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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 28

Bush Fires

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 November 1915 · page 2

The bush fives of Sunday and Monday last at St. Clair and Carrowbrook have boon the most disastrous for many years. The Camden Park Estate were…

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Bush Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 2

During the bush fires at Howe's Valley an unoccupied house and at shed, owned by Mr. Peter Marshall, were completely destroyed. Nearly the whole of the male…

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Bush Fires

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 2

Bush fires destroyed considerable areas of grass and much fencing at St. Clair and Carrow Brook in the early part of the…

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Bush Fires. Farmers' Heavy Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 6

For some nights past the mountain range in the illawarra district has been brilliantly illuminated by bush fires. The outbreaks between Milton and Moruya in the…

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The St. Clair Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 6

Mr A. Grainger of St. Clair, says, viewed from the top of Razorback Mountain, on his estate, the St. Clair fire on Sunday night was a most…

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Fierce Fires' at Tinonee. Narrow Escapes. Taree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 6

Fierce bush fires were raging at the back of Tinonee yesterday afternoon, and all night. A strong westerly was blowing, with the result that Tinonee had a narrow escape…

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Fire in George-street. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 5

A fire occurred carly this morning at William Rossiter's cabinet making shop in George-street, but the flames were soon extinguished. A fireman named McKeown, in…

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Middle Styr Fighting. Masses of Fire. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 2

Reuter's Petrograd correspondent states that the fighting on the Middle Styr, which is growing intensely, is culminating in masses of fire…

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Mr. Redmond Under Fire. London, Mon. Morning

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 2

Mr. John Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalists, has completed three days' tour of the British front, during which he addressed stirring…

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The Shirker. Opinion of the Men Under Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 1

Writing to his mother at Lithgow from Lemaos Corporal J. Sorrell says: "We have read of the recruiting campaing in New South Wales, and…

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Great Fire in Paris. Damage £540,000. PARIS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 5

The annex of the Bon Marche was completely destroyed by the great fire The damage to the stock is estimated at £500,000 abd to the building at £40,000…

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Great Fire in Paris the Bon Marche. Paris, Nov, 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 8

The great fire in an annoxe ot the Bon Marcho store has been extinguished The damage was serious. "A writer says" I don't believe there is…

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Pathetic Incident. Result of the Bush Fires

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 November 1915 · page 4

A pathetic scene was witnessed in Bellingen during the week. An old dray, drawn by, two horses, passed through the town. Seated in the dray…

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Great Fire in Paris. The Bon Marche Threatened

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 November 1915 · page 3

Paris, Tuesday.—A great fire is raging in an annexe to the Bon Marche store. Ninety wounded soldiers who were in a temporary hospital on the…

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Pathetic Incident. Result of the Bush Fires

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

A pathetic scene was witnessed in Bellingen during the week. An old dray, drawn by two horses, passed through the town. Seated…

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Fire From Slaked Lime

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 4

Wood can catch fire from the slaking of even poorer grades of lime. Very poor limes may produce a temperature of 300 deg. Cent., which is sufficient to…

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Pathetic Incident. Result of the Bush Fires

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 1
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

A pathetic scene wair witnessed in Billingen during the week. An old dray drawn by two horses, passed through the town. Swilled in the dray were a…

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Fire From Slaked Lime

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 4

Wood can catch fire from the sinking of even poorer grades of lime. Very poor limes may produce a temperature of 300 deg. Cent., which is sufficient to…

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