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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1919

322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 17

Kronstadt Under Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 12

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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Fire at Singleton. Cottage Destroyed. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 14

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

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 7

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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Alarm of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred at the residence of Mr. A. Moon, East Maitland, at an early hour on Sunday morning. The reel from the fire station was taken down, but…

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Defence of Petrograd. Trotsky Prepares. Fires Rage in City. Copenhagen, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 3

The Bolshevik "newspapers announce that Trotsky is at Petrograd preparing for the defence of the city. All theatres are closed, and people are…

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More Youthful Burglars Fire on Police. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 3

Three youths were disturbed by the police at a grocery shop at Woollahra at midnight. They fired at the police when chased,…

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Hidden Notes and Gold. Nurse's Fire Loss

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 2

While Nurse Cleland's weatherboard cottage, in Glover-street, Mosman, was ablaze late on Monday night, one of the occupants informed the firemen that £110 was hidden…

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Big Bush Fire. Front of 35 Miles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 2

A terrific bush fire has been raging in the Woolgar district (Q.) for the past nine days. About thirty men are fighting it. It has burnt out the whole of Mount…

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Mysterious Fires. in House at Waratah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 6

Shortly after two o'clock yesterday afternoon the Waratah. Fire Brigade received a call to a fire at the residence of Mr. J. Howell, on the Waratah Commonage…

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Fire at Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 4

Abount 6 o'clock yesterday morning, a six-roomed brick cottage occupied by Mr. Alfred Bennett, and situated in Railway-street, Branxton, was totally destroyed by…

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Hidden Notes and Gold. Nurse's Fire Loss

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 7

While Nurse Cleland's weatherboard cottage, in Glover-street. Mosman, was ablaze late on Monday night, one of the occupants informed the firemen that £110 was hidden…

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Fire at Cessnock. Weatherboard Building Destroyed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1919 · page 5

A weatherboard building owned by A. Sarroff was destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. The building had been removed from a site in Vincent-street to the…

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Suspected Incendiarism. Mystery Fires at Waratah

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 4

Several fires, which occurred at the residence of Mr J. Howell, at Waratah, on Friday afternoon, are engaging, the attention of the police…

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Fire at Branxton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 2

A six-roomed brick cottage occupied by Mr Alfred Bennett, and situated in Railway-street, Branxton, was totally destroyed by fire on Friday. Mr Bennett had…

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Fire at Branxton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 3

A six-roomed brick cottage occupied by Mr. Alfred Bennett, and situated in Railway street, Branxton, was totally destroyed by fire on Friday. Mr. Bennett bad…

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Glebe Island Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 5

Though well under control the fire at Glebe Island was by no means extinguished this morning. Burns, Philp and Co.'s part of the destroyed copra was insured at…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Damage £50,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 3

Early last night a fire broke out and destroyed the old abattoirs at Globe Island, in which thousands of tones copra was stored. Vessels from the islands leaded with copra…

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Fire on British Warship Oil Fuel Ablaze. a Brave Petty Officer. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 2

The cruiser Calliope was severely damaged by fire off the Lizard, while proceeding to the Azores. An oil feed pipe burst and set fire to…

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Mysterious Fires. in House at Waratall

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 9

Shortly after two o'clock on Friday after noon the Waratah Fire Brigade received call to a the fire at the residence of Mr.J.Howell,on the Waratah Commonage…

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The Branxton Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 4

As the result of police investigations regarding the fire which occurred at Mr. Alfred Bennett's residence, Branxton, on October 31, the coroner (Mr. McDougall) has…

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