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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

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Fire Damages Truck

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 12

The cabin and front portion of a Bedford table-top truck, which caught fire on Saturday night, was severely…

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Warding Fire Not Seen

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 3

London, Sun.: A 17-year-old soldier set fire to his tunic to warn engine-drivers that he was unable'…

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Saved from Forest Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 3

San Bernardino (California), Sun.: Seventy-one children and parents from a crippled children's camp…

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Chickens Die in Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 3

About 200 chickens were incinerated in, a fire at a poultry farm in Ryan Street last night…

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Chickens Lost In Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 11

A fire in a Ryan Street hatchery last night resulted in about 200 chickens being lest…

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Motoring News Fire Fighting Developments

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 7

The oil industry may some day save thousands of dollars because ol two new fire - fighting developments…

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Forest Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 12

San Francisco: A fire in San Bernadino National Forest (California) has forced nearly 1000 people to…

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Appreciation of Fire Unit

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 4

The Chamber of Commerce executive has expressed its appreciation for prompt action of the…

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New Fire Engine Out

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 5

Central Fire Brigade's new engine was taken out for trials yesterday. The engine has a different…

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Five Missing in Ship Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 11

Noumea (New Caledonia): A French naval sloop and photographic plane are searching for…

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Big Damage in New York Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 12

New York: Fire destroyed a five-story building on New York's lower East Side, damaged an…

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Disastrous S. Aus. Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 1

Adelaide: Serious damage caused by last night's disastrous fire at the architect-in-chief's…

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Thieves Blamed for Big Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 October 1954 · page 1

Melbourne: Fire swept the top floor of Drayton's Buildings in Post Office Place early today destroying…

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Two Calls For Fire Brigade

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 2 October 1954 · page 3

Central Fire Brigade was called out twice yesterday. The first call was to Middleton's, but firemen found…

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Destroyed By Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 October 1954 · page 1

All that remains of the post office and store at Sunnycliffs, nine mites from Mildura. The store, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Lind, was destroyed by fire at the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Lind were absent at a wedding in Renmark when the first started…

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Bridge Fires

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 16

Sydney, Smouldering cigarette butts thrown from trains started three simultaneous fires on Sydney…

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Saved From House Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 10

Melbourne: Wireless patrol police who forced a way into a weatherboard house in Kensington found a badly…

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Two Fires

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 October 1954 · page 12

Two fire calls were answered yesterday afternoon and night by local brigades. The first was to Allison's…

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Solar Fire Runs Away with Race

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 October 1954 · page 12

Morphettville: Greatly improved, Solar Fire trounced the other middle distance performers in the S. J. Jacobs Handicap. Solar Fire came from last to win, running away,…

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Fire Calls

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 October 1954 · page 3

The Central and South Pire Brigades, answered two calls yesterday afternoon. The first call at 2.17 p.m…

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