The coroner to-day opened an inquiry into the fire which severely damaged the oil tanker British Honor in Newsastle Harbor on February 24…

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Fire Destroys a Building on North Extended Lease

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 2

Mr. D. M'Kinnon, who resides near the Imperial Dam, reported to the police last night that a wood and iron building used as an office by the North…

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Fire on Ol Tanker Finding of Coroner Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 1

At the conclusion of the fire on the oil tanker British Honor the coroner found that the vessel was damaged by a fire which was caused through…

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Fire in Brisbane £20,000 Damage

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 2

[?] Damage estimated at over £25,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in Robert Reid and Co's premises in…

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Disastrous Fire at Brewarrina. Seven Shops Destroyed

Western Grazier · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 2

At about 3.30 a.m. on Sunday morning last a disastrous fire occurred in Brewarins, as a result of which a big section of the business quarter of the town was…

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Fire in Brisbne £25,000 DAMAGE Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 1

Damage estimated at over £25,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in Robert Reid and Co's premises in Brisbane last night. Most of the…

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Cinema Fires in Russia 40 Person's Perished (Special to "The Miner.") Moscow. April 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 2

A cinema fire in a travelling circus caused the death of 22 spectators at Volsted, on the Volga River. In a similar disaster at the Village of…

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Cinema Fires in Russia 40 Persons Perished (Special to "The Miner.') Moscow, April 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 1

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