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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

219 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 11

Guyra Fire Fatalities Coroner Criticises Parents GUYRA

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 7

The coroner returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest on Doreen Baldwin (5) and Olga Baldwin (3) who were burnt to death at…

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Fire Board Leaves Tribute Paid To Volunteers No Additions

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 1

Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners were astir early this morning making an inspection of the Central station the South station, fire…

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Fire Board Leaves Tribute Paid To Volunteers No Additions

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 7

Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners were astir early the morning making an inspection of the Central station, the South station, fire…

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Can Alex Linsden Make Skipping Record at Fire Station on Sunday?

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 8

When an athlete fails in an attempt on a record in almost every instance he makes a second attempt and invariably he makes a strenuous effort…

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Fire Board's Wants Levy Will Not Meet Expenditure Request Made to Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 1

Interesting details in connection with the administration of the Fire Brigades in Broken Hill were revealed at the conference between the Board…

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Fire Board's Wants Levy Will Not Meet Expenditure Request Made to Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 7

Interesting details in connection with the administration of the Fire Brigades in Broken Hill were revealed at the conference between the Board…

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Queensland Bush Fires Volunteers From Picture Theatre BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 3

A fierce bush fire which broke out On a hill near, the township of Burleigh late on Saturday afternoon, was fanned to alarming proportions by a westerly wind…

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Baby Saved From Fire Brave Act Of Mother

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Awakening at 5 a.m. to find the sitting room of her home at Belgrave in flames, Mrs. C. Penny, the wife of a Ceylon…

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Oil Drums on Fire at Darwin

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 2

DARWIN, Wednesday.—Workers erecting the new oil tanks near, the jetty had a strenuous time removing 28 large oil drums, each holding 46…

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News In Brief Fire Damages Theatre

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Damage estimated at nearly £3000 was, caused by a fire which destroyed the stage and ceiling of the Ramsgate Theatre…

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Bravery of Girl Saves Sister From Fire MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 4

The coolness and bravery of a girl of nine saved her sick baby sister trom injury, in a fire in a home in Prahran…

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Missed Floods; Fire Takes Toll

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Probably the only house in the Traralgon district that has not been flooded in the past 40 years is the…

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"An Unseemly Outrage" Woman 103,Forced From Fire BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 1

When fire was noticed, in a house in Shanks-street, Gympie, a young man living near by thrust open the door of a detached room in which he…

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Fire Destroys Hospital Fine Rescue of Patients Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 August 1935 · page 2

A large section of the Hornsby District Hospital was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. Working under the matron the staff quickly…

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Fire Aboard Lighter Hard Fighting by Firemen Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 4

With flames shooting 30ft. into the air from the engine room, the R. W. Miller lighter Audrey D. (194 tons) was discovered alight at her moorings…

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Shop Damaged by Fire Cause a Mystery

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 1

A'small'shop situated at 580 Wolfram-street, owned by Mrs. Nevins, and used by her in the conduct of a mixed' business, was together with…

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Fire at Electric Light Works

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 August 1935 · page 2

" Th B top: wooden covering. of,'an 'exhaust well and a.ladder leading; into the wein at the Electric Light-Works were damaged by fire about 10 o'clock…

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Two People Perish in Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 August 1935 · page 1

BKHLIN, August 20.-Two people perished in.a five which..yesterday destroyed three buildings of thc radio exhibition. A charred body was…

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200ft. Tower on Fire Imprisoned Guests Rescued (Special to "Thc Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 August 1935 · page 4

BERLIN, August; 19.-The drainatic rescue of a number of-people trapped ih.a dining room 200 feet up in a giant tower,.was' a feature of. a…

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Nuns Save Sacred Vessels in Chapel Blaze Pray in Rain

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 August 1935 · page 4

Thirty nuns running' risks to save sacred vessels in s blazing chapel... firemen in peril on the burning roof 50 ft. above the ground, while working…

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