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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 42

Outbreaks of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 4

There were three fires yesterday. One at north Kurri Kurri occurred in some scrub near the railway station, Two acres of scrub and…

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Alarm of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 4

The West Maitland Fire Brigade responded to an alarm of fire this afternoon at the residence of Mr. W. Farrow, Hunter-st., Horseshoe Bend…

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Bush Fires. Destruction at Hornsby. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 9

Destructive bush fires occurred in the Hornsby district during the week-end. Hundreds of acres were destroyed. On several occasions the…

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Car Over Cliff. Destroyed by Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 11

Mr. Anderson, of the Sydney firm of seedsmen, and his on were motoring at Mount Wilson, in the Lithgow district, and decidedto go on towards…

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Disastrous Blaze. Brewery Burnt Out Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 4

An extensive fire burnt out the brewing, power, and mail and sugar rooms of the Bondigo United Brower les…

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Disastrous Fire. £50,000 Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 6

A fire broke out in Flinders Lane, Melbourne and caused damage estimated at £50,000. The outbreak occurred on the…

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Motor Garage Burnt. Fire at Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 6

Mr. W. U. Harris's garage, a large building in Church-street, Gloucester, was destroyed by fire. The building was stocked with…

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Big Blaze. Two Buildings Gutted. Heroic Work of Fire Fighters

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

Shortly after nine o'clock yesterday morning the alarm was raised that a fire Had broken out in the northern cud of Kelly-street, in…

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Big Blaze in Melbourne. £50,000 Damage

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 3

In a fire at Doery and Tilley's boot factory, Flinder's Lane, Melbourne, on Saturday, the top storey, of the five was destroyed, and much damage done…

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Almost Another Fire. Lucky Discovery

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

The smoke was still ascending from the ruins of the above places when an outbreak wag discovered in the extensive timber yards of…

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Fire in Hotel. Boarders' Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 6

Had it not been for the alertness of Coast. Dimmock while on patrol duty in Newcastle early on Monday morning three boarders. staying at…

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Disastrous Fire. Block Involved at Whitton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 6

A disastrous fire commenced at Whitton at the Commercial Hotel about midday on Monday, and extended the full length of the block,…

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Big Fire at Bendigo. Damage Estimated at £5000 (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

An extensive fire burnt out the brewing tower and malt and sugar rooms of Bendigo. The United Breweries' large stocks of sugar and grain and grinding…

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Fire Commissioner Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 4

The nominations for the election of a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales by the councils of the municipalities…

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Fire at Scone. Brick Shop Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 6

A fire started at 9 o'clock Monday on morning in Miss M. Tuite's Store at Scone. The place was burnt to the ground and a…

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Woollen Mills. Damaged by Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 5

Spontaneous ignition amongst a in quantity of wool is thought to have been the cause of a fire that broke out at Mark Foy's woollen at Waterloo…

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Fire on Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 2

About 2.15. p.m. yesterday the fire alarm rang out, and it was ascertained that there had been an outbreak on the railway bridge. Mr J. Brunner,…

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Fire in Foy's Woollen Mills

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 2

Spontaneous ignition amongst a quantity of wool is thought to have been the cause of a fire that broke out at Mark Foy's woollen mills, Waterloo,…

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Local & General News. Board of Fire Commissioners

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 2

The nominations for the election of a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales, by the councils of the municipalities and…

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Fire Raging. on Board Canadian Pioneer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 5

An Auckland message states a fire is rasing aboard, the steamer, Canudian Pioneer which was to have competed loading a earge for…

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