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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Fatal New Zealand Fire Three Lives Lost. Heroic Anzac Perishes

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 1

The Hamilton Hotel, the largest in Waikato (N.Z.), was destroyed by fire on "Monday. A porter discovered, the outbreak at 4 a.m., and aroused the…

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Incendiarism Suspected. Six Fires at Waterloo. Sydney

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

Six fires, all within a radius of 20 yards of each other, broke out simultaneously in a yard at the rear of the factory of Holbrook, Ltd., sauce…

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Rowan's Bakehouse Destroyed by Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 3

An alarm of fire was sounded last Saturday morning at about 4 o'clock, the scene of the conflagration being Mr. J. Rowan's bakehouse at the…

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Outbreaks of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 4

Three outbreaks of fire occurred last evening. At 6.15 p.m. the West Maitland brigade responded to a call in Elgin-street, South Maitland, to the…

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Heroic Anzac. an Auckland Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 14

Three lives were lost in the destruction, by fire of the Hamilton Hotel, Auckland. A porter discovered the outbreak at 4 a.m., and aroused…

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Extensive Damage. Fire at Young

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 11

A fire occurred early on Friday morning in a bulk store at the rear of the promises of W. S. Millard and Sons, Ltd., at Young…

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Six Fires in Factory Incendiarism Suspected. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 6

Six fires, all within a radius of 20 yards of each other, broke out simultaneously in the yard at the rear of the factory of Holbrook's, Limited, sauce…

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A Strange Story. Origin of the Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 2

"We were walking along Pitt-street when immediately in front of the National Building we heard the tinkling of falling glass. We looked…

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Tragic Fire. Death of Mr. Moore Jones

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 3

Mr Moore Jones, who was seriously injured in the five at the Hamilton Hotel, Hamilton (N.Z.), has died in hospital…

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Extensive Damage. Big Fire in Sydney. Firemen's Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 2

The National Building, a four-storeyed place in Pitt-street, Sydney, between Park and Market streets, owned by the Scottish-Australian…

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Mysterious Fires. Coroner's Finding. Sydney

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

The inquest concerning the mysterious fires at a house in Mona Road, Darling Point, concluded to-day. The Coroner found that the fires…

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Our Telegrams. Suspicious Fires. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 5

Examination of the contents of the qurters of John Prammel at Globe, which caught fire on Sunday, showed that kerosene had, been…

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The Mystery Fires an Open Verdict. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 2

The inquest concerning the mystery fires at a house in Mona-road, Darling Point, concluded to-day. The coroner found that the fires were…

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Big City Fire £100,000 DAMAGE

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 4

About 7 o'clock on Friday evening the structure known as the National Buildings, in Pitt-street, Sydney, was found to be on fire. The fire brigades…

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Mysterious Fires. Coroner's Finding. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 3

The inquest concerning the mysterious fires at a house in Mona Road, Darling Point, concluded to-day. The Coroner found that the fires…

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Fire at East Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 4

A fire broke out in a grass paddock at East Greta yesterday afternoon, and the West Maitland brigade in charge of Station-officer Bowden turned out…

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Incendiarism Suspected. Six Fires at Waterloo. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 9

Six fires, all within a radius of 20 yards of each other, broke out simultaneously in a yard at the rear of the factory of Holbrook. Ltd., sauce…

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Fatally Burned. Through Tent Catching Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 6

Mr. and Mr. A. reynolds were admitted to the Bathurst District Hospital on Thursday, both in a very critical condition, suffering from the…

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Suspicious Fire. Hat Factory Damaged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 5

Another fire, about the origin, of which there are suspicious circumstances, caused damage to the extent of £2400 at the hat factory of…

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A Strange Story. Origin of the Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 14

"We were walking along Pitt-street, when, immediately in front of the National Building we heard the tinkling of falling glass. We looked…

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