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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 42

Fire in Sydney. Sussex House

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 11

At a late hour on the 29th ult. a fire broke o[?] in Sussex House, a Building constructed of brick and consuming six floors. The fire was…

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Fire at Springwood Family Escape Through Window. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 6

A cottage in Bathurst-road, Springwood, occupied by Mr J. Hall, was burned to the ground this morning. Mr Hall, his wife, and baby, escaped…

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A Britishf Fire Fighter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1923 · page 3

A very intersting type of vessel was recently built in Great Britain for [?] abrose as a fire and salvage boat and also on occasions as a [?]ng and water…

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Kurri Fire Area

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

The necessary application is to be made by the Cessnock Shire Council to have Stanford Merthyr and Heddon Greta included in the Kurri Kurri…

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Fire at Sydney Showground

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred on Sunday night in the big industrial hall at Sydney Showground. A large quantity of timber from the dismantled…

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Steamer on Fire Reaches Auckland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

The steamer Kaikoura, which caught fire, has arrived at Auckland. Her wool and tallow cargoes were badly damaged. Smoke is still…

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Electric light for Fire Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 4

Preparations are being made for the installation of electric light at the West Maitland attending to the…

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Fire on Steamer. Now Under Control. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 5

The steamer Kalkoura, which wirelessed yesterday to the effect that there was a serious fire in her hold reached Auckland this morning. The…

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Fire at Bay View. Residence Destroyed. Inmates' Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 5

The two-storied residence of Thos Newey, postmaster, of Bay View was totally destroyed by fire late last night. Newey and his wife were…

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Badly Burned. Educalyptus Causes Blaze

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 8

Mr. William Farrell, proprietor of a eucalyptus distillery in Playfall Street, Sydney, and a resident on Randwick, was severely burned in a…

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Fire-proof Wood

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 1

Many of the early ways of making wood and other combustible 'material proof againstfire was of little, more than theoretical value; and in…

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Mysterious Fires. Farmers and Dairymen's Milk Factory. a Lucky Save

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

All hands had left the factory of the Farmers and Dairymen's Milk Co., on Saturday last by 3 p.m. and everything was in order. On…

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Fire on Steamer. Terrible Experience. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 5

[?] the Steamer Mesopotamia, Which arrived at Sydney to-day, was between Capetown and South…

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Fire in Sydney. Extensive Damage.sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 5

A fire broke out at 5 o'clock this morning in a two-storey building in Castlereagh-street, occupied. on the ground floor by Marcus Clark…

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A City Fire £1000 DAMAGE. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out at 5 o'clock this morning in a two-storey, building in Castlereagh-street, occupied on the top floor' as a Greek cafe, and on the…

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Mysterious Fire. at Clarence Town Milk Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 6

Two mysterious fires occurred at the farmers and dairymen's milk factory's at Clarence Town, The manager, Mr. E. Ferry, who lives near…

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Fire at Parramatta. Damage Estimated at £10,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 6

Early on Thursday evening an outbreak of fire occurred at the establishment of Murray Bros., store-keepers, at Paramatta. Several…

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Badly Burned. Eucalyptus Causes Blaze

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 14

Mr. William Farrell, proprietor of a eucalyptus distillery in Playfair Street, Sydney, and a resident of Randwick, was severely burned in a…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage at Clermont

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 2

A big fire occurred in the main street of Clermont (Q.) about two o'clock on Friday morning. I started in and completely destroyed. Peter Mclona's…

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Fire on Steamer. Terrible Experience. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 2

White the steamer Mesopotamia, which arrived at Sydney to-day, was between Capetown and South America, a fire broke out among the…

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