Fire Fighters. Heavy Year's Work
The Metropolitan Fire Brigades had a heavy year's work, according to the annual return. There are 34 permanent and 29 volunteer, brigades. During the year they…
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Fires & bushfires, 1920
304 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 16
Fire in England. Newcastle's Disaster London, Dec. 24
Another, disastrous, fire has occurred in office buildings in the centre of the city of Newcastle. There were 10 deaths. A large number of employees, including…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Burglars Chased. and Fire at Pursuer. Sydney
When W. J. Forrester, a fruiterer, carrying on business in the old South Head-road, came downstairs early this morning to go to the markets, he heard a…
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A fire which occurred in Vincent-street about (2 o'clock this morning destroyed two shops and damaged another. Premises occupied by Mr. H. Fisher, hairdresser…
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A house at Saw Pit Gully, near Young, was gutted by fire. The tenant. Charles Masters, was working in a field nearby while his wife was away shopping. Two…
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Number five store at Alexandria railway yards was discovered to be on fire at an carly hour this morning. The shed contained a quantity of oil and other goods,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fire at Topi Topi
The police at West Maitland have bee[?] advised of another fire at Topi Topi, near Bungwahl, which resulted in the total destruction of a residence, the property of Mr…
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A telephone message was received from Clarence Town by the West Maitland police to-day conveying, the Information that a disastrous fire had occurred there…
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About 3, o'clock on Tuesday afternoon some sensation was caused in John-street by an alarm of fire being raised at the premises of Messrs Moulos Bros…
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Plain-Clothes Constable Kennedy who went to Bungwahl, for the purpose of investigating the fire at Topi Topi, returned to Maitland to-day. As a result of his…
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At nine o'clock last evening the West Maitland Fire Brigade received a call to the residence of Mr. Charles Neale, signwriter, nearly opposite the Post Office. The…
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A fire destroyed a house at Sawpit Gully, Young, occupied by Mr and Mrs Charles Masters, on Saturday afternoon. Mr Masters was working in a field…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Clarence Town on Wednesday morning, 7th January, when the business premises of C. W. Robards…
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A fire attended by suspicious cirenmstances occurred in the house occupied by the Marist Brothers in Charles-street. West Maitland, this morning. The place is a large…
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The metropolitan fire brigades effected a good save late on Friday afternoon, when a fire occurred in a four-storeyed building in York-street, next door to Messrs. Alex…
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A telephone message was received from Clarence Town by the West Maitland police on Wednesday conveying the news that a disastrous fire had occurred there…
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A fire broke out in a four-storied building in York-street, Sydney, next door to Cowan's paper warehouse on Friday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Yard Fire. Damage in South Australia
A fire, which did damage to the extent of several thousand pounds, broke out on Wednesday in wheat yards at Illaroo (S.A.), completely destroying Penno's bag factory, and…
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A fire, which did damage to the extent, of several thousand pounds, broke out on Wednesday in wheat yards at Illaroo (S.A.), completely destroying Penno's bag factory, and…
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A fire attended by suspicious circumstances occurred in the house occupied by the Marist Brothers in Charles-street, West Maitland, on Saturday, The place is a large…
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