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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Big Fire at Stanmore Fruit-preserv1ng Factory Destroyed. Over £60,000 Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 3

Over £60,000 damage was caused last night by a fire which destroyed a large portion of premises of the Stanmore Preserving Company, Ltd., in…

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Fire Law

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 1

It is not generally known that it is a breach of the law for any householder, or business man to burn rubbish or material of any…

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£10,000 Fire Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

The damage by fire at Bromley House, Kent-street, Sydney, last night is estimated at £10,000…

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Marrickville Fire. £10,000 Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

A fire occurred early this morning in a three-storey building at Marrickville occupied by Morris McMahon and Co., canister manufacturers the Rotary…

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Contractor's Loss. Unusual Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 2

Mr T. Burg, contractor, who is building three shops in Dowling Street, Dungog, for Messrs G. and E. Dark, is a heavy loser through an…

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Fires in Liverpool. London, March 10

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

There was extensive incendiarism in the Liverpool district last night. Fires burst out on many farms simultaneously…

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Cork Fires. Comprehensive Case. London, March 11

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

In the Cork Recorders' Court an Englishman related a tragic story of misfortune in claiming compensation for loss of furniture through the fires…

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Fires in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 2

Extensive burnings are reported in England of homes of English. generate, cadets, and captains employed, in Ireland, including those of…

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Picture Theatre Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 5

The damage at a fire which broke out in the Apollo Picture Theatre this morning is estimated at over £3000…

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Liverpool Fires. Drumcondra Outrages. London, March 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 2

A message from Dublin states that Captain Reynolds, who previously received an anonymous letter threatning him with a great…

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Disastrous Fire. Printing Works Destroyed

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

A fire which broke out early on Sunday morning completely destroyed Messrs. Turnor and Henderson's printing and manufacturing stationery works…

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Motor Car Destroyed by Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

Mr Alan Smith, of Bathurst-street, had a very bad stroke of misfortune on Saturday afternoon, when his Scripps-Booth 6-cylinder car was destroyed by fire. Mr…

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Bushfires Burning Gippsland District. Women and Children Missing. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 5

Bush fires continue to burn furiuosly on three sides of Foster in the Gippsland district, Victoria. Thousands of pounds worth of damage has…

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Our Telegrams. Disastrous Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 5

A fire broke out at seven o'clock this morning in a building opposite the railway station, occupied by a number of firms. Several floors were…

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Allegations Again Fire Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 4

The State Cabinet yesterday considered the request of the Fire Brigades Union for the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into…

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City Fires Narrow Escape of Whole Block. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 2

A fire broke out this morning in a building opposite the Railway Station, occupied by a number of firms, and several floors were damaged. The loss…

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Fire Alarm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 5

An alarm of fire sounded on Monday afternoon and when the brigade proceeded to the scene of the outbreak, Mr. Sid Brogan's house in Charlton Street,…

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Irish Disorders. Fires and Looting. London, March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 5

Armed incendiaries burned down the railway station at Rich Hill, County, Armagh, held up the night train and stole the mails…

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The Macksville Fire. Rev. A. G. Whitten Exonerated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

"The Methodist," the official organ of the Methodist Church publishes the following:—"A week or two ago the daily newspapers gave wide publicity…

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A Girl on Her Own Chapter Viii. Proved in the Fire. (All Rights Reserved)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 3

The express glided into the big-London terrainus on the stroke of time. Marjorie heaved a sigh of relief when she passed the barrier, and was…

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