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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 18 of 22

Bushfire Warning

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 2

Sydney—Bushfire warnings were issued by the Weather Bureau today for most of…

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Rain Checks Bushfire

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 1

Sydney, November 4—Rain tonight checked a bushfire burning since Sunday in the Mona Vale area north of…

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Fire Hose Turned on in Shop

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 1

Melbourne.— Vandals turned on a fire hose in a city building last night and caused more than £3000 water…

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Bushfires Near Sydney

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 1

Sydney, November 5.—Fanned by strong winds, bushfires broke out today at Jannall, south of Sydney,…

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Child Dies In Cottage Blaze

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 1

Adelaide, November 7.—Letitia Faye Thomas (4), of Edwardstown, was burned to death when a cottage at…

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Suspicious About Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 8

Sydney.—Police and firemen believe that a fire in Billiter House in Clarence Street, city, was started in…

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Bushfire Fighting

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 11

Sydney.—With, more than 20,000 acres of valuable sheep pastures, wheat and oat crops in the area…

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Family Runs From Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 3

Brisbane.—The manager of the National Bank at Blackall, Mr. Horace Gallagher, and his wife and…

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Fire at North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 1

Children playing with matches caused a fire in a lounge chair at 186 Zebina Street at 3.39 p.m…

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Fire In Lounge

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 2

Children playing with matches are believed to have been responsible for a small fire which broke out in the…

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7 Children Die in Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 4

New York, Tuesday. — Seven negro children ranging in age from 10 months to eight years died when…

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Structure Destroyed At Radium Hill Dormitory Razed By Morning Blaze Radium Hill, November 12

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 1

With the growth and development of uranium mining activity here at Radium Hill, one of the chief features of the place is the ever changing face of the local landscape…

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Rubbish Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 1

The Central Fire Brigada vas called to a block of land in Argent Lane off romide Street at 1.03 p.m…

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Fire at Zinc

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 1

Extensive damage was caused when a fire broke out in the Zinc Corporation…

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Fire in Office at Zinc Corpn

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 3

Workmen were engaged on salvage operations all last night following a fire in the Zinc Corporation's office block, which broke out shortly after 6.30 p.m. yesterday. It is believed the fire…

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Grass Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 November 1952 · page 2

Central firemen last night extinguished a grass fire which broke out near the Crystal Street Railway…

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Nine Smother in Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 November 1952 · page 1

New York, Friday.—A mother and eight of her 10 children suffocated in their beds early today at…

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Today's Racing Review Rubbish Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 November 1952 · page 6

The Central Fire Brigade yesterday received a call to a small rubbish fire in Argent Lane off Bromide Street…

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Man Loses Life in Station Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 November 1952 · page 9

Melbourne—Cr. Frank W. Binns (48), of Vautier Street, Elwood, a former Mayor of St. Kilda, was burnt to death at Christmas Hills, 20 miles from Melbourne…

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Fire Destroys Luxury Craft

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 8

Sydney—A fire destroyed the 26ft. luxury motor cruiser Diana at its moorings in Elizabeth Bay. The cruiser, an[?]…

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