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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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The Alleged Fire at Lower Belford. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 3

Sir,—As only one side of the above was published in the "Argus," and I was not afforded an opportunity of placing, my defence before your readers, I…

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Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 2

A fire which started in some cases near the stables at the rear of the Shamrock Hotel on Monday night cau sed considerable excitement and…

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A Local Fire Brigade

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 4

Mr George Searl, manager of the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory is nothing if not up-of-date. Not satisfied with bringing his…

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Sydney News. Sydney, Friday afternoon. Fire at Balmain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 5

A fire broke out at Balmain this morning on the new stamer Hall Caine. The stokehold and deck fittings were considerably damaged before the flames were…

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Fire on a Boat. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 5

A fire broke out aboard a new wooden steamer lying at Morrison and Sinclair's yards, Balmain, this morning. The stokehole and hold were extensively…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Picture Show Blaze

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 4

[?]last evening a sensation was caused by a blaze in the engine room at the rear of the King's Hall, Kurri. A large number of people had assembled in…

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A Grenfell Fire. Alleged Incendiarism

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 3

An inquest into a recent fire at Grenfell was commenced on Tuesday mornning and continued with daily and nightly sittings until noon on Saturday. It…

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The Alleged Fire at Lower Belford. To the Editor

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 3

Sir,—I notice in your issue of 1st April a letter under the above heading, signed by F. E. Davis. And as Mr Davis has taken the trouble to place…

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Fire at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 4

A shop in Station-street, Weston, occupied by Mr. S. Thomas, hairdresser and tobacconist, was completely gutted by fire at about one o'clock yesterday morning. Mr…

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Members of Fire Brigades. Question of Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 6

The hearing was proceeded with by Mr. Justice Heydon, in the Court of industrial Arbitration. Sydney. on Wednesday. of an application by the Fire Brisade Employees'…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 5

A fire broke out in the hold of the steamer Makaura on the voyage from Sydney to Auckland. Twenty bags of mails were destroyed, and twenty seriously damaged…

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Members of Fire Brigades. Question Ok Wages

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 5

The hearing was proceeded with by Mr. Justice Heydon in the Court of Industrial Arbitration. Sydney, on Wednesday, of an application by the Fire Brigade Employees'…

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Local & General News. Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

A good deal of excitement was caused about 9 o'clock on Friday night by an outbreak of fire in the motor shed at the rear of M…

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Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 2

An alarm of fire brought Dungog out of doors on Wednesday night in great force. Word was passed round that Mr S. E. Corrie's store was…

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Hotel Fire. New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

A fire destroyed an hotel at Malone City, Seven persons were burned to death. One woman escaped by jumping to a pile of lumber from the third story. Others were…

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Fire on a Steamer. Mails and Cargo Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 4

Messrs Burns, Philip, and Co, Ltd., [?]ceived a wireless message from Part [?] on Thursday, stating that a fire had [?] out in the mail room on board the [?]…

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Fires to Order. £800,000 Damage Yearly. Faulty Insurance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4

Astounding allegations as to the widespread ramifications of the "fire bugs" are contained in a report on "Incendiarism," just submitted by Mr Joseph…

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Fire at Hotel. Seven People Burned. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4

A fire occurred at a hotel in Malone City. U.S.A. Seven persons were burned to death in their beds. One woman was saved…

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Church Destroyed by Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 5

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Grafton was completely gutted by fire this morning, and practically all its valuable contents destroyed, the only articles saved being two…

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Man Attacks Wife. and Sets Fire to House

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 6

At Balclutha N.Z., on Saturday, a young man named William Littlewood, a carpenter, suddenly driven mad by jealousy, entered his wife's bedroom at midnight,…

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