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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

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City Shop Damaged By Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

A WONDERFUL, [?]ve was effected by the Central Fire Brigade when a newly opened fish cafe in Argent-street caught…

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£12,000 Fire In Sydney Studio

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday—A fire broke out this morning on the eighth floor of Film House, Pitt-street, containing, Sidney Riley's photographic…

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False Calls Of Fire Amazing Fire Officer's Warning

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 3

THE prevalence of false alarms within the last few days has been disturbing to Fire Brigade officials. To-day District Officer Johns…

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No Inquiry Into South Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 3

As no suspicious circumstances have been found in connection with the outbreak of fire at Stan Newton's Patton-street shop, no inquiry will…

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No Inquiry Into Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 3

NO inquiry will be held into the circumstances associated with the outbreak of fire in the Oceanic Fish Cafe in the early hours of…

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Panic Follows Fire Brigade Restores Order SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 1

WHEN a fire broke out in Cameo Chambers, Pitt-street, Sydney, last night, children who were attending dancing classes in the building…

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Panic Follows Fire Brigade Restores Order SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 7

WHEN a fire broke out in Cameo Chambers. Pitt-street, Sydney, last night, children who were attending dancing classes in the building…

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Man, Horse, Dogs, Perish In Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Mr. William Coe, a well-known resident of Coleraine, was burnt to death together with a horse and three dogs…

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Grim Sequel To Shooting Man's Skull in Remains of Fire Alice Springs

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 3

THE discovery of a man's skull in a fire at Mr. Randall Stafford's Comiston Station was the grim sequel to a shooting affray at the station on Thursday. According to E. H. Woodroofe, a…

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Food Shortage and Fire on Trawler (Special to "The Miner"). CAPETOWN, June 13

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 1

Bad weather conditions after leavihg" Dakiar, causing, delay, a food shortage and a fire in the bunkers, were v reported to-day., by Captain…

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Ben Bowyang The Back Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 6

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Fire Destroys Railway Buildings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1937 · page 2

DUNEDOO, Saturday.—The stationmaster's office, parcels office, and the waiting room at the local railway station was destroyed by fire early…

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Fire Destroys Railway Buildings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1937 · page 2

DUNEDOO, Saturday.—The stationmaster's office, parcels office, and the waiting room at the local railway station was destroyed by fire early…

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Fire Warning By Galah Owner Escapes Blaze Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 1

THE piercing shrieks of an 11year-old Queensland galah awaken[?] its owner, Mr. E. McConachy, at 3.45 a.m. and…

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Paris Exhibition Fire Injures Five

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 1

PARIS, July 7.—Five people were injured in a fire believed to have been caused by an incendiarist in the peace pavilion of the Paris Exhibition…

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School Damaged by Fire and Water

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 3

TRAFALGAR, Thursday.—But for the fact that the headmaster, Mr. P. Fraher, was working back late, Trafalgar East State school would…

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Baby Rescued From Fire Brave Mother Now Critically Ill Auckland (N.z.), July 13

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 1

HAVING dashed into a burning house to save her four-months-old son, Mrs. C. Pile, of Paroa, is now in Whakatane Hospital…

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Mother and Daughter Escape From Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 July 1937 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mrs. Hilda Ledger and her young daughter, of High-street, Carlton, awoke early this morning to find their house in…

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Man Hides in Wardrobe Husband Fires Gun MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 1

DESCRIBING a Greek waiter who hid in the wardrobe of a woman's bedroom as a descendant of Plato, with no more sense of decency than…

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Rebels Fire On British Ship LONDON, July 2[?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 3

INSURGENT warships fired eight or nine shells at the British steamer, MacGregor, after she had left Santander, the Basque pork in…

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