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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 42

Fire at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 4

A cottage in Chariton-street, Cessnock, owned by Messrs. Armstrong and Rouse, and occupied by Mr, W. Roberts, was completely destroyed by…

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French Battleship. Alarming Fire. London. June, 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 2

The "Dairy Mail's" Paris correspondent reports that a fire broke out on the French battleship Courbet, which spread alarmingly. Almost the whole…

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Fire at Parramatta. Escaped in Night Attire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 5

Norman Caddie, who conqucis a green grocery store at Parramatta was a wakened at 5 o'clock this m[?]ing by the house catching fire…

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From Frying Pan. Into Fire of Communism. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 5

Colons Bruxner, loader of the Progressives, referring to the incest decision of the A.L.P. remarkable:—The great lather movement has…

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Disastrous Dairy Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 2

The big dairy, known as Hayes's Model Dairy, at the Cascades, Hobart, was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. Of 120 cows in the sheds 64…

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Fire in Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 4

Very early on Saturday morning a cottage, occupied by Mrs. Roberts, in Charlton Street, and owned by Messrs. Armstrong and Royce, was completely…

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Blaze in Sydney. Damage Estimated at 15,000 POUNDS. Firemen's Hard Fight. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 5

A fierce fire discovered at 2.30 o'clock this morning, gutted a the[?]oried building occunied by a number of firms in Geotgo Street City…

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A City Fire Handy for M.f.b

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 3

Extensive damagr was done by a fire which broke out on the top floor of a six storey building in Castlereaghstreet, Sydney, on Friday night. The…

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Wakened by Fire a Narrow Escape. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 3

Norman Laddie, who conducted a green grocery store at Parramatta, was awakened at 5 o'clock this morning by his house catching fire. He had only…

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A.L.P. and Communism From Frying-pan Into Fire. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 2

Mr Bruxner referring to the latest decision of the A.L.P., remarked: "The great Labour movement has indeed fallen by the way After a…

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Fire at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 4

The Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire this morning. It was at the residence of Mr. J. Donovan, Cessnock…

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Fire in Sydney Extensive Damage

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 3

A fire broke out in Wynyard Free Store, Sydney, in the early hours of Tuesday, and as a result more city businesses have been dislocated. The…

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Patrol Fires on Crowd. Six Germans Killed. Paris, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 2

A correspondent at Dusseldorf states that a French patrol was threatened in a street on Monday night. After giving due warning they fired on the…

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Timely Discovery. Fire Promptly Extinguished. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 7

Three men were passing Brown's tobacconist shop and dwelling, at Leichhardi, late list night, when they noticed smoke escaping through…

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Fire Fiend. Attempt to Burn Down. Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 6

An attempt was made at Yarran (Vic.) to burn down the Church of England, a new brick building that has been expensively furnished…

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Hurstville Blaze. Timber Mills Gutted. Damage Estimated at £30,000

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 14

Walters, Middleton, Eades, and Company's timber mills, in Carrington Avenue, Hurstville, were destroyed by fire on Thursday week. The…

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Blaze in Sydney. Damage Estimated at 15,000 POUNDS. Firemen's Hard Fight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 9

A fierce fire, discovered at 2.30 o'clock on Tuesday, gutted a three-storied building occupied by a number of firms in George Street, City…

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From Frying Pan. Into Fire of Communism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 7

Colonel Bruxner, leader of the Progressives, referring to the latest decision of the A.L.P. remarked:— The great Labor movement has…

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Fire at Parramatta. Escaped in Night Attire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 3

Norman Gaddie, who conducts a green grocery store at Parramatta, was awakened at 5 o'clock on Monday morning by the house catching fire…

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French Battleship. Alarming Fire London, June 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 13

The "Daily Mail's" Paris correspondent reports that a fire broke out on the French battleship Courbet, which spread alarmingly. Almost the whole…

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