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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

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The Picture Dispute 'Bdt' Under Fire From Bic

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon the BIC Executive at its meeting to discuss the picture dispute also endorsed a reply to "BDT'S" editorial of yesterday morning. The BIC statement,…

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House razed by fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 3

A fire early yesterday morning completely destroyed a house in Lane Lane owned by a couple…

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Big Prison Blaze in America

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 4

AN AERIAL VIEW of Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario, Canada, where 1,000 prisoners rioted last week and burnt out most of the prison building…

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Big Prison Blaze in America

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 4

AN AERIAL VIEW of Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario, Canada, where 1,000 prisoners rioted last week and burnt out most of the prison building…

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Fire Call

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 2

Central Fire Brigade received a call at 6.40 o'clock last night to 87 Cummins Street, where a shed had…

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Chickens Lost in Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 1

A chicken brooder at a poultry farm at 87 Cummins Street was badly damaged by fire last night…

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Disastrous Fire at Inverell

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 3

Sydney: Detectives are investigating a £250,000 fire which destroyed more than…

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Fire Unit Hits House; Girl Killed; 4 Hurt

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 1

Sydney: A 12-year-old girl was killed and four people were injured, two seriously, when a fire engine hurtled into a cottage today in one of Sydney's worst street accidents this year. The fatality occurred in Queen Street, Auburn, when the engine…

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£30,000 Hindmarsh fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 3

SECTION of the burntout Collier-Dring carrier depot at Hindmarsh, S.A. which was swept by fire…

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No Fire in Parliament

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 1

Canberra: Members arriving for the meeting of Parliament this morning were startled by the arrival…

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Rubbish Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 7

Central and South Fire Brigades were called about noon on Saturday to a fire in some rubbish at the North…

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Govt. under fire on liquor reforms

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 1

Sydney, September 19. — NSW Labor League members said today that the Cahill Government's attitude to liquor trade reforms was confusing and disappointing…

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Hotel Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 4

The Firn Brigade yesterday answered a call to the Tydvil Hotel in Oxide Street, where a fence and…

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Blaze In Shop

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 4

The Fire Bridge was [?]alled to 555 Wolfram St at 1.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon…

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Fire at Cafe

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 4

A switchboard caught fire in the Broadway Cafe, Argent Street, at 8.59 a.m. today. '…

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7 Racehorses Killed In Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 8

New York, Sept 21: Five racehorses were burnt to death and two were so badly burnt that they had to be…

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Fire in Cafe

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 5

A fire in the Broadway Cafe's switchboard yesterday was extinguished by the Central Fire Bridge…

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New Fire Engine for Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 6

A new fire-fighting unit has been supplied to the Central Fire Brigade. The engine which was delivered this morning, is the latest model MACK similar to those…

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New Fire Engine for Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 1

A new fire-fighting unit has been supplied to the Central Fire Brigade. The engine which was delivered this morning, is the latest model MACK similar to those…

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Fire In Lorry

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 5

Central Tire Brigade was called at &20 p.m. on Saturday to a fire in the cabin of a motor-lorry…

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