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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Destructive Fire at Dubbo Damage £2500. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 2

A fire at Dubbo yesterday completely destroyed Theobald's stationery and fancy goods shop. The damage is estimated at £2500…

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Narrow Escape. Home Destroyed by Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 2

Early on Tuesday morning the house occupied by Mr, W. C. Kemp, a returned soldier at Waterview, six miles from Grafton, was destroyed by…

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A Family Burnt Out

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 2

The house occupied by Mr W. C. Kemp, a returned soldier at Waterview, six miles from Grafton, was destroyed by fire early on Tuesday…

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Kearsley Fire Protection

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 4

Cr. Cousins was able to inform the Council yesterday that the residents of Kearsley were prepared to have the fire district extended to embrace the…

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Greater Losses. Fires in New Zealand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 7

The New Zealand, States Fire Insurance Department's report draws attention to the significant increase in losses which are nearly 100 per cent…

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Dora Creek Fire. Store and Post Office Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1923 · page 8

The post office and general store at Dora Creek were burnt to the ground on Saturday night, about 7.30 o'clock. The post office was…

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Fire Victims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 4

Mr. Kempe, son of Mr. B. S. Kempe, of Cessnock, was unfortunate in having his home destroyed by fire last week. Mr. Kempe is a dairy farmer…

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Coal, Fires Again

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 8

Since the mines started work on Wednesday [?]ters have been, very busy carting [?]al to householders, who have been using wood and "dirt" for…

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Fire Danger. Unskilled Electrical Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 5

A large number of houses and buildings in the metropolitan area are in a dangerous condition as regards fire, owing to some of the…

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Sawmill Burned. Disastirous Fire at Byron Bay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 9

About 10 o'clock on Wednesday [?] are was discovered in the saw mill premises of Geo. Montgomery, in the railway yard at Byron Bay. The…

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Dora Creek Fire. Store and Post Office Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 14

The post office and general store at Dora Creek were burnt to the ground on 28th ult., about 7.30 o'clock. The post office was…

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Petersham Fire. £10,000 Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 5

A fire which brake out at the premises of Macreo Knitting Co., Limited, in Petersham, caused damage to the extent of £10,000, when the fire…

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Fire at Kitchener. Owner Accidently Learns of the Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 4

To pay a visit to a neighboring town and to find on arrival there that a house owned by him had been destroyed by fire a few days previously…

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Disastrous Fire. Serious Damage at Blackall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 3

A fire occurred at Blackall (Q.) on Monday afternoon, when the damage done is estimated at £20,000, being the worst in the history of the town,…

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Kerosene on the Fire Child Burned to Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 3

The six-year-old, daughter of Mrs Fyke, of Culcairn, got out of bed during her mother's absence and poured kerosene on the fire. Her flannel…

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Fire at Waitara. Family Escape in Night Attire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 5

Fire totally destroyed a seven-roomed weatherboard cottage at Waitara, on the North Shore line, carly this morning. The family escaped…

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Kearsley. Proposed Fire Area

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 5

The shire clerk suggested at a meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council yesterday, that the area proposed for the Kearsley fire area be extended to…

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Petersham Fire. £10,000 Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 14

A fire which broke out at the premises of Macree Knitting Co., Limited, in Petersham, caused damage to the extent of £10,000. When the fire…

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Disastrous Fire. Serious Damage at Blackall

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 16

A fire occurred at Blackall (Q.) on Monday afternoon, when the damage done is estimated at £20,000, being the worst in the history of the town…

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Fire at Waitara. Family Escape in Night Attire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 3

Fire totally destroyed a seven-roomed weatherboard cottage at Waitara, on the North Shore line, early this morning. The family escaped…

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