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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Fire at Alexandria

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

Fire severely damaged the premises of the Safety Electric floating Com—pany at Alexandria early this morning. The damage is estimated at 3000…

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Scotch Forest Fire. (Reuter's Cables.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 3

The drought and picknickers making tea were responsible for a huge fire nearBanchary, Aberdeenshire, extending fully 10 miles. A thousand acres of wood…

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Liner Mauretania. on Fire at Southampton. London, July 25

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

The Cunard liner Mauretania took fire at Southampton. The vessel was lying at the docks preparatory to a trip to America. The…

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Mauretania on Fire Saved by Great Efforts

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 2

London, Monday.—The Mauretania caught fire at Southampton. The vessel was lying at the docks preparing for her trip to America when the outbreak…

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Disastrous Fire. Heavy Damage at Renmark

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

A destructive fire occurred ar Renmark ([?].A.) on Friday morning when an outbreak in Murray Avenue destroyed the National Bank and…

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Liner Mauretania. on Fire at Southampton. London, July 25

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

The Cunard liner Mauretania took fire at Southampton. The vessel was lying at the docks preparatory to a trip to America. The…

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Picture Theatre Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 5

Damage which occurred at a fire at Newtown Picture Theatre last night is estimated at [?]3000. The fire was caused by the fusing of an electric…

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A Tragic Fire Young Man Incinerated; Mate Commits Suicide

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 1

An extraordinary; discovery was made in connection with' the fire that destroyed four shops in Adelaide early on Friday morning. On Saturday morning…

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A Tragic Fire. Young Man Incinerated. Mate Commits Suicide

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 6

An extraordinary discovery was made in connection with the fire that destroyed four shops in Adelaide early on Friday morning…

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Threw Child on Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 7

Terrible illtieatment of a baby was disclosed at Rockdale in a chaige against James Todd. Prisoner's wife gave evidence that she and her husband were…

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Modern Fire Floats

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 8

"Fire floats"—the little vessels which dash to the scene of action in riverside fires—are among the most pictureque features of modern…

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Our Telegrams. Fire at Newtown. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 5

While two police constables were on duty in King-street, Newtown, early this morning, they saw flames coming from the first floor of the…

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British Unemployed Riot and Fire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 August 1921 · page 2

London Monday.—Serious rioting occurred at Gliksten's timber yard, in East London, the largest timber yard in England. Five thousand unemployed,…

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Volunteer Fire Brigade. Board Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 5

At the meeting of the Board of Control of the Dungog Volunteer Fire Brigade at the Town Hall on Tuesday night last there were present, the…

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Ruined Russia. Fire and Famine. London, August 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1921 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Times" ut Berlin .says that reports from Moscow show that to the. many-catastrophes from which Russia is suffering…

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Fire at Surry Hills. Family's Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1921 · page 5

John Clark, grocer, of Surry Hills, who with his wife and four children sleep on the top floor of the building, early this morning was awakened…

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Fire at Surry Hills Family's Narrow Escape. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 2

John Clark, grocer, of Surry Hills, with his wife and four children, was asleep on the top floor of a building early this morning, when he" was awakened…

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Big Blaze in America. Vancouver, Aug. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 5

A message from Philadelphia says that six people were killed and 20 injured as the result of an enormous five at the Atlantic Refinery Oil…

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Fire at Quarantine Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 5

Damage to the extent of [?]400 was done to a section of the quarantine station at Manly by a fire, which the staff extinguished…

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Demented Woman. Rescued by Fire Erigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 6

A woman who had previously been detained in the asylum was recently admitted to the Orange Hospital Sac was in a demented frame of mind, and…

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