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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Graziers Ready to Fight Bush Fire Menace

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 4

Graziers in the Western Division are well prepared in case of bush fires. Secretary of [?] Pastures Protection Board (Mr. A. J…

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Graziers Ready to Fight Bush Fire Menace

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 4

Graziers in the Western Division are well prepared in case of bush fires. Secretary of [?] Pastures Protection Board (Mr. A J…

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Fire at Pirie

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 6

Port Pirie.—A fire badly damaged a shed containing kerosene and methylated spirits at the rear of the…

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ALP Groups Again Under Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

Sydney, Feb. 23.— The State Council of the Right Wing Transport Workers Union…

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2 Phones to Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 5

Following representation by the Chamber of Commerce. a second telephone line connects the exchange…

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New Phone Line for Fire Station

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

A second telephone line, connecting the Fire Station with the Post Office, was…

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Explosion and Fire in [?]Rn Carrier

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

BLACK SMOKE pour's from the British aircraft carrier Indomitable following an explosion while…

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No Fire Brigade Retrenchment

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 8

At the meeting of the City Council last night a letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W…

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Rubbish Fire in Gypsum Street

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 3

The South Fire Brigade was called to a rubbish fire on an open thoroughfare in Gypsum Street near South…

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Rubbish Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 4

The Central Fire Brigade received its first call for almost three weeks yesterday when they extinguished a…

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Rubbish Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 4

The Central Fire Brigade received its first call for almost three weeks yesterday when they extinguished a…

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Police Say Man Set Home on Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 1

Wollongong.—Police allege a man threw a knife at a woman at Coalcliff. He then set fire to the furnishings of a house belonging to the woman's son, the police say…

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Fire in Laundry

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 8

Light damage was caused to the roof and ceiling of a laundry at 54 Bonanza St yesterday evening, when an…

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Fire, Wrecks Power Plant

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 12

Toronto, Tuesday.— Fire swept through the main installation of the Chats' Falls hydro-electric power station,…

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Fire Call

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 1

The Central Fire Brigade was called to Walter Carter's store on the corner of Thomas and Jones Street at…

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Man Dies After Caught in Petrol Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 5

Adelaide, March 4—Adam Cstrowski (28), single, who had more than 30 per cent, of his skin burnt off in a…

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Fire in Yard of Nsw Fireman

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 6

Sydney.—When the alarm bell rang in the home of Senior Fireman J. Rowley, at Boolaroo, near Newcastle, at 1 a.m. today he tumbled out of bed, grabbed his clothes,…

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Fire in Yard of Nsw Fireman

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 12

Sydney.—When the alarm bell rang in the home of Senior Fireman J. Rowley, at Boolaroo, near Newcastle, at 1 a.m. today he tumbled out of bed, grabbed his clothes,…

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Fire in Danish Shipyard

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 3

Copenhagen.—A fire at the shipyard of Burmeister Wain destroyed the main store containing essential tools…

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Six Children Die in Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 1

Flint (Michigan), Sunday. —Six young children died when a fire swept their home today while their…

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