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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1914

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Fire at Redfern. Woman's Narrow Escape. People Terror Stricken. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

A sensational fire occurred at Bedfern this morning, in the shop of Mr Marco, of Elizabeth-street. Mrs Maree and here, children,…

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Cessnock District News. New Fire Station Wanted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 3

Another just claim of the people of Cessnock is for the erection of a new fire station and improved fire-fighting appliances. The present station is located in a small…

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Lorn Fire Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 5

Mr. Flowers with his companions, before luncheon cut away over to Lorn to inspect the small fire station there. The visitors were accorded a cordial reception by Mr. A…

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West Maitland Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 5

Upon his arrival at West Maitland fire brigade station, the distinguished visitor was received by Sub-district-officer George Harper and major Cracknell, Local representative on…

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Fire Brigade Board and Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 3

A circular from the Municipality of Bowral was the cause of some straight talk by councillors at the meeting of the shire council on…

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West Maitland Fire Brigade. Addition to Appliances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 10

The appliances of the West Maitland Fire Brigade have been brought more up-to-date by the addition of a curricle ladder, which arrived at the station on Saturday…

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Circus Fire. Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 5

A great circus has been destroyed by fire. the [?] is estimated at £100,000. No lives was lost…

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Local and General. East Maitland Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 4

In our report on Friday of the Hon. P. Flowers' visit to the district, it was inadvertently stated that Alderman W. M. Porter, Mayor of East Maitland, was the captain of…

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Fires in the City Thrilling Escape. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

A fruitshop, owned by (Mr F. Ries, at Darlinghurst, was badly damaged by. fire this morning. (Mrs Ries and her eight-year-old girl,…

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Big Fires

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 2

The latest particulars of the fire at the Athletic Club, St Louis, allow that six persons are known to be dead and unaccounted for, and 29…

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The St. Louis Fire. Growing Death Roll. St. Louis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 5

Searchlights revealed eleven bodies in the rules of the Athletic Club. The death roll has increased to 31. Many hystorical persons escaped and are wondering round the…

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Training Ship on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 4

The training ship Wellesley, at [?] Shields, was all ablaze. All the [?](290) were rescued…

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Terrible American Fire. Thirty-Five Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 3

St. Louis. Monday.—A fire broke out in the big Athletic Club block of buildings last night, and although every fire man in tne city was on the scene…

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Fire on a Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 5

A fire at Big Springs, near Wagga, on Monk's Farm, resulted in the destruction of a large machinery shed and contents. The damage is estimated at £700…

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A New Fire Station

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 2

A deputation comprising Messrs M. Quran, J. D. O'Sullivan, J. B. Ferguson, and others asked Mr. Flowers to build a new fire station…

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St. Elmo's Fire. Weird Phenomena

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 2

In that great southern continent that lies cold and terrible and lifeless, save for the penguin and soal upon its ley fringe, whipped by blizzards and decorated by the…

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Fearful fire At St. Louis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 10

Terrible scenes were witnessed on Sunday night through a fire which broke out in the big Athletic Club block of buildings, and great…

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Valiant Young Britons. Fire on Training Ship. Exemplary Behaviour. London, March 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 7

A fire broke out on the training ship Wellesley, at North Shields, but all the boys on board were safely landed. The vessel, one of England's "wooden…

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Lorn Fire Station

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 14

Mr. Flowers, with his companions, before luncheon cut away over to Lorn to inspect the small fire station there. The visitors were accorded a cordial reception by Mr. A…

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Fire at Oregon

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 4

A fire swept the water front at Portlaud, Oregen. Six blocks were burned. The estimated loss is a million dollars. The fire s[?]ad quickly helped by tons…

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