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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Hartlepool Fire. Damage Over £2,000,000. LONDON. January 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

The Hartlepool fire has been finally extinguished. In addition to the extensive destruction of the timber yards, 166 tenements were damaged and a…

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Hartlepool Fire. Damage Over £2,000,000

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

London, Monday.—The Hartlepool fire has been finally extinguished. In addition to the extensive destruction of the timber yards, 166 tenements were…

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P. F. A. Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

A the outcome of the recent disas-trous lire, probably the largest and most destructive which has ever, taken place in Sydney, the board of…

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Fire Brigade. Finding What the Trouble Is Bury the Hatchet

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 3

A meeting of the local Fire Brigade Board and firemen was held in the Memorial Town Hall on Monday night last. There were present: the…

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Bush Fires. Havoc Among Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 9

Reports which dribbled into Wagga on Friday night from various centres of the fire zone show that the fires which are burning to the south-east of…

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P.F.A. Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 1

As the outcome of the recent disastrous fire, probably the largest and most destructive which has ever takeu place in Sydney, the Board, of Directors of the…

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Fire at South Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 6

At, 1.35 a.m. yesterday the Singleton Fire Station received a call, and Capt. Morris and eight men took two hoses and a reel to the scene of the outbreak,…

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Fire Near Henty. Extensive Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 3

Much damage was done by a fire which occurred on Sunday at Yerong Crock, near Henty. The following business establishments were…

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Hartlepool Fire. Fearful Calamity. London, January 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 12

A great fire is raging to-night at Hartlepool. It started in a big timber store, and a gale fanned the flames, which soon covered nine acres…

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Hartlepool Fire. Damage Over £2,000,000. LONDON, January 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 3

The Hartlepool fire has been finally extinguished. In addition to the extensive, destruction of the timber yards, 166 tenements were damaged and a…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 3

A fire occurred shortly after 1 a.m. yesterday, in Park-street, in premises tenanted by Mr. Harry Dobell. The building was of weatherboard,…

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Bush Fires Caused by Lightning. Warren

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 7

An outstanding feature of this summer is the fact that on the occasion of every thunderstorm there have been bush fires caused by lightning. On…

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Fire in Wash-house

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

A fire occurred in the wash-house at the residence of Mr. Albert Thorpe, William-street, East Maitland, this morning, Messrs. J. Zhimmerman, and…

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Fire On The Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

A fire, which fortunately did not do a great deal of harm, occurred in one of the pavilions on the Showground either on Saturday or Sunday night…

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P.f.a. Fire. Points a Moral

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 3

The immunity from fire which the wool stores have enjoyed for a considerable length of time had created a false sense of security,…

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Fire at Taree. Stores Damaged Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

At about 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning a fire broke out in promises for many years known as the Manning Stores at the corner of Victoria…

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Bush Fires. 500 Square Miles Swept

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 7

An extensive bush fire has been raging in the country at the back of from Knob, South Australia, from where the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Fire Brigade Board. MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the Dungog Municipal Volunteer Fire Brigade Board was held in the Memorial Town Hall on Tuesday night last, at which the…

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Our Telegrams. Fire at Leichhardt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

A weatherboard cottage occupied by Charles Arndt was destroyed by fire at Leichhardt, while an a[?]joining cottage was severely damaged by…

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Bush Fires Caused by Lightning. Warren

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 3

An outstanding feature of this summer is the fact that on the occasion of every thunderstorm there have been bush fires caused by lightning. On…

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