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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 18 of 19

£75 Million Low In Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 8

London, November 30. — A fire which raced through Istanbul's famous covered bazaar destroyed 1,600 shops…

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Factory Fire at Unley

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 December 1954 · page 1

Adelaide: A spectacular fire burnt out part of the Unley Road factory of Barker Bros., dry cleaners,…

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Burnt-Out Lamps

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 5

When lamps burn out almost as soon as they are fitted, there are several points which might be the…

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Saved Womer and £3000 in Car Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 11

Sydney: Two men dragged two women, screaming in agony, from a blazing car after a…

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Police Fire at Fleeing Truck

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 1

Melbourne: The police are searching for a man who escaped after a stolen truck crashed head on into a police divisional waggon early today. The police fired six…

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Short Circuit Causes Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 December 1954 · page 6

The Central and South Fire Brigades were called out at the height of Saturday night's storm to…

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Fire Call

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 2

The Central Fire Brigade was called to the Sturt Club in Blende Street shortly before midnight last night to…

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Fire Brigade Called To STC Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 2

The Fire Brigade was called at 1 p.m. yesterday to a fire in the Silverton Tramway Company yards…

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Gatemen are Under Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 10

London, Tuesday: The gatemen at the Melbourne Cricket Ground are under fire. English cricket writers…

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Oil Works Blaze

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 16

Sydney: Firemen from three stations and refinery employees early today fought a fire in a 40.000…

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Brigade called to 2 fires

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 8

Central Fire Brigade was called out twice yesterday. At 5 a.m. it was called to…

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Fire Calls

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 3

The Central Fire Brigade extinguished two fires on Sunday morning. The first call was at 5 p.m. to the…

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Troops Fire at Rioters

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 1

Nicosia, Dec. 19. Rioting flared up again in Cyprus last night after a day of…

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Children Die in Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 16

Hong Kong, Sun.: Four Chinese children died in a fire in the densely populated squatter area of…

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Baby Burned in Flat Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 16

Sydney: When bedclothes caught fire in a flat at Seaforth early today, a two-months-old baby was…

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New Fire Unit for City

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 3

The Central Fire Brigade has received another fire engine to replace the small Dennis unit…

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Family Escapes Midnight Blaze

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 1

Redhill: A Redhill family escaped from their blazing home early today by climbing through a window. The house was completely destroyed by fire…

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Fire Danger

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 5

Fire often follows an accident with disastrous results. If you find yourself in a tight spot and a crash…

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Fire Deaths

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 1

Hongkong: Four Chinese are believed to have been killed early today by a fire which swept through a…

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Fire in Garage

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 11

I Brisbane: Flames leaped round firemen as they rolled several cars to safety from a blazing garage in…

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