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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Pure Fire Wins at Flemington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 1

Flemington—Pure Fire, the best 3year-old in Australia last season, returned to his best form to win the Victoria Handicap at Flemington today He started…

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Car Damaged by Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 1

The wiring and dashboard of a car were damaged by fire on Saturday. At 11.37 a.m. the Central Fire…

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Pure Fire Wins At Flemington Williamson in Good Form; Real Charm Beats Juveniles

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 3

Pure Fire returned to his best form with a brilliant win in the Victoria Handicap at Flemington on Saturday. He wa handled with excellent judgment by W. Williamson…

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Disastrous Fire in the Canberra Civic Centre

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 5

Canberra—In the worst fire the Federal Capital has ever had about £40,000 worth of damage was done to buildings at the Civic Centre, Canberra, early today…

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Disastrous Fire in the Canberra Civic Centre

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 8

Canberra—In the worst fire the Federal Capital has ever had about £40,000 worth of damage was done to buildings at the Civic Centre, Canberra, early today…

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Plane Gives Fire Alarm

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 12

New York, Mon.: The pilot of an airliner taking off from Syracuse airport. New York, spotted a fire on the…

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Valuable Records Lost in Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 2

Canberra.—Fire swept through a Canberra building, destroying important Government documents on uranium and oil prospecting…

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Man Injured in Car Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 12

A man suffered burns to the hands last night when [?]e attempted to extinguish a fire in his car. The car…

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£50,000 Fire in Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 9

Perth, — Thousands of people watched a fire destroy Washing Bros. furniture factory in Newcastle…

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Grim Toll of Factory Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 2

Chicago, Friday.—Firemen searched the smoking wreckage of a ruined factory to-day as belief rose that the…

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U.S. Tanker on Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 6

San Francisco, Friday.— An engine room fire early today forced the crew to abandon the British tanker…

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Egyptians Fire at Fish Vessels

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 2

Tel Aviv, Friday.— An Israeli Army spokesman said today that an Egyptian…

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Egyptians Fire at Fish Vessels

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 2

Tel Aviv, Friday.— An Israeli Army spokesman said today that an Egyptian…

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Collection To Aid Fire Victim

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 6

The Napredak Soccer Club has organised a collection at South Broken Hill to aid Mr. Ray Smith whose home and…

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Grim Toll of Factory Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 2

Chicago, Friday.—Firemen searched the smoking wreckage of a ruined factory to-day as belief rose that the…

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Fire in 19th Storey

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 10

New York, Monday. — "Shoppers and theatre patrons were evacuated from a seven-block area in Dallas,…

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No Fire Risk; Bog Hanger

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

Adelaide: Following the controversy over the proposed permanent field firing range at Tungkillo the…

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Fire Engine In Collision With Car

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 1

A motorist who rushed to the first station to report that a car was on fire in Argent Street later saw the…

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Truck Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 4

A youth was admitted to Hospital suffering from burns received when a truck caught alight on Saturday…

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Fire in shop

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 2

The Gentral Fire Brigade was called to a hamburger shop at 11 Oxide Street at 10.43 a.m. today. A quantity…

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