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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Making "Sporting Fire-arms."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 2

As regards arsenals they attempted to obtain permission to produce armaments exceeding the proper quota by three times. Though the…

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Heroic Father. Saves Child From Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 6

Albert Roy Cox a young returned soldier living at Lachlan (Tas.) put his two-year-old daughter to sleep and then left the house to feed his…

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Explosion and Fire. Serious Damage in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 2

A sensational explosion followed by a disastrous fire, occurred in Park-street, between George and Pitt streets, Sydney, on Saturday…

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Disastrous Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1921 · page 5

A fire occurred at Joseph's bedding factory, Shepherd-street, Sydney, this morning, and was not subdued before damage estimated at about £9000 had…

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Murrurundi Fire. Three Shops Gutted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1921 · page 3

Between 3 and 4 o'clock on Monday morning a fire occurred at Murrurundi, resulting in the destruction of three building in Haydon-street…

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Fire at Murrurundi. Three Shops Gutted

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1921 · page 2

Between 3 and 4 O' clock yesterday morning a fire occurred at Murrurundi, resulting in the destruction of three buildings in Haydon-Street…

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Fire at Children's Cinema. Twelve Fatalities. London, Nov. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 5

The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Mail" says that a fire broke out at a children's cinema performance at Harburk. The children took…

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Fire Brigade. What of It?

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 5

A meeting of the Dungog Fire Brisbane was called for Tuesday night but there was not a quorum present and the loyal ones who turned up in…

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Murrurundi Fire. Three Shops Gutted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 14

Between 3 and 4 o'clock on Monday morning a fire occurred at Murrurundi, resulting in the destruction of three buildings in Haydon-street…

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Heroic Father. Saves Child From Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 7

Albert Roy Cox, a young returned soldier, living at Lachlan (Tas.) put his two-year-old daughter to sleep and then left the house to feed his…

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Explosion and Fire. Serious Damage in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 9

A sensational explosion, followed by a disastrous fire, occurred in Park-street, between George and Pitt noon. Six hopes were practically…

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Bush Fires Raging. Alarming Situation. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 5

A message from Dubbo states that the West is again threatened with a full recrudescence of the worst features of the great fires of about three…

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Bush Fires Soldier Settlers Suiter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 3

The whole country has again been aflame in the far west beyond the Began and on to the Darling. The properties of Messrs Askew and Storey,…

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Fires in The West Greater Disasters Feared. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 2

A message from Dubbo states that the West is again threatened with a full recrudescence of the worst features of the great fires of about three weeks ago…

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Fire in Sydney. Three Women Rescued. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 5

Hearing cries at the back of a burning building in Liverpool-street, about midnight. Norbert Johnson rushed into the place, and despite the…

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Returned Soldiery' Congress State Government Under Fire. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers' Congress was opened at Sydney to-day. About one hundred delegates were present from all parts of the State…

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Bush Fires Losses in the West

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 3

Bush fires in the west are now menacing the Wheat belts. Those of a few weeks ago were confined to the great pastoral stretches, where the areas of…

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Fire at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 4

At the Weston police station the District Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, inquired into the circumstances connected with the destruction by fire of…

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Bush Fires, Raging. Alarming Situation, Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 9

A message from Dubbo states that the West is again threatened with a full recrudescence of the worst fea[?] of the great fires of about three…

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Fire in Sydney. Three Women Rescued. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 16

HEaring cries at the back of a burning building in Liverpool-street, about midnight. Norbert Johnson rushed into the place, and despite the…

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