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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Fires at Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 4

The residence of Mr. Jack McNamara at Rothbury, says our Branxton correspondent, was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday night. Practically nothing…

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Dockyard Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 13

A fire destroyed a range of buildings at Bembroke Dockyard, including the drawing office, containing models and drawings of every ship built in the…

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Fire at Kearsley

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 4

A fire completely destroyed the residence of Mr. James Lawson, at Kearsley, on Tuesday night, and Mrs. Lawson sustained burns about the arms and suffered…

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Fire Commissioners. Visit to Maitland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 3

Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners conferred with the West Maitland Municipal Council on Tuesday on matters relating to the…

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Heavy Fire Loss. Brisbane Coachbuilding Works Gutted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 2

One of the most devastating fires that have occurred within the Brisbane metropolitan area for some time broke out at Rosalie, a suburb about…

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Attempted Suicide. Gun Fire and Poison. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 16

Staggering into a bedroom at his home in Marrickville early this morning Eric Meinrath, aged 25 years remarked, "I've shot myself…

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Fire at Bankstown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1922 · page 5

Five places were burnt out and four others more or less severely damaged by fire at Bankstown on Saturday night. The damage is estimated at…

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Fires at Rothbury and Branxton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 2

The residence of Mr J. M'Namara, at Rothbury, was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday night. Practically nothing was saved. The origin of the…

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Bungwahl Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 2

The beautiful residence of Mr. Jas. Godwin, Iona, Smith's Lake, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday last. The residence is well known to tourists…

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Destructive Fire At. Bankstown

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 2

Five places were burnt out and four others more or less severely damaged by fire at Bankstown on Saturday night. The damage is estimated at several…

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Big Fire in Brisbane Coachbuilding Works Gutted

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 4

One of the most devastating fires that have occurred within the Brisbane metropolitan area for some time broke out at Rosalie, a suburb about three…

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Courageous Fire Fighters. London, July 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1922 · page 5

A brilliant spurt of flame lit up the darkness in Sackville-street from the Y.M.C.A. premises facing the Gresham Hotel, after the rebels vacated it…

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Fires and Fights. London, July 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1922 · page 5

The Dublin correspondent of the "Evening News" reports that the garrison at the Gresham Hotel capitulated this afternoon to avoid being…

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Murder Suspected. Man's Body Found in a Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 July 1922 · page 5

The body of David King, who resided at Calfpen, eight miles beyond Rothbury, towards Broke, was round yesterday afternoon under…

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Tragedy at Rothbury. Resident's Body Found Roasting in a Fire. Foul Play Suspected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 July 1922 · page 9

There was unusual excitement in the quiet locality of Rothbury yesterday afternoon when it was learned that a tragedy had occurred there, a man's…

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Courageous Fire Fighters. London, July 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 2

A brilliant spurt of flame lit up the darkness in Sackville Street from the Y.M.C.A. premises facing the Gresham Hotel, after the rebels vacated it…

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Heavy Fire Loss. Brisbane Coachbuilding Works Gutted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 16

One of the most devastating fires that have occurred within the Brisbane metropolitan area for some time broke out at Rosalie, a suburb about…

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The Latest Fires Extinguished. Vast Damage in Dublin. (United Service Cables.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 6

The fires which raged throuhtout Wednsday night have been extinguished. But little now remains of the row of structures between Findlater and…

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Disastrous Fire. Man's Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 5

Phillip Tegnetti, a grocer, of Balmain, who occupies a room above his shop, was awakened at two o'clock this morning, to find his room full of smoke,…

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Rescued From Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

Philip Tognetti, a grocer, of Balmain, who occupied a room above his shop, was awakened at 2 o 'clock this morning to find his room full of smoke, and his…

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