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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Extensive Areas. Laid Waste by Fire. Stifling Heat at Wilcannia. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 5

A message from Condobolin states that there were no fresh out fire yesterday. Three of last week's fires were still burning, but they…

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Bush Fires Wheat Belt Threatened

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 2

Further particulars of the bush lires in the Western area show that the timber has been killed on numerous holdings. The fire zone has been increased…

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Still Burning. Fires Near Wheat Belt. Crops in Cancer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 4

Fires are still burning in all parts of the far west, and many outbreaks are dangerously close to the wheat belt in the Trangie, Coboco, Collie,…

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The Bush Fire. Cobar District Outbreaks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 4

Reports from the outlying districts received in Cobar indicate that the grass fires are not so fierce as they were a few days ago. There is now…

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Extensive Areas. Laid Waste by Fire. Stifling Heat at Wilcannia. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 4

A message form Condobolin states that there were no fresh outbreaks of fire yesterday. Three of last week's fires were still burning, but…

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Bush Fires. Checked by Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 4

Just as landholders of the west were becoming fearful that the weather was again working up to another heat-wave and a vast expansion of the…

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Still Raging. Bush Fires in the West. Wide Areas Swept by Flames

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 6

It was stated by the Weather Bureau last night that there had been no rain during the day over the division of the State where the fire was…

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Blaze of Beauty. Paris. Nov. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 3

The court was a blaze of sparkling jewels. society women, and stage beauties. Special tickets were issued for admission. Prisoner looked a sick…

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Fires in the West. Racing Over Wide Area

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 9

The fires in the west, says a Dubbo message, are raging over an enormously mereased area as compared with a week ago. Some parts between Cobar…

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Pentridge Gaol. Outbreak of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 2

Tho series of acts of insubordination which have occurred at Pentridge Gaol (Vic.) took a still more ominous shape on Friday afternoon…

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New Detector for Fire Damp

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 2

Fire-damp is the great enemy, of the collier, and it is peculiarly insidious inasmuch as it collects without giving any sign to the senses of its presence. Many…

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Still Burning Fires Near Wheat Be[?] Crops in Danger

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 8

Fires are still burning in all of the far west, and many ou[?] are dangerously close to the belt in the Trangie, Coboco,…

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Our Telegrams. Factory Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 5

The Darlington Box Factory, owned by A. Fewing and Co., was gutted by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at £5000. The flames…

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Scottish Castle. Destroyed by Fire. London, November 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 2

Kinnaird Castle, the finest architectural edifice in Scotland, and the treasure house of a priceless collection of furniture, pictures, books, and…

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[?]Ly Discovery. [?]Rl Gives Alarm of Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 7

[?]son, aged 12, noticed the seventh storey of Law[?] Clarence-street, last night. [?]ned the matter promptly at…

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Smoke Detecting Fire AlARMS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 November 1921 · page 4

Most automatic fire alarms depend for their action upon the heat of a flame. That is to say, the fire must already have taken hold of the…

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Fire at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 4

A five-roomed weatherboard house in Station-street, Weston, owned by Mr. Ernest Peters, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The…

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Bush Fires Further Outbreaks in Cobar District

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 4

There have been several outbreaks of fire west of Cobar. On Meryula a considerable area has been burnt in the vicinity of that station, which runs…

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Pentridge Gaol. Outbreak of Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 14

The series of acts of insubordination which have occurred at Pentridge Gaol (Vic.) took a still more ominous shape on Friday afternoon…

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The Prince in Bombay Serious Disturbances. Police Fire on Mob. (Reuters Cables.) Bombay, Thursday night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 4

The non-co-operation agitation on the arrival of the Prince of Wales resulted in most serious disturbances in various parts of the city…

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