Mystery of Fire Board Scheme
At last night's City Council meeting much discussion centred on the communication received…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
428 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 21 of 22
Fire Rampant Final Stand to Save Trangie
Sydney, December 11.—Trangie residents were tonight making a final stand to save their town from a huge bushfire blazing towards them on a 25 miles front…
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Brisbane, December 11.—Three stable hands risked their lives last night in rescuing 11 thoroughbred horses,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Refutes Allegations Letter From Fire Brigade Employees Union
The City Council last night hotly refuted allegations that it had recommended the substitution of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tivoli Theatre Destroyed in Midnight Blaze
In a spectacular midnight blaze the Tivoli Theatre in Blende Street was destroyed by fire last night. The glow from the blaze could be seen for 20 miles. Fire Officer V. Dolman…
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When kerosene came into contact with the naked flame of a kerosene stove yesterday, it started a fire that…
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City buildings shone in a ruddy glow last night from the most spectacular fire seen in Broken Hill for very many years. The old Tivoli Theatre, scene of live shows, movies, and even boxing and wrestling,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed by Fire From Two China Junks
Hongkong, Saturday—"I thought our attackers were pirates at first," a witness said at an inquest on the death of Captain Robert Adam who was killed by fire from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Barrier Miner Monday, December 15, 1952 Beware of Fire
IT might appear rather farcical to be talking of bushfires during unseasonable weather. But there is nothing farcical about bushfires and it would be wrong to allow…
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Sydney, December 15.—The Lighting of all classes of fires in the open air has been prohibited in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arson Is Not Suspected in Tivoli Fire
Although the cause of the devastating fire which gutted the Tivoli Theatre on Sunday night has not been determined, investigating police do not suspect that the building was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Losses In Trangie Bushfires
Sydney, December 15.—The bushfire controller for the Trangie district, Mr. A. K. Butter, said that one grazier, in last week's fire lost a flock of 4,000 high-class merino…
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Picture showing remains of the Tivoli Theatre in Blende Street gutted by fire in the early hours of Monday. The equipment destroyed included a projector and sound service valued at £2,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Police Station
Mendooran.—Fire totally destroyed the local police station, including the residence, office, and lock-up…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Qsld. Mail Train Fire
Brisbane.—Passengers on the Rockhampton mail train leaped for the safety of the platform when the train…
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Word has been received in Broken Hill that a casual remark made in Sydney by a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners led to the rumors concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warning of Outback Fire Danger Stations Organised in Flying Doctor Network
The recent burst of heat in the West Darling district has dried grass growth throughout the area and increased the risk…
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New York, December 21—Police said yesterday that an exercise boy had admitted deliberately starting a 250,000…
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Brisbane.—William Bennett, an elderly camper at Burleigh Heads, on the Pacific Highway, beat out the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Laundry Fire
About 4.27 p.m. yesterday the Central Fire Brigade was called to 123 Williams Street where a laundry was…
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