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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1936

204 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 11

Short Circuit Causes Small Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 3

A short circuit caused the electric light switchboard at the residence of Mr. Ernest Albert Perry at 175 Newton-street, Railway Town, to catch…

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Short Circuit Causes Small Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 3

A short circuit caused the electric light switchboard at the residence of Mr. Ernest Albert Perry at 176 Newton-street, Railway Town, to catch…

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Indian Police Horses Learn To Face Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 6

TRAINING POLICE HORSES of the Indian Mounted Force, in Calcutta, to face torches and fireworks, during the Mohurram festival, when citizens parade the streets swinging lighted torches and exploding fireworks…

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Indian Police Horses Learn To Face Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 6

TRAINING POLICE HORSES of the Indian Mounted Force, in Calcutta, to face torches and fireworks, during the Mohurram festival, when citizens parade the streets swinging lighted torches and exploding fireworks…

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My Husband Did It' Wife Tells Of Fire At Mill Two Sent for Trial Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 1

Extraordinary aliegations were made at an inquiry at Griffith into the burning of the Yenda rice mill on Murch 10. At the…

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False Alarm of Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 3

The Central Fire Brigado continues to suffer inconvenience as a result of mailclous false alarms. At 9.25 'o'clock last night the brigade…

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Big Fire in Melbourne Warehouse

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday. — The upper portion of Qualeta House, a big Flinders-street warehouse, was destroyed by fire early on Saturday…

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Disastrous Hotel Fire Two Seriously Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 3

A disastrous fire early this morning completely destroyed the Great Northern Hotel at Byron Bay. The inmates were compelled to beat a…

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How to Pop Corn Fun Round The Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 June 1936 · page 5

IN America, when glowing fires are the order of the day, the oldfashioned but ever-welcome popcorn steps into the picture…

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Proto Rescue Work Melbourne Fire Officer Studying

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 June 1936 · page 3

For the purpose of studying rescue work and the Proto breathing apparatus used in the mines, Mr. L. Paterson, station officer of the…

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Big Increases in War Pensions "Burnt Out" Soldiers to Benefit at 60 CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

Pensions for "burnt-out" returned soldiers under the legislation passed last year by the Commonwealth Parliament will impose an ever-increasing charge for the next 25 years…

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Transformer on Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 2

A transformer on an electric light post at the corner of Oxide and Thomas streets burst into flames last night. The Central Fire Brigade…

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Business Premises Destroyed by Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Three business premises in the main street of Pambula, South Coast, were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The…

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Fire in Cinema Theatre 20 People Dead; Many Injured (Special to "The Miner.") BOMBAY, June 15

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 4

At least 20 people, mostly women and children were incinerated, and many injured in a fire at the Motimahal Cinema, Hyderabad, to-day…

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Fire Officers to Visit Wentworth

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 3

District Fire Officer Johns and Mr. J. Vincent, foreman carpenter for the N.S.W. Fir Brigades' Board, will leave for Wentworth on Sunday…

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Open Finding at Inquest Cloth Smelling Of Fire CESSNOCK

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 3

The coroner found that the office of Albert Edward Westcott, solicitor, had been maliciously set on fire, by some person or persons…

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Open Finding at Inquest Cloth Smelling Of Fire CESSNOCK

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 3

The coroner found that the office of Albert-Edward Westcott, solicitor, had been maliciously set on fire by some person or persons…

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Farmer Threatens to Fire at 'Planes

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday—A threat to fire on low-flying aeroplanes has been made by a farmer who lives between Goulburn and Canberra on…

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Fire Fighting Studied Melbourne Man's Praise For Local Men

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 1

After having studied rescue work and fire fighting methods generally us adopted by the Broken Hill mines Mr. L. Paterson, station officer of the…

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Arms Felt As If on Fire Nights of Agony With Neuritis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 1

She had tried so many "remedies" —always without result—that she had little faith in anything. But finally something induced her to try Kraschen…

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