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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1945

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

Quinyambie Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 1

Sgt. J. Loy and Det. Constable C Erayshaw- left on patrol to Quinyambie Station, about 170 miles north-west of Broken Hill, today to…

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100,000 Died In Tokio Raid Fires

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK. August 27.—More than 100,000 Japanese were burned to death in the Super-Portress raid on Tokio on March 10, Dr. Lars…

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Quinyambie Homestead Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 3

Sgt, J. Loy find Dct-Constable C. Brayshaw left for Quinyamble Station, about 170 miles north west of Broken Hill yesterday to inquire into the fire…

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Stop Press 14 Perish in Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 8

BOMBAY —Fourteen members of the staff of Paramount Pictures India Limited, died in a fire on the companies premises in one of the busiest…

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Fire Brigade Call

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 September 1945 · page 3

Mistaking the rising moon—which gave off a reddish glow—for a fire in the early hours of Sunday morning, two night duty nurse's at the…

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Chimney Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 8

At 6.52 p.m. yesterday the Central Fire Brigade was called to the residence of Mr. Albert Dumont, at 103 Mica Street, where a fire had broken…

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Children Perish In House Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—Danie, McConnell (4) and Russell John McConnell, (2) were burnt to death in their home at Dandenong yesterday." When their…

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Chimney Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 September 1945 · page 2

At 6.32 o'clock on Tuesday night the Central Fire Bridge answered a call to the residence of Mr. Albert Dumont at [?] Mien Street, where a chimney in the…

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Police Report On Quinyambie Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 September 1945 · page 1

Damage caused by the fire at Quin yambie Station on August 12 was estimated at, £800. The fire, which occurred in the early…

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Big Fires In War Time

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 September 1945 · page 1

Auckland (N.Z.) September 7.—An Am[?] a large section of W[?] on June 7. 1943. The [?] U.S. ship. John…

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Police Inquiries on Quinyambie Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 September 1945 · page 1

The police officers detailed to make a report on the fire at Quinyambie homestead have now submitted it. Damage Caused by the fire on August…

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Liner Damaged By Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 September 1945 · page 1

London, September 9.—Thousands of people watched firemen save the liner Empress of Russia from total destruction after the ship caught fire…

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Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade

Western Grazier · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 1

A meeting of graziers interested in the local Bush Fire Brigade was held at the P.P. Office on the 8th instant, when the secretary, Mr. J. H. Buck,…

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Small Fire at Warehouse

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 6

Yesterday morning at about 9 o'clock the Central Fire Brigade received a call to Wood Son & Co.'s warehouse in Blende Street. The fire was in the shed…

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Fire In Garage

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 September 1945 · page 1

The Central Fire Brigade was called out at 6.50 o'clock last night to 491 Williams Street, where there was a small fire in a motor garage. The fire…

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Fire Station News

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 September 1945 · page 1

District Officer and Mrs. Howell, of Central Fire Station, left last night on annual leave to be spent in Adelaide. District officer Howell's place will be…

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Chimney Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 September 1945 · page 1

At 10.49 o'clock yesterday morning the Central Fire Brigade was called to 86 Beryl Street where it extinguished a chimney fire…

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South Fire Brigade Permanent Officers Withdrawn

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 September 1945 · page 3

District Fire Officer C. W[?]ch said yesterday that the effect of the recently proscribed award of the Industrial Court on the South Fire…

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Subsidy To Fire Board

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 29 September 1945 · page 3

At the City Council meeting on Thursday night a letter was received from the Board of Fire Commissioners asking that Council contribute more to the Fund…

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Heroic Girl's Death In Tragic Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 October 1945 · page 1

Sydney, October 5.—The heroism of Noeline Beatrice Muirhead (14), who was burnt to death while trying to save the life of her three year-old sister at…

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