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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 28

Outbreak of Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 2

About 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening a fire was discovered at the rear of Mr W Irwin's residence and shop in Sydney Street. The fire originated…

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Benalla Arrives. the Fire at Sea

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 10

The P.and.O. Branch liner Benalla arrived at Sydney on Saturday morning last, and berthed at Miller's Point, thus completing the most sensational of her voyages…

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Fire at Balmain. Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 5

A big boarding house, conducted by Patrick Murphy, at Balmain, was totally suited by fire early this morning. The flames cut off the escape of two men, a woman, and a little…

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Fire at Singleton. Narrow Escape. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 16

A fire occurred in E. Arnoull's Albion Hotel shortly after one o'clock this morning. The outbreak was in a bed-room on the ground floor, which was occupied by a…

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The Dardanelles. Gallipoli. Troops Relieved. Nineteen Weeks Under Fire. Gaba Tepe. Sept. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 12

Contingents arriving from Australia have done exactly what the Australians most wished them to do, namely, bring most welcome help to this Australians at the front. The…

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Fire in Stables

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 4

Shortly before half-past one to-day a fire broke out in stables at the rear of Mr. Walter Mitchell's residence, on the corner of Paterson-road and Nillo-street, Lorn…

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Fighting in the Argonne Most Furious in the War. New Kind of Liquid Fire. Parts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 5

The prisoners at Artois and the Champagne district exceed 25,000. A wounded French officer describing the Crown Prince's latest attack in the Argonne…

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Brewery Destroyed. Fire Near Kalgoorlie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 11

Shortly after two o'clock on Friday morning Hannan's Brewery, situated about two miles east of Kalgoorile, was destroyed by fire. Only the brick tower and detached…

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News by Wire. a Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 5

A fire was discovered this morning on the ground floor of the premises of Yeo and Co., hardware merchants, Macquarie Place. The damage is estimated at £1000…

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Fire at Singleton. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 5

A fire occurred in the brick building in the yard of the Percy Hotel shortly after two o'clock this morning. The building was used for the storage of fodder. The…

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An Early Morning Blaze

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 2

A few minutes after 2 a.m. yesterday an alarm of fire was given for an outbreak in a brick building at the rear on the Percy Hotel George-street. Mr. J…

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Fire at Picture Palace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred at the Cessnock Amusements Picture Palace in Vincent-street, Cessnock, last evening. The gate of the cinematograph machine…

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Fire at Aberdare. Four Houses Destroyed. Fire Brigade Needed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 3

A fire, which broke out between half-past twelve and one o'clock this morning, destroyed four houses at Aberdare, including the Aberdare post office. The buildings were of…

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Maitland Coalmines. Fire-fighting Appliances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 5

District-officer Harper, who visited the scene of the fire at Aberdare yesterday, hat something to say concerning the statement that the fire fighting facilities at Aberdare…

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Military Hospital Fire. London, Oct. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 5

A military, hospital in Plymouth has been burned. The hospital was full of sick and wounded soldiers. Exciting scenes occurred, but all the inmates escaped…

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Military Hospital on Fire. No Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 2

London, Tuesday Night.—Brief intelligence is to hand of a sensational, fire, at the Plymouth military hospital. The place was full of sick and wound…

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On the Field of Loos. British-shell Fire. Ruined German Trenches

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 2

London, Tuesday Night.—A wellknown, war correspondent, describing the, battlefield' at Loos, says that the German wire entanglements were cut to…

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Fire at Aberdare

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 3

A fire occurred in Aberdare about 12.30 a.m. on Thursday morning last which resulted in the destruction of four houses. These included…

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Fire at Bellevue Theatre

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 3

On Wednesday night while the programme at the Bellevue Picture Palace was being shown, a fire broke out in the operating box, and the…

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The New Fire Tower

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 6

Since the completion 'of the new fire station, in Pitt-street, a 60ft. towerof steel framework has been erected at the Tears off the building. The new…

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