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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Petrol Distillery Fire. Still House Gutted. London, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 5

Forty fire brigades fought a fire at Capel Loonard's petrol distillery, Hackmey-wick. Lorries were requisitioned to throw tons of sand on the…

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Fire Board President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

There is a good deal of speculation in political circles as to who will succeed Mr. E. H. Farrar as president of the Fire Bridge Board. So far the…

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Fire at Merriwa School of Art's Damaged. Bucket Brigade to the Rescue

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 2

The reading room of the Merriwa School of Arts was damaged by fire on Wednesday night. The cause of the fire is unknown…

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Week-end Fires. Maitland Brigade Has Busy Time. Hay Shed and Furniture Store Ablaze

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 13

Two grass fives at East Greta early on Saturday afternoon, a serious outbreak in a hay shed at Duckenfield in the evening, and a destructive…

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Malaga Fire. Death-roil of 50 OR 60. LONDON, April 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 5

A message from Malaga, Spain, states that the death roll, as the result of the fire which occurred there yesterday, is now between 50 and…

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Disastrous Blaze. Mice Believed to Be Responsible. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 5

Mice are believed to have been the cause of a disastrous conflagration, which broke out at Narromine on Saturday night…

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Big Fire at Narromine Mice Probable Cause. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 2

Mice arc believed to have boeii the cause of a disastrous conflagration which broke out in. Narromine on Saturday night. Four wooden shops were…

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Fire at Bellata. Store Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 2

Mr. F. A. Kelaher's general store was completely destroyed by fire about 1.30 a.m. on Sunday. The fire had obtained too great a hold when…

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The Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

Some time ago the West Maitland Municipal Council had an interview with the Board of Fire Commissioners, when alterations in the district service…

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Destructive Fire. Shed, Hay, and Machinery Burned. Tamworth

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

At about 3 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire occurred on the property of Mr. S. B. Sneesby, on the Winton Road, about 10 miles from…

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"Leaving a Fire" Means a Month's Hard Labor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

John Frederick Byrnand was also charged with leaving a fine which he had lit in the open air in land near Stroud Road, Dungog, before the…

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Disastrous Blaze. Mice Believed to Be Responsible. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 10

Mice are believed to have been the cause of a disastrous con[?]gration, which broke out at Narromine on Saturday night…

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Fire at Bellata. Store Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 3

Mr. F. A. Kelaher's general store was completely destroyed by fire about 1.30 a.m. on Sunday. The fire had obtained too great a hold when…

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Fire at Goulburn. Catholic Church Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 3

A fire which broke out in the sacristy of the North Goulburn Roman Catholic church at 2 o'clock on Monday morning caused much…

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Paris Theatre Fire. London, May 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a fire arising from an electrical defect broke out in the music hall of the Casino De Parl while…

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Our Telegrams. Outbreak of Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 5

Following an outbreak of fire in a bedroom at a house at the Glebe about midnight, the police took charge of the occupant, a young man…

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R.c. Church on Fire Edifice Much Damaged

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 4

At 3 a.m. on Monday a fire which broke out in the sacristy of the North Goulburn Roman Catholic church caused much excitement in the neighbourhood…

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Paris Theatre Fire. London, May 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a fire arising from an electrical defect broke out in the music hall of the Casino De Parl while a…

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New Fire Alarms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 4

New fire alarms are being installed in High-street, opposite the [?]bank[?] at Bulwer-street corner, and at the Courthouse. These are of a more…

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Fire at Pumping Station

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 2

About 6 p.m. on Sunday an alarm of fire was given for an outbreak at the office of the Muncipal pumping station on the town side of the river. The fire…

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