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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

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Death of Fire [?]

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 2

The many friends of Mr and Mrs A. W. Wa[?] in Wilcannia and district, will regret to hour of the death of chair [?]…

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Freezing a Fire Out

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 4

A new fire extinguisher puts out cames by freezing them. A [?] cylinder filled with liquid carbon dioxide under a pressure of…

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Fire Near Ivankee Damages Station

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 2

A repot of a fire on Marfield Station, near Iva[?] which caused damage to the extent of £500 has been received at the Comiral Police Station (Says the…

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Pullmans on Fire (Special to "The Miner.") SHANGHAI, January 18

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 9

Last night Chinese bandits wrecked another trans-Siberian express 20 miles west of Harbin, Manchukuo, where part of the track had been…

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Pullmans on Fire (Special to "The Miner.") SHANGHAI, January 18

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 3

Last night Chinese bandits wrecked another trans-Siberian express 20 miles west of Harbin, Manchukuo, where part of the track had been…

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Petrol on Floor Evidence Air Inquiry Adelaide Fire Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 3

Trails of petrol, heaps of paper, and a charred and scorched wooden partition found in Gard Bros, Cycle and motor shop in Gouger-street…

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Bush Fires in S.A. (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 4

Busn fires are raging in several country districts in South Australian. It was reported from Houghton this afternoon that the bush, fires were…

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Fire at Forbes; Police Detain Man

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

FORBES, Wednesday.—The police have detained a man in connection with a fire which occurred at Gaha's drapery and mercery store last…

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Heavy Damage by Fire Narrow Escape Of Firemen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A fire which destroyed the two-storied building at the South Australian Salvage Company at the corner, of Bundle and…

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Mystery Fire in Adelaide Constable Sent For Trial (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 4

The inquiry into the mysterious. fire at the motor and cycle works of Gard Brothers, Gouger-street, on January 2 ended sensationally…

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Tasmanian Bushfires Man Burnt To Death Extensive Damage Hobart

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

Fears that Herbert Boden, aged about 63 years, and had burned to death in the fires at Ellendale were confirmed when his charred body was…

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102 Degrees in Sydney; Bushfire Warnings

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A warning against bush fires was issued to-day by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) owing to the heat wave which…

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Big Fire at Racecourse Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 8

Damage running into thousand's of pounds was caused this afternoon when a fire swept the Derby stand and the Derby totallsator at Victoria…

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Trucks on Fire 3 Youths Injured Jumped Off Train (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) DUBBO

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 8

Three youths were seriously burned to-day when they jumped from the top of a blazing truck, one of a string…

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Search for Firebug Seven Fires In One Building MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

Police are endeavoring to find the person responsible for soven separate fires which occurred in a registered sustenance house conducted by Mr…

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Where Are Reichstag Fire Prisoners? London, January 24

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

The mystery of the fate of Dimitroff, Popoff, and Taned, the three Bulgarians who were acquitted at the Reichstag fire trial, has been…

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Racecourse Fire Damage Heavier Than Thought Transfer of Meeting Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

It is unofficially estimated that the fire which swept the Dor by Stand and a portion of the totalisator building at Victoria Park on Wednesday…

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Fire At Victoria Park Racecourse

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 6

TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER THE OUTBREAK, this picture shows a section of the Derby Stand at Victoria Park burning fiercely…

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Derby Stand Fire at Victoria Park

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 6

THE DERBY STAND as it appeared 15 minutes after the outbreak of fire at the Victoria Park Racecours…

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Fresh Outbreaks of Rioting on Kalgoorlie Field Pitched Battle Last Night Foreigner And Britisher Dead Several Men Injured Fire Arms and Bombs Used by Combatants Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 1

Two men—one a foreigner and the other a young Australian—are dead and several are suffering from injuries following a pitched battle between miners and foreigners in the foreign quarter, east of Boulder, last night…

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