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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Compensation Claim Husband's Death After a Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 6

Under the Workmen's Compensation Act, a claim was made in the Sydney District Court, by Elvina Hatton, widow, of Windsor-road, Dulwich Hill,…

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Under Fire. Barrage of Road Metal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 5

Rev. W. Touchell, who in lecturing in and around Maitland for the Protestant Federation, together with the party who motored to Morpeth with…

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Fire at the Exchange Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 4

Some little excitement was created at the Exchange Hotel last evening, about 7.30 when some papers, which were lying on a couple of chairs,…

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Military Fire on Police. London, April 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 5

A lorry-lad of police Cloughran did not rely to a challenge by the military frees, who, in the darkness, fired on tem. An inspector was…

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Fire Blight. Ravages in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 2

Mr. H. G. Hooy, a fruigrower from the Whangarol district; N.Z.; who is in Sydney, has an alarming story to tell of the spread of fire blight in the…

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Compensation [?] Husband's Death After[?] Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 16

Under the Workmen's C[?] Act. a claim was made in the District Court, by Elri[?]vidow of Windsor road, [?]…

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Sydney Fire. Furniture Store Damaged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 9

Grace Bros.' repository at Campe[?]down, containing large quantities of stared furniture, was threatened with destruction by fire last week. The boot…

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Fire Blight. Ravages in New Zealand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5

Mr. H. G. Hoey, a fruitgrower from the Whangarei district, N.Z., who is in Sydney, has an alarming story to tell of the spread of fire blight in the…

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Under Fire. Barrage of Road Met[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 14

Rev. W. Touchell, who is [?] in and around Maitland for [?]testant Federation, together [?] party who motored to Mor[?]…

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Military Fire on Police. London, April 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 2

A lorry-load of police at Cloughran did not reply to a challenge by the military forces, who, in the darkness, fired on them. An inspector was…

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FIRE. pendant."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

By an outbreak of fire at his homestead, Avondale, Currabubula, on Saturday about mid-night. Mr. George Perrett had a stack of Sudan…

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Big City Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

Damage running into many thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which broke out on the top floor of a building at the corner of Mountain and Kelly…

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Big Fire at Barraba Several Buildings Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Barraba early on Tuesday morning. Two residents just after returning from the annual Anzac ball noticed flames issuing…

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Destroyed by Fire. Japanese Freighter. Vancouver. May 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 5

The Japanese freighter Tokuyo Maru has been destroyed by fire on the Washington coast. Nine Japanese sailors lost their lives…

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Cloncurry Fire. Damage Estimated at £15,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 6

A disastrous fire occurred in a business section of Ramsay-street, Cloncurry, damage estimated at £15,000 being done…

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Disastrous Fire. Extensive Damage at Barraba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 7

A disastrous fire occurred in Barraba early on Tuesday morning, and in the absence of a water supply several buildings, with their contents,…

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Fatal Fire. Two Men. Burnt To.death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 5

Two men named Borgolte and Hunter were burned to death in a three-roomed whare at Okahukura, New Zealand…

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Big Fire at Barraba. Several Buildings Des Troyed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at Barraba early on Tuesday moning. Two residents just after returning from the annua Anzac ball noticed flames…

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Suspicious Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 5

In connection with the suspicious fire that occurred in an unoccupied house in Bourke-street, yesterday, investigation disclosed that bedding,…

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Robbery and Fire. a Woolloomooloo Incident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 2

The police are endeavouring to trace the person or persons who set fire to a house in Woolloomooloo yesterday. When the owner inspected the…

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