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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Hospital Transport. Takes Fire. London, Dec. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 12

Reuter's Constantinople correspondent reports that American destroyers hastened to the rescue and picked up the victims of the Fren[?]…

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Canada's Abbey. Destroyed by Fire. Vancouver, Dec. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 5

A message from Queens states [?] the Basttiea was destroyed by fire, H. Contained art treasures, priceless [?] vessels, and historical sourventra…

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Exciting Scenes. Fires on Blue Mountains. Residents Taken by Surprise

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 2

Serious bush fires are raging on the Blue Mountains and many holiday homes have narrowly escaped destruction…

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Bush Fires. Fierce on the Mountains. Uncomfortable Railway Trips

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1922 · page 2

Bush fires continued to rage on the Blue Mountains on Tuesday. Many holiday-makers returned from the Mountains yesterday, and had an…

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Bush Fires. Blue Mountains. Four More Homes Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1922 · page 5

Although less violent, bush fires have still a strong hold on the Blue Mountains. Thousands of acres have been swept clear, and four more…

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South Australian Fires. Widespread Destruction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1922 · page 2

A fire at Maitland, York Peninsular (S.A.), on Saturday destroyed standing crops, valued at £1000. One of the largest and most…

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Bedding Factory. Destroyed by Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1922 · page 6

Fire almost completely destroyed the bedding and mattress factory of Messrs. Morris and Ladwig, in Malvern-road, Prahran (Vic.), on Saturday…

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Bush Fires. Sydney Suburban Outbreaks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1922 · page 4

Bush fires were again prevalent in many of the Sydney suburbs yesterday, and local fire brigades were kept busy keeping the outbreaks…

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Fire on Niagara. Considerable Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1922 · page 5

A fire broke out early this morning in the engineer's storeroom of the steamer Niagara, which was lying in. Neutral Bay. On one side were ten…

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Narrow Escape. Sensational Tasmanian Fire. Store Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1922 · page 2

A fire occurred at Richmond (Tasmanian) in the early houds of Tuesday morning, and, as a result, the big store and premises owned and…

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Outbreaks of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 December 1922 · page 4

Two outbreaks of fire occurred on the Maitland coalfields yesterday. At about a quarter to three the Cessnock a quarter to three the…

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Still Raging. Fires on the Mountains. Cottages Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 December 1922 · page 4

Fanned by a strong westerly breeze bush fires continued to burn furiously on the Blue Mountains on Thursday, and it was only through the…

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Bush Fires. Sydney Suburban Outbreaks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 5

Bush fires were again prevalent in many of the Sydney suburbs yesterday, and local fire brigades were kept busy keeping the outbreaks…

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Bush Fires. Fierce on the Mountains. Uncomfortable Railway Trips

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 6

Bush fires continued to rage on the Blue Mountains on Tuesday. Many holiday-makers returned from the Mountains trip down in the trains…

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Disastrous Fire. Blaze in Elgin-street. Wolstenholme's Factory Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 9

One of the biggest fires experienced in Maitland for a number of years occurred on Friday night at Wolstenholme's cordial factory. It was a…

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South Australian Fires. Widespread Destruction

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 6

A fire at Maitland, York Peninsula (S.A.), on Saturday destroyed standing crops, valued at £1000. One of the largest and most…

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Blaze in Sydney. Heavy Damage in Clarence Street. Kynock House Gutted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 4

A fire gutted four floors of Kynock House, 277 Clarence-street Sydney, last evening. The fire started on the first floor…

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Bedding Factory. Destroyed by Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 2

Fire almost completely destroyed the bedding and mattress factory of Messrs. Morris and Ladwig, in Malvern-road, Prahran (Vic.), on…

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Exciting Scenes. Fires on Blue Mountains. Residents Taken by

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 13

Serious bush fires are raging on the Blue Mountains, and many holiday homes have narrowly escaped destruction…

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Narrow Escape. Sensational Tasmanian Fire. Store Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 5

A five occurred at Richmond (Tasmania) in the early houds of Tuesday morning, and, as a result, the big store and premises owned and…

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