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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Fire at Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 4

This morning, about 8.30 o'clock, the residence of Mr. George Coote at Miller's Forest was discovered to be on fire. Unfortunately the house and its contents were totally…

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A Fire-eating General

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 5

General Baillond, commanding the 20th Army Corps of the French Army, has been appointed commander of the 16th Army Corps, to mark the disapproval of General…

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The Fire at Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 4

Our Miller's Forest correspondent writes:—Mr. George Coote's house and all contenst were burnt to the ground this morning. The fire occurred about half-past 8 o'clock on…

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A Leading Fire Office

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 3

The statisticians are busy calculating the vastly-augmenting wealth of Australia by reason of the brighter times, the better markets, and the magnificent…

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His Guardian Angel. an Interesting Romance. Chapter Xii. Playing with Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 9

Madge went home with feelings impossible to define—though uppermost was a sense of humiliation so keen as to be almost pain. To-day's experience seemed to have stupefied…

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A Fire-eating General. Debate in French Chamber. London, March 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 3

The removal of General Bailloud from the counnand of the 20th French Army Corps to the command of the 16th Army Corps because of an indiscreet speech and a General…

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Fatal Fire in 'Frisco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 3

An Italian lodging-house in San Francisco was destroyed by fire. Seventeen of the occupants were killed ami 18 injured…

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Late News by Cable. London, April 6. Fires on Wool Ships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 3

The experiment with New Zealand wool [?] in the [?] which left Wellington on [?] 6 and arrived on March 24, concerning the origin of fires in wool ships, was of a…

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Fatal Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 3

The power house of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company in New York has been destroyed by fire. The falling walls killed seven firemen…

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Fire at Harbin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 5

Three fires have raged within a week in the Chinese district of Harbin. The whole business quarter has been destroyed, and thousands of the inhabitants have been rendered homeless…

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Destructive Fires. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

Three fires have occurred within one week at Harbin, Manchuria, in the Chinese district. The whole business quarter of the town has been…

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Great Coliery Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 3

A great fire has ocurred at the pithead at Dodworth Colliery, Burnsley. Ond hundred and sixty miners were rescued with difficulty ty by means of an unused shaft…

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Great Colliery Fire [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

There has been n great fire at Pithead Colliery, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, where 160 miners were rescued with difficulty, through an unused…

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A Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 7

The Government authorities are at present anxious to know if the Municipal Council intends to apply for authority to establish a fire brigade under the Local Government Act, and the body referred to has…

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Fire at a Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 5

A fire broke out this morning at a glass bottle factory at Waterloo. The brigades were speedily on the scene, but considerable damage was done before the flames were got…

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Fire at Rooty Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 3

A wooden building at Rooty Hill, occupied by a man named Thomas Williams and his family, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The alarm was given…

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Sensational Fire. Convent School Destroyed. Inmates Narrowly Escape Incineration

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 4

THE weatherboard buildings attached to the Villa Maria Roman Catholic School and residence, at the corner of Gladesville-road and…

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Convent Destroyed by Fire Inmates Saved by a Girl

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 3

A fire, which resulted in the total destruction of the Villa Maria Convent, School and residence, Hunter's Hill, broke out about 1 o'clock a.m…

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Disastrous Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 5

The Narrabeen Hotel, Narrabeen, was totally destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock this morning. The building comprised 20 rooms. The flames spread with remarkable…

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Convent Destroyed by Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 3

A FIRE, which resulted in the total destruction of the Villa Maria Con vent, school and residence, Hunter's Hill, broke out about I o'clock a.m…

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