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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

428 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 17 of 22

Motorcycle Damaged by Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

A motor cycle was severely damaged by fire when it caught slight, on Saturday afternoon. The Central Fire…

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Big N.z. Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

Wellington. — Dunedin city's second £500,000 fire in six months roared through the three-story printing…

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Small Fires Extinguished

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 1

The Central Fire Brigade attended two calls yesterday. They proved to be small fires which were easily…

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Bushfire Lecture

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 7

Bush fire fighting organisations in the West Darling area will be alerted on Sunday when a…

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Bushfire Broadcast

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 October 1952 · page 1

In order to alert all station people to the dangers of possible outbreaks of fires in the Western district this…

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A Nation Fights Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 4

In the U.S.A. a fire starts somewhere every twenty seconds, claiming an annual, toll of 40,000 people killed…

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Fire Officer on Visit

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 12

Mr. A. Pye, an executive officer of the New South Wales Fire Brigade is visiting Broken Hill on…

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Pure Fire to Run in Cup

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 12

Melbourne. — Plans have been altered slightly for Pure Fire. He is to be left in the Melbourne Cup and…

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Motor Cycle on Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 6

A short circuit in the wiring caused a fire to break out in a motor cycle in Atgent Street at about 12.30…

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Fatal Jump from Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY. — Panicstricken as his bed caught fire tast night, an elderly man jumped…

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14 Forest Fires

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 November 1952 · page 3

New York, Friday.— Fourteen American States. have reported widespread forest fires…

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Refused to Attend Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 November 1952 · page 1

East St. Louis, (Illinois). Friday.- Flames swept through 18 homes, a block of flats, and an hotel on the…

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Old Folks Die In Hospital Blaze

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 1

New York, Novem. 2.—Fire raced through an old folks' home at Hillsboro Missouri, on Friday night,…

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Electrical Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 3

At 5.12 p.m. on Saturday the Central Fire Brigade was called to a small electrical fire at Brady's Hotel,…

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Fire Calls

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 2

Slight damage was cause[?] to a storage shed at th[?] back of the Palace Hote[?] which caught fire shortly…

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Garage Damaged By Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 4

At 2.33 o'clock yesterday morning the Central Fire Brigade was called to 561 McGowen Street where a…

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Rubbish Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 3

At 12.36 p.m. yesterday the Central Fire Brigade was called to extinguish a small fire at the rear of the Palace…

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Fire Guts Sawmill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 6

Bundanoon.—Fire gutted the Bundanoon sawmill, causing damage estimated at nearly £1,500…

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25 Ponies Die in Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 4

New York, Mon.—About 25 Shetland ponies and small saddle—horses burnt to death in a fire that swept…

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Troops Police Fire on Rioters in U. S. Gaol

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 2

New York—Troops and police shot and killed one convict and wounded three others today as they sprayed passageways with gunfire to keep 1900 rioting…

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