The Fire
The fire in the open cut in Block 11 of the old B.H.P. lease must give some cause for reflection. It is almost certain that the fire was started by some…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
356 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 18
Improvement In Open Cut Fire
When he left the scene of the open cut fire late last night, Mr. A. R. Campbell, check inspector, said that it was looking better than it had at any stage…
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Adelaide, July 31.—Street firs boxes throughout [?] and the metropolican area will soon be equipped with a remarkable South Australian invention…
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SUCCESS has crowned the efforts of fire fighters who have since Sunday evening waged a grim battle with a fire which broke out in an air shaft in the old Proprietary mine open cut near the boundary of Block 11 and Block 10. The fire has been localised and controlled in a wide area…
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SYDNEY. — A shed on a Sydney wharf was quickly gutted by fire which broke out yesterday menacing two ships. All city firemen fought…
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WHILE it is considered that the fire in the old Proprietary workings in the open cut is now under control, there was cause for anxiety on Tuesday night when big pockets of smoke issued from certain areas where winzes had collapsed…
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The position in relation to the fire in underground workings leading from an open cut on the expired leases of the Broken Hill Proprietary Coy. was reported last night to be very good. South Mine officials, the two local Inspectors of Mines, and the W.I.U. of A…
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On Sunday last a fire was discovered in old workings of the Broken Mill Proprietary mine open cut. About 50 men have been fighting It ever since and…
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There have been no further developments at the scene of the underground fire at the old Proprietary open cut workings, and it is believed…
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Though it could not be said definitely last night that the fire off Block 11 open cut was completely extinguished, all Circumstances pointed to that being the…
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After on investigation of the mine fire area yesterday afternoon mine officials and fire officers found no smoke and no fumes. It was then assumed that the fire was out, and fire fighting equipment, firemen and workmen were withdrawn. However, a watchman…
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London, August 4.—Despite live major German counterattacks in the last six days and stiffened enemy resistance…
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When an examination was made yesterday morning of the Are area in the underground workings off the Block 11 upon cut some smoke was found in the…
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SMOKE was detected again yesterday morning in the fire area at the old Proprietary mine open cut. Pumping was again resumed…
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London, August 7.—Fires ore burning in all ports of Warsaw as German planes subject the city to a ceaseless bombardment. The Germans are deliberately frustrating civilian efforts to control the fires, says the Commander of the Polish underground…
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An inspection of the arts late yesterday afternoon by proto men convinced officials that the fire in the old workings leading off from the Proprietary…
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Smoko and heat aroused a sleeping family at 77 Warren Street; North Broken Hill, early this morning. The ceiling and.walls of two rooms were,…
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Yesterday an examinations was made in the area of the recent fire in from the old B.H.P. open cut. The last that the fire was completely out was…
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The Central Fire Brigade received a call at 4.50 a.m. yesterday to the home of Mr. Harry O'Shea and family at 77 Warren Street. The fire was extinguished…
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Three hundred week-old chicks and a large quantity of poultry feed were destroyed when fire gutted a poultry shed yesterdny afternoon. The fire is…
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