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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 42

Fire at West Ryde

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 5

A grass fire broke out near Brown's Hotel, West Ryde, and Blazed for several hours. With the help of many local men and the fire…

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Carrrington Fire. "Two Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 7

Early on Saturday morning a fire broke out in premises in Denison street, Carrington, partly occupied by Messrs. Johns and Skinner as a motor…

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Disastrous Fire. Shop Destroyed at Manly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 6

The early stages of the Manly Carnival on Saturday night were marked by a disastrous fire which destroyed one shop and damaged…

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Fire in Suva. Extensive Damage Done

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 6

Fire in Suva on saturday night destroyed all the south side and half of the north side of Cumming-street. The cause of the fire is unknown…

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Blaze at Petersham Fortunate- Firemen

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 1

Firemen who fought a blaze at Petersham on Saturday, morning unknowingly ran a terrible risk. They worked on the ground floor, under a…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 4

Prospects for the election of Alderman H.P. Connish, Mayor Newcastle, as country representative upon the New South Wales Fire…

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Fire at Munbring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 7

The bush fire which started over a week ago and spread from end to end of the Sugarloaf is now threatening the property of Mr. Andrews…

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Fire at Taree. Heavy Damage. Fire Brigade's Good Work. Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 5

At about 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning another disastrous fire broke out in the business portion of Victoria street. The outbreak occurred in…

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Fire in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 4

Coniderable damage was caused by a fire at the Strand Millnery Parlours, 432 High-street, West Maitland last evening. The…

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Leaping Flames. Fire at Paint Factory. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 5

Early this morning a Bre broke out in a shed at a paint factory at Alexandria. The shed was used as a store for oil, varnish and resin. When…

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Mysterious Fires. Outbreaks at Botany. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

A series of mysterious fires at Botany are attributed to fire manners. Within a fortnight there have been seven outbreaks, a house being…

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Lucky Firemen. Blaze at Petersham. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 9

Firemen who fought a blaze at Petersham Markets early tills morning unknowingly ran a terrible risk. They worked on the ground…

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Fire at Taree. Heavy Damages. Fire Brigade's Good Work. Taree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 6

At about 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning another disastrous fire broke out in the business portion of Victoria street. The outbreak occurred in…

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Carrrington Fire. Two Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 14

Early on Saturday morning a fire broke put in premises in Doulson street, Carrington, partly occupied by Messrs. Joints and skinner as a motor…

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Fire in Suva. Extensive Damage Done

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 14

Fire in Suva on Saturday night destroyed all the south side and half of the north side of Cumming-strect. The cause of the fire is unknown…

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Disastrous Fire. Shop Destroyed at Manly

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 14

The early stages of the Manly Carnival on Saturday night were marked by a disastrous fire, which destroyed one shop and damaged…

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Botany's Mystery Fires Seven in a Fortnight. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 6

A series of mysterious fires at Botany are attributable to a fire menace Within the past fortnight there have been seven outbreaks, in the course of which…

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Leaping Flames. Fire at Paint Factory. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 5

Early this morning a fire broke out in a shed at a paint factory at Alexandria. The shed was used as a store for oil, varnish and resin. When…

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Fire at Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 4

A grass fire broke out at Morpeth at the Children's Home yesterday. The brigade turned out and soon had the outbreak under…

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Early Morning Fires. Damage at Belmont. Incendiarism Suspected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 6

Belmont was the scene of two fires at an early hour on Sunday morning, resulting in the destruction of the station-master's office and…

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