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Fires & bushfires, 1916

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A Malicious Fire. Parcel Bursts Into Flame

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1916 · page 7

An inquiry was held in Sydney by the Acting City Corner, Mr. Jamicson, into the fire, which damaged the premises of Messrs. Stoli[?] and Basger, at [?]…

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Big Fire at Glebe. Wood-turning Mills Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1916 · page 4

Shortly before 3 O'clock this morning a [?] was discovered in the cabinetmaking, joinery, and wood-turning mills in Ferry-road, Glebe, the property of Mr. Walter Hughes…

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Robberies in Sydney. Constable FiRES Five Shots

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 2

Robberies appear to be on the increase in the metropolitan area, and some valuable hauls of jewellery have been made by the marauders…

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Fire at Bowraville. £7000 Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 5

The West Maitland police received a telegram from the police at. Bowraville, on the North Coast, to-day, stating that a serious outhreak of fire had occurred there…

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Wheat Stack Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 5

Another wheat satck, fire is reported from Borandoia siding on the Wagga-Humula railway. The flames were speedily extinguished…

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Big Fire at Glebe. Wood-Turning Mills Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 1

Shortly before 3 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire was discovered in the cabinet-making, joinery, and wood-turning mills in Ferry-road, Glebe, the…

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The Sydney Fires I.W.W. Cases Nearing the End. Appeals by Two of Accused. (By Telegraph;) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

In the L.W.W. prosecutions to-day the cases for the Crown concluded. The accused King arose and asked his Honor to acquit him, owing to lack of…

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Fire on Munition Ship Material for Allies. Supposed German Bomb. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) New York, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

A fire on the Italian steamer Regina Italia, lying at a wharf at Brooklyn, destroyed her cargo of wax. It did not destroy a valuable…

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Mysterious Fires. Outbreak at Auburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 November 1916 · page 3

The inquest into the three mysterious outbreaks of fire at the Caldwell Vale Mcfor Works, Auburn, on October 22, was concluded before Mr. Richardson Clark, the…

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City Fires. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 3

Two small outbreaks of fire occurred in the City this morning. They were promptly suppressed…

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The Lochinvar Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 4

Constable Bruton, of Lochinvar has submitted a report to the Coroner concerning the disastrous fire at Mr. H. Crebert's wheel wright's shop, and as there are no…

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Fire in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 3

About [?] clock on Thursday a fire broke[?] in the rear portion of Ba[?] Residential Cafe at [?]04 George-street Sydney. The whole of the back part of the building was…

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Mysterious Fires. Outbreak at Auburn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 7

The inquest into the three mysterious outbreaks of fire, at the Caldwell Vale Motor Works, Auburn, on October 22, was concluded before Mr. Richardson Clark, the…

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Disastrous Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 8

A fire broke out in the stores of M? W: J. Tuck, in. High-street, Bowraville, this week. It continued to spread for about 80 ynrds north and south, and…

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Robberies in Sydney. Constable Fires Five Shots

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 14

Robberies appear to be on the increase in the metropolitan area, and some valuable hauls of jewellery have been made by the marauders…

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A Malicious Fire. Parcel Bursts Into Flame

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 15

An inquiry was held in Sydney by the Acting City Coroner, Mr. Jamieson, into the fire which damaged the premises of Messrs. Stolmack and Basger, at 98…

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Hun Batteries. German on British Fire. Vivid Narrative

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 11

The havoc wrought by the English fire among the German batter on the Somme is described by the special correspondent of the "Kolnische Volkszeitung." Herrmann…

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Big Fire at Glebe. Wood-turning Mills Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 8

Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the cabinet making, joinery, and wood-turning mills in Ferry-road, Glebe, the property of Mr. Walter Hughes…

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"Tanks" End in Le Sars. Committed Hari-kari in Blaze of Glory. Our Advance on Bapaume. with the British Armies in the Field Oct. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 12

The men who took Le Sars are still there holding it, and only the short facts of their case come back from them through the mist and across the waterpools. It has been…

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Castle Hill Fire. Quinn Committed for Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 3

The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the destruction by fire of a cottage and furniture, owned by Thos. Quinn, at Castle Hill, on October 22, was…

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