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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1919

322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 17

Fire at Forster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 4

A report received by Inspector Buzzacott shows that a serious fire occurred at Forster at 11.15 o'clock on Monday night, when a seven-roomed weatherboard cottage…

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The Frying Pan and the Fire

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 1

But these shortcomings, and all of them together, don't make it reasonable to jump out of the frying-pan into the fire. Labor has…

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Wool Profiteering. Destructive Fire. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 5

The prices charged for wool of all categories occupied the attention of Sir Auckland Geddes for some time. He ascertained that the average profit of the vendors ranged from…

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World's Peace Threatened. Fire Brand for Europe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1919 · page 5

The troubles about Fiume is increasingly grave, and is regarded in the highest quarters as threatening the world's peace…

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Fire at Murwillumbah. Disastrous Outbreak

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1919 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred in South Murwillumbah on Sunday night shortly before midnight, when a block of buildings comprising Messrs. W. G. Aked's tinsmithing…

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Fire at Murwellumbah. Disastrous. Outbreak

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 15

An outbreak of fire occurred in South Murwillumbah on Sunday night shortly before midnight. When a block of buildings comprising Messers. W. G. Aked's tinsmithing…

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Wool Profiteering. Destructive Fire. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 2

The prices charged for wool of all cate gories occupied the attention of Sir Auckland Geddes for some time. He ascertained that the average profit of the vendors ranged from…

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World's Peace Threatened. Fire Brand for Europe

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 12

The trouble about Fiume is increasingly grave, and is regarded in the highest quarters as threatening the world's peace…

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Fire in the Cane Heavy Loss at Murwillumbah

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1919 · page 4

"What is described as the biggest cane fire in the Murwillumbah district has destroyed over 200 acres under crop, on the Cudgeon plantation…

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Celluloid Fire. Three Children Die. London, Wednesday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 5

A great fire broke out in City-road, East London, in buildings containing celluloid and other inflammables. A girl and two boys were entrapped…

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Fire-proof Aeroplanes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1919 · page 12

The aeroplane of the future will probably be built entirely of non-combustible material. Important advances in this direction have already been made by British…

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Kronstadt Under Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1919 · page 5

The "Times" correspondent at Helsingfors telegraphs to-day: "The city hums with rumours that Kronstadt is taken, that street fighting is…

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Fires and Drought

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1919 · page 3

The continued dry weather, and boisterous winds have been followed by fires in several localities. Up around Billinudgel and…

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Fire at Singleton. Cottage Destroyed. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1919 · page 5

A weatherboard cottage at Kelso, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Horne and two children, was destroyed by fire between eight and nien o'clock this morning Mrs…

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Disastrous Fire. Mr. C. L Thompsons Home Gutted

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1919 · page 2

One of the most disastrous [?]es in the district for some considerable time was recorded on Saturday night [?] when the home of Mr. C. L…

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Fires in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 5

A fire broke out carly this morning in Lawson House, a building of nine floors, in Clarence-street. The firemen soon had the flames under control. The loss will…

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Disastrous Fire at Scone. Mr. C. L. Thompson's Home Gutted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 3

One of the most disastrous fires in the district for some considerable time was recorded on Saturday night last, when the home of Mr. C. L. Thompson, at "Camyr…

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Fire at Kelso

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 2

A fire occurred at Kelso between 8 and 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning, resulting in the total destruction, of a weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr and Mrs Cyru…

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Red Cross Fire Loss Basket Works Destroyed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 2

The Red Cross Society sustained a heavy loss by a fire in Clarence-street today, which destroyed their basket making centre…

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Disastrous Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 6

One of the most disastrous fires in the district for some considerable time was recorded on Saturday night last, when the home of Mr. C. L…

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