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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Fire at a French Arsenal

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

A fire at Toulon personal destroyed the workshops, the officers' torpedo school, and several storehouses. Thirty soldiers and sailors were injured. The damage is estimated at several…

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Fire at Singleton. in the Imperial Hotel. Singleton

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

A fire broke out in the cellar of the Imperial Hotel last night, but it was fortunately noticed in good time, and the licensee (Mr. A. W. Tinkler) was able to say this…

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Fire at Imperial Hotel. Blaze in the Cellar. A Fortunate Save

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 2

About 20 minutes past. 11 o'clock on Tuesday night the ringing of the fire-bell proclaimed an outbreak of fire, and the call was speedily…

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Fire at Toulon Arsenal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 3

A fuse pushed under the door of an annexe was the cause of the fire at Tonlon arsenal. The fuse discovered at the Toulon arsenal has been found to be uninflammable, and is…

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Great Fire at Toulon [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 2

A great fire, the cause of which is unknown, has occurred at the arsenal in and the workshops, officers' quarters torpedo school, and…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire Narrow Escapes [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 2

The Narrabeen Hotel, a building consisting 0f 22 room was destroyed by fire curly this morning, and the inmates had a narrow escape. Madam…

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Camp Fire Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

An enjoyable camp fire concert was held last evening, in the presence of many visitors from Maitland. The programme which was listened to with pleasure, was as…

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Big Fire in Perth a Warehouse Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

A few minutes after 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning the Perth (W.A.) Fire Brigade received a call to the premises of Messrs Sandover…

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A Peculiar Cargo. Relics of the Fris[?] Earthquake and Fire

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 3

A German ship, unloading ballast at the wharf above the A.A. Co.’s Shoots, Newcastle, brought a somewhat peculiar cargo to the port. The ship…

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Tamworth. Fire at Somerton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 3

The hotel at Somerton, 23 miles from Tamworth, was destroyed by fire to-day. No particulars are available…

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Fire in Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 3

At a little after 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning the Melbourne Fire Brigade turned out to attend to a fire which occurred in a brick building…

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Ellalong Sawmills Destroyed by Fire

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 3

About midnight, on Tuesday, April 30, Messrs. Chapman Bros.’ sawmill, Ellalong, was destroyed by fire. From what can be gathered…

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The City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 2

Tho twenty-ninth annual general meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited, was held at the office of the company, 95 Pitt-street, Sydney, on Friday, 3rd…

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Fire on a Steamer. Extinguished After Fifty Hours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 6

The fire in the hold of the steamer Pielofeld was extinguished at Brisbane on Sunday evening after burning for about fifty hours. About 5. o'clock the services of a diver were…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Fire Brigade Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 3

In reply to an enquiry from the Chief Secretary, as to whether the local municipal council intended to establish a fire brigade under the Local Government Act, the body has decided to inform the…

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The Somerton Fire

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 2

A correspondent to the Manilla Express writes:— Our little village was thrown into a state of great excitement on Monday morning. when it became known that…

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The City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 12

The twenty-ninth annual general meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited, was held at the office of the company, 95 Pitt-street, Sydney, on Friday, 3rd…

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A Fire Brigade Applications to be Invited

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 5

The Mayor (Alderman Bennett), at the municipal council mooting on Thursday night, drew attention to the inefficient state of the Fire…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 2

At 7 o'clock last evening the West Maitland Fire Brigade received a call, stating that an outbreak of fire had occurred at Mr. John Bowes' premises in Lower Bourke-street. The…

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The Recent Fire (To the Editor of the Singleton ARGUS.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 3

At the meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council Mr Lloyd made a statement to the effect that when he arrived on the scene everything was…

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