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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Shocking Death. Fire Rake Down Throat. Bheumatic Maniac

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 4

During a fit of temporary insanity, a man cut his throat with the jagged edge of a hot-water bottle, and forced the large end of a fire rake six…

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Fire at Pumping Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1922 · page 6

An outbreak of fire occurred about 6 o'clock on Sunday evening at the office of the municipal pumping station, on the town side of the river…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage Near Auckland. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1922 · page 5

A destructive fire occurred at Kakahi, near Auckland. Several shops and a public hall were demolished…

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Hancock's Hotel. Destroyed by Fire. Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1922 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at 10 o'clock last night, resulting in the total destruction of Hancock's Greford Hotel, a commodious modern…

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Fire in a Hospital

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 6

London, Thursday.—The Hospital of the Holy Ghost in Rome has boon glutted by fire. The staffs removed as many patients…

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Rome Hospital. Fire Fatalities. London, May 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 5

A shocking tragedy is reported from the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, at Rome. A fire started in the incurable ward, the walls of which collapsed…

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Chicago Fire Losses. Labour War. Vancouver, May 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 5

Chicago suffered fire losses amounting to £100,000 to-day, the incendiaries being directly connected with the labour war…

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New Zealand Fire Considerable Damage. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 6

A fire at Kagahi, New Zealand, totally destroyed several shops and the public hall. The damage is estimated at several thousands of pounds…

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Fire at East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 4

A fire occurred yesterday evening at the residence of Mr. John Cook, Melbourne-street, East Maitland, but fortunately it was discovered early…

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Disastrous Fire. Big Loss of Tobacco. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 5

Barns and other buildings belonging to a tobacco curing company at Venda, near Griffith, were discovered alight on Sunday morning…

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Hancock's Hotel. Destroyed by Fire. Gresford

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 11

A disastrous lire occurred at 10 o'clock lust night, resulting in the total destruction of Hancock's Gresford Hotel, a commodious modern…

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Rome Hospital. Fire Fatalities. London, May 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 12

A shocking tragedy is reported from the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, at Rome. A fire started in the incurable ward, the walls of which collapsed…

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Disastrous Fire. Big Loss of Tobacco. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 14

Barna and other buildings belonging to a tobacco curing company at Venda, near Griffith, were discovered alight on Sunday morning…

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Chicago Fire Losses. Labour War. Vancouver, May 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 12

Chicago suffered fire losses amounting to £100,000 to-day, the incondiaries being directly connected with the labour war…

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Fire and Murder in Belfast. London, May 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 5

Seventeen incendiary fires are attributed to Sinn Feiners in Belfast over night, including a number of large factories…

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War in Ireland Terror in Northern Counties. Incendiary Fires in Belfast

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 3

Dublin, Monday.—Two bursts, of heavy firing occurred at Clady, a town on the Tyrone border, between, Free Staters and "Ulster Specials. The…

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Fire at Gresford. Dark's Store Destroyed. Extensive Damage. Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 5

Another disastrous con[?]agration occurred last night, exactly a fortnight after the destruction of Hancock's Hotel by fire…

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The Gresford Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 4

Mr. B. W. Dark, whose store at East Gresford, was gutted by fire on Thursday night, has made arrangements to carry on his business in temporary…

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Fighting in Belfast. Record of Fires and Slaughter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 6

The Ulster Association states that betweeh December 6 and May 28, 14 police and two soldiers were killed in Belfast, and between May 20 and May…

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Fire and Murder in Belfast. London, May 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

Seventeen incendiary fires are attributed to Sinn Feiners in Belfast over night including a number of large factories…

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