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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

368 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 16 of 19

Free Raad fer Ambulance, Fire Engines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 5

Sydney: New South Wales police will launch an immediate blitz against motorists who do not give way to…

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Sulphur Fire Attracts Big Crowd

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 1

Broken Hill's most spectacular "fire" for many; years proved nothing more than North Mine employees,…

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Pensioner Dies In Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 12

Sydney, Oct. 28: A pensioner, Andrew Harold MeClymont, was trapped by flames in his wheel-chair…

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Fire Brigade Staff Move

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 2

The Chamber of Commerce would join the Barrier Industrial Council. in approaching the Board of…

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"Fire" was a poor show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 12

Many hopeful firewatchers were disappointed yesterday when they found that dense clouds of smoke…

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Needless Fire Call

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 11

A telephone call to the fire brigade from the Newmarket Hotel last night reported that smoke was coming from…

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Needless Fire Call

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 13

A telephone call to the fire brigade from the Newmarket Hotel last night reported that smoke was coming from…

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Film star under fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 2

London, October 29. — British film star Robert Newton, now working on a film in Sydney, came under…

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Gaoled For Setting Fire To Houses

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 2

Melbourne: A truck driver who set fire to a Kensington house twice on the night of August 13, merely because fires fascinated kim, was sent to gaol for three years in the Criminal Court…

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Gaoled For Setting Fire To Houses

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 2

Melbourne: A truck driver who set fire to a Kensington house twice on the night of August 13, merely because fires fascinated Flim, was sent to gaol for three years in the Criminal Court…

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Gaoled For Setting Fire To Houses

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 4

Melbourne: A truck driver who set fire to a Kensington house twice on the night of August 13, merely because fires fascinated rim, was sent lo gaol for three years in the Criminal Court…

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3 Calls for Fire Brigade

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 8

Central Fire Brigade was called out three times on Saturday. The first call, at 1.42 p.m.,…

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Suffered Burns in Fire at Shack

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 2

A 50-year-old woman suffered first degree burns to the hands and face when she attempted to save some of her property in a fire on Saturday afternoon…

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Rubbish Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 3

The Central Fire Brigade extinguished a rubbish fire in the High School yard at 621 o'clock last night…

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Fire In School Yard

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 2

The Fire Brigade last night answered a call to the High School where a pile of rubbish was burning in the school yard…

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The Barrier Miner Thursday, November,4, 1954 Chance with Fires

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 3

IT seems incredible that a chance should be taken with fire risks. The strength of the Broken Hill Fire Brigade staff is considered by the employees…

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No Fire From Guys

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 November 1954 · page 12

Although: hundreds of pounds went up in smoke last night, those who celebrated the failure of Guido…

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Man Burned in Car Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 November 1954 · page 6

A man suffered severe burns to the right hand when his car caught on fire. 53 miles fiom Broken Hill…

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Man Burned in Car Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 November 1954 · page 1

A, man. suffered sever burns to the right hand when his car caught oh fire 53 miles from Broken Hill…

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Fire Brigade Busy

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 8

The Central Fire Brigade answered three minor calls on Saturday night, and one this morning…

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