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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

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Darin's Science Fire On The Snow Great Hymns

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 4

Sunday night's A.B.C. National programme:— 6.45: Science Talk, by Prof. Dakin. 7.0: The Fire On The Snows—a…

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Fire Damage at High School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 3

Slight damage was done to the celling of a portable room at the High School today when it caught alight. The Headmaster of the High…

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Liner Arrives on Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Smoke-scarred and partially damaged an ocean liner has reached an Australian port after a gallant fight with the elements and…

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King Registers As Fire Watcher

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 2

LONDON, June 18.—The King and members of the Royal Family registered for fire-watching at Westminster where they were residents when the…

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Fires at Cologne A.A.P., LONDON, June 18

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 6

Many fires were started and much destruction caused at Cologne and Dusseldorf…

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One Killed When Fire Engine Crashes BRISBANE, June 18

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 1

When a fire engineer acing to an A.R.P. exercise was wrecked in collision with a heavy transport truck in the city today, one fireman was killed, 13 firemen, two…

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Fourth Mysterious Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. — Police believe there is a "firebug" at Orbpst, in Gippsland. Yesterday morning the fourth mysterious fire in three…

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Farm Fire Husband Sees Wife Dead in Flames Perth, June 22

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 6

Mr. Harold Hallyburton, farmer, was working in a paddock a half-mile from the homestead on his farm—a well-developed properly 13 miles cast of…

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"Mystery" Fire Wat At Stephens Creek

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 3

LARGE volumes of smoke rising up from the direction of Stephens Creek pumping station caused a rumor in the city this…

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Fire Damage to Shop

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 1

Quick action by the owner, Mr. W. Bradey, prevented the extension of a fire which occurred in the Austral Furnishing Shop, 134 Argent Street,…

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Dwelling on Fire Excitement For Late Shoppers

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 28 June 1941 · page 3

The large late shopping night crowd in Argent Street, last night was attracted by the Central and South Fire Brigades racing through the city streets…

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Historic Building Damaged by Fire Delicensed Royal Mail Hotel Scene Of Outbreak

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 June 1941 · page 2

ONE of Broken Hill's earliest buildings and a link with coaching days was damaged by fire last night. The building is the delicensed Royal Mail Hotel, which adjoins the Crystal Theatre. There were many reports circulated that the Crystal Theatre was on fire,…

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Attack on Bremen Large Fires Reported London, June 29

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 4

CONTINUING their air offenaive on the western front, British bombers powerfully attacked Bremen, c[?]sing very…

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Paper Office Fire; Man for Trial

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 4

ORBOST, Wednesday.— Charged In the Orbost Police Court today with having set fire to the "Snowy River Mail" printing office, Alfred Mark…

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Not a Fire to Fight

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 3

WATER, water, everywhere, but not a fire to fight. That was the position of firemen from the Central Fire…

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Serious Fire In Sydney SYDNEY. July 3

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

Two upper stories and portion of the root of a bulk store of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society in Alexandria this morning were destroyed…

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Battle for White Russia Continues Fire Fighters of Britain's Air Force Russians Resisting Fiercely Terrific Battles Being Waged LONDON, July 3

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 1

"With the battle for White Russia not decided and the passing of the historic Beresina River still disputed the Germans swung huge forces to the south of the Pripet marshes in a…

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Smashing R.A.F. Raids Bombers Leave Trail of Fire Nazi Ships Sunk; Planes Destroyed (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, July 6

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 July 1941 · page 3

A THRILLING report of R.A.F. attacks on enemy shipping and the sinking of at least four vessels off the coast of Germany, Holland and Norway, of smashing night raids which left a trail of fires 300 miles across the…

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Australians Blaze Air Ferry Trail Graphic Story Told Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 3

GRAPHIC account of how Australian airmen experienced in long-distance ocean navigation inaugurated a…

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R.A.F. Leaves Trail of Destruction Sinking Ships; Planes Shot Down; 50 Fires (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, July 7

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 3

SIX ships out of eight in a German convoy left sinking or burning off the Dutch coast; two more sunk near Calais; seven German fighters shot down; and 50 fires in the Munster area of Germany alone—this is the…

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