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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

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Another Fire at Blackwood Scouts Hall Damaged ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Satarday.— Definite cyidence of the oporations of a fire bug at blackwood was shown by an attempt to burn down the…

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Parish Hall Destroyed By Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 3

DAMAGE estimated at more than £1200 waa done by a fire which destroyed the Church of England Parish Hall at Blackwood (S.A.). Twisted ruins were all that was left…

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Big Fire at Gosford Packing Sheds Burnt SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 1

The Co-operative Fruit Packing sheds hear the Gosford railway station were destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated…

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Fire in Colliery

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Serious, fires have broken out with renewed intensity in the Lower Dip Section of the Aberdare Extended. Coalfield…

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House on Fire; Family's Escape by Window

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 4

MORWELL, Wednesday. — When a fire broke out at his home in the Haunted Hills settlement early in the morning, Arthur Wright, contractor,…

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Fire Damages House

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 1

Damage was caused to a partition between a back bedroom and another room when a fire broke out last night at the home of Mr. Abraham Cramey,…

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Fire Siren Heard During Test Broadcast

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 1

Many people who were listening in to the Test cricket broadcast last night were surprised to hear the noise of a siren and came to the conclusion…

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Trappers Round Fire Hear Test Broadcast

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—No fewer than 82 trappers recently sat round a great log fire at Delegate through a whole night and a number of…

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Factory Fire in Sydney Damage Estimated At £1000 SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 5

For the second time within two yearn, the factory of Graham and Bennott, surgical wadding manufacturers, in Pemell-lane, Enmore, was…

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Father and Son Hurt in Fire Turn Out

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Speeding to a fire near Sunshine, a motor hose waggon attached to the Footscray Fire Brigade skidded, ploughed…

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Central Fire Brigade Has Busy Half-hour

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 2

The Central Fire Brigade had a busy half hour last night because of false alarms, wrong information, and a chimney fire…

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Hotel Fire at Terowie £3000 Damage (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) TEROWIE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 4

Awakened early yesterday morning by the sound of a pianola falling through the floor from an upstairs room to the ground floor Mr. F. G…

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Exhaust Pipe Fire Fire Chief On Spark Danger

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 4

Sheets of flame and cascades of sparks from an exhaust pipe leading from an oil engine at the Municipal Electric Light Works last night…

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Big Sydney Fire 4-Storey Building Gutted (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 4

Fed by hugo quantities of motor tyres, raw rubber, and other inflammable substances, a big fire gutted a four-storey building in…

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Narrow Escape From Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thuraday.—When the post office and store at Marsden, 3½ miles from Riverstone, caught fire at midnight, Francis Cole (18), son of…

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Poultry Factory Destroyed by Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.— When a fire gutted Ward's poultry factory at Guildford this moraine 200 fowls and 400 chickens were burnt to death and…

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Fire at Bitumen Factory

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 July 1934 · page 12

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A fire broke out early this morning in the bitumen works of Burt, Bolton and Haywood Ltd., Balmain. There were many…

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Fire at Bitumen Factory

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 July 1934 · page 6

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A fire broke out early this morning in the b[?]tumen works of Burt, Bollon and Haywood Ltd., [?]almain. There were ma[?]y…

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Prison Set on Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 3

VENICE, July 20.—Memories of the Dartmoor Prison revolt are recalled by the mutiny at the Judecca Prison of 20 convicts, who alleged…

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Motor Works Destroyed Serious Fire In Sydney SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 3

Another spectacular city fire occurred on Saturday when the motor body works of Peters, Bryden, and Peters, at Redfern, was gutted…

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