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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 17 of 19

Three False Fire Alarms

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 3

Central Fire Brigade received three calls on Saturday, but all were false alarms. At 5.59 p.m. the brigade…

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Bush Fire Prevention

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. A. Kelly) appealed for support from councils and other rural organisations…

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Bushfire Prevention

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. A. Kelly) appealed for support from councils and other rural organisations…

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Motor Cycle Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

A motor cycle was severely damaged when it caught fire in Beryl Street, near the Proprietary Dam, early this…

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Motor-Bike On Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 8

Central Fire Brigade was called at 1.25 a.m. yesterday of a motor-bike which was on fire near the Proprietary…

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Fatal Burns in Bushfire

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 1

Brisbane—A man died from burns early today after a bushfire had swept over him on a station,…

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£200000 Fire Blaze Sweeps Factory in South Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

Brisbane—Almost £200,000 worth of damage was caused when fire Swept through the ground floor of a tobacco and cigarette factory in South Brisbane early…

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Death of Fire Hero

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

Brisbane—Hero of a bushfire tragedy (Rex Halloran) died from severe burns in the Hughenden District…

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Braye Woman Rescues Girl in Caravan Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 3

Melbourne—Crowds cheered a young woman who bravely rescued a 4year-old girl from a blazing caravan parked in the city last night…

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Blaze in council yard

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 2

Both engines of the Central Fire Brigade had to be used to fight a fire which…

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Rubbish Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 4

A few yards separated a house from a fire near Council's powerhouse in, Galena Street late yesterday…

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Three Dead In Bushfire

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

Brisbane, Nov. 16: The last of three men burned in a bush fire on Sunday afternoon died at Hughenden,…

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Fire at Griffs Store

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 3

A fire occured in Frank Griff's store, Argent Street. at 1.23 a.m. today. Central and South Fire Brigades…

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£2,000 Fire at Frank Griff's

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 8

Damage estimated at £2,000 or more was caused by a fire that broke out early yesterday morning in a storeroom at the rear of premises in Argent Street…

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Fireman Hurt In Blaze

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 5

Sydney, November 22. — A fireman was injured when the floor of a blazing five-storey building collapsed in…

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£1,500 Fire on Station

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 1

Damage estimated at more than £1.500 was caused by a fire which destroyed an overseer's…

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£60 Million Blaze

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 2

Istanbul, Sun.: A fire which raged through Istanbul's famous covered bazaar destroyed 1,000 shops in 34…

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Fire Calls

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 3

Firemen from the Central Brigade extinguished two fires yesterday morning. The first, at 8 o'clock, was a…

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Car On Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 8

Central Fire Brigade was called out at 10.40. a.m. yesterday when a Holden sedan caught fire in Wolfram St…

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Fire In US Korea Depot

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 9

[?]usan November 28 (AAP-Reuter).—A fire raged out of control through the American forces supply and petrol…

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