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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Fire at Garage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 4

About midnight, last night the Cessnock Brigade received a call to the garage of Mr. Alex Thompson, in Vincent-street. It was found that, a fire…

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Fire Brigade. Annual Returns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 7

The annual report covering the operations of the fire brigades in B district of B division of New South Wales Fire Brigades shown that during the year…

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Extensive Fire. Caused by Lightning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 8

A bush fire has caused extensive dam[?] in K[?]warra district, near Wan[?] (Vic.). [?] was caused by lightning…

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Lindfield Tragedy. Dr. Tozer Did Not Fire the Shots. Police Opinion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 9

Beyond a statement made by the police that they are satisfied the thooting at Lindfield on Tuesday. Which resulted in the death of…

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Catastrophe Averted. Fire in Race Grandstand. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 5

Which the annual meeting of the Buninyong Turf Club Victoria was in progress on Saturday a fire broke on in the southern end of the…

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Last Night's Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

The damage caused by the fire in Elizabeth-street. Sydney, last night ev[?] £5000…

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Christmas Eve Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

Mrs M. Maguire, an old lady of 86 years, residing next the Albion Hotel, John-street, had a narrow escape from death by burning on Christmas Eve. She…

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Big Sydney Fire. Warkon Building Ablaze. Several Lives in Danger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

A fire of great intensity and bristling with sensational incidents, in which several lives were at stake, broke out in Warkon Building. Elizabeth-street,…

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Destructive Fire. Haberfield Timber Yards. £10,000 Damages. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 5

A destructive are occurred curry this morning at the yards of the Australian Timber Co., Ltd., Haberfield. Watchman Irvine discovered great…

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Destructive Fire Haberfield Timber Yard. £10,000 LOSS. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

A fire broke out at the premises of the Australian Timber Company at Haberfield at 4 o'clock this morning, and destroyed a large shed and a quantity…

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Big City Fire Sensational Scenes Human Lives in Danger Rescues by Firemen. Press Club Members in Peril

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 3

One of the most sensational fires in Sydney, as regards danger to human life, since the disaster at Anthony Hondern's Haymarket premises, took, place…

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Municipal Volunteer Fire Brigade

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

A meeting of members and subscribers will be held in Memorial Hall on Monday next at 8 p.m…

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Big Fire in the City

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

At 6.45 Monday evening a fire broke out in premises formerly known as Holland House, in Elizabeth Street Sydney. The fire brigades…

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Liverpool Fires. Liability Question. London, December 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 11

The question of the msurance companies responsibility the in cendiary fires in Liverpool has been temporarily solved by the companies…

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Catastrophe Averted. Fire in Race Grandstand. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 11

While the annual meeting of the Bunlinjtong Turf Club, Victoria was In progress on Saturday, a fire broke out In the southern end of the…

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Big Sydney Fire. Warkon Euilding Ablaze. Several Lives in Danger

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 6

A fire of great intensity and bristling with sensational incidents, in which several lives were is stake, broke out In Warkon Building. Elizebeth-street…

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Destructive Fire. Haberfield Timber Yards. £10.000 Damages. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 8

A destructive fire occurred early this morning at the yards of the Australian Timber Co., Ltd., Haberfield Watchman lrvine discovered great…

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Municipal Volunteer Fire Brigade

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

A meeting of members and subscribers to the above will be held this night (Monday) in Memorial Hall at 8 p.m…

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Tragic Fire. Death of Rebecca Maud Fair Magisterial Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

An inquiry touching thetragic deaf of Rebeeca Maud Fair, the victim o a disastr[?]s fire at South Maitland of November 20 last when her husband…

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Valiant Rebels. Fire on a Woman. London. Jan 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

A message from Dublin reports tha' a motor car containing two officers and the wife of another officer, was fired on when approaching Chariement…

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