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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Shop on Fire. Occupants Escape Over Roof. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 5

Fire almost completely destroyed a wholesale grocer shop, occupied by Mrs. Lavis, Devonshire Street, City, this morning…

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Cessnock Fire. Dwelling-house Destroyed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in a weatherboard cottage occupied by George Gleddon, in Brown-st, Bollbird. The house and…

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Fire Destroys Shop. Mother and Daughter's Escope. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

A fire almost completely destroyed a wholesale grocer's, shop occupied by Mrs Lewis, Devonshire-street, Sydney, this morning…

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More Fires Blaze at Timber Mill

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 9

Another fire, the third in Cessnock since Saturday evening, occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the location being Turner's…

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Early Morning Blaze. at Cessnock. Loss of Sovereigns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 14

Captain White was informed by messenger, between four and five o'clock on Sunday morning, that the premises occupied by Mrs. Eliza…

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Tempe Blaze. Furniture Factory Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £20,000

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 11

Upwards of £20,000 damage was done by a fire which gutted Woods' furniture factory, a wooden and iron building at Tempe, on 20th instant, it…

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Queensland Fire. Extensive Damage Done

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 16

A message from Richmond, Queensland, states that a fire broke out at 2.30 on Monday, in premises occupied by Coombe and Ellis, drapers…

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FIRE At Sawmill. Sparks From Boiler

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 3

A fire broke out in Turner's saw-mill on the Mount View road, Cessnock on Wednesday. A spark from the boiler was responsible for the…

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Shop on Fire, Occupants Escape Over Roof

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 3

Fire almost completely destroyed a wholesale grocer shop, occupied by Mrs. Davonshire Street, City, on Wednesday…

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Fire on the Dorset. Extensive Damage. London, March 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 13

Several firemen were overcome by smoke in a fire on the teamer Dorset at Glasgow early this morning. They had to enter the hold with lifebelts…

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Arson Suspected. Fire at Picture Theatre. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 5

A fire occurred at the Olympia Theatre, Parramatta-road, carly yesterday morning. Everything was in order when the place was locked…

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Fire in City Theatre Arson Suspected. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 2

A fire occurred at the Olympic Theatre, Paramatta-road, early yesterday morning. Everything was in order when the place was locked up on the…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 4

The Cessnock Fire Brigade, under sub-station officer C. White, was called to an outbreak of fire in Gould Bros., timber merchants,…

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Terribly Burnt. Bedclothes on Fire Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 5

Jean Verges aged 6, was playing on a bed at been home at Waverley this morning with a box of matches, when the bedelothers caught fire…

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Disastrous Fire. Timber Mills Destroyed. Brisrane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 5

Lars Anderson's timer mills at Esk were destroyed by fire last night. No water was available. The less is estiamted at about £15,000…

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Clovelly Fire. Note Ox the Gatie. "Worth While to Get You." Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 5

Albert Harold Smith, a stationer, of Clovelly, was awakeend by a strong smell of smoke in his rooms early yesterday morning. He was unable to…

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Timber Mill Burnt Out (By Telegraph.) Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 2

Lars Knudsen's timber mill, at the Esk, was destroyed by fire last night. No water was available. The loss is estimated at about £15,000…

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Serious Fire at Adelong

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 2

Three weatherboard stores were totally destroyed by fire at Adelong on Monday night. The premises were situated in Campbell-street, practically…

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Fire in Garage Man Badly Burned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 3

A garage at Hunter-street, Parramatta, was the scene of a fire on Tuesday night, and a man was badly burned…

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Flood and Fire. Unhappy Poland. London, April, 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 5

News comes from Warsaw of heartrending scenes in the districts flooded by the Vistula. Three subures of Warsaw are under water. TYhe…

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