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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Fire Risks in Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 2

Property owners in the municipality of Dungog will learn with pleasure that the town has been reclas [?]ed as a fire risk and is now…

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Fire on Steamer. Vessel's Bottom Bent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 6

The examination by divers of the City of Singapore at Port Adelaide, on which an explosion recently ocurred, shows that the ship's bottom is bent,…

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Baptism of fire Diggers in France

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 3

May 5th is the eighth anniversary of the Diggers' baptism of fire from German artillery. And on this day eight years ago…

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Panic in Theatre. Fire in Operating Box. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 5

Several persons were badly injured. and others suffered from shock as a result of a panic in a picture theatre at Port Melbourne, following an out…

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Disastrous Fire at laree Da[?]age About £50,000. Further Details

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 5

One of the most disastrous fires Taree has experienced broke out early on Saturday morning. It dislocated business and left an ugly…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage at Tweed Heads

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 7

Another disastrous fire occurred at Tweed Heads early on Tuesday morning, when Tweed house, a large boarding house, and the adjoining premises…

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Fire in Garage. Two Firemen Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 14

The National Motor Garage, in Young-street, one of the largest garages in the metropolitan area, was partially destroyed by fire on Saturday night…

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Block Wiped Out Big Fire at Taree. £25,000 Damage. Taree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 14

A disastrous fire occurred in Victoria-street, Taree, last night. Connell's big business block was totally destroyed as was also a…

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Fire at Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred early on Sunday morning In a four—roomed cottage occupted by Mrs. Catherine Murray. in Creek—street, Abermain…

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Mystery Fires. Car Desroyed at Munni

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 5

Another car owned by Mr. noll M'Donald of heather here munni and a shed which is cross the river from the house half a mile away were…

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Kurri motor fire engine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 4

The new motor. fire engine for Kurri is expected any day now, and the station is being altered to accommodate it. there will he no…

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Mysterious Fire Destroys Car

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

About 10 p.m. on Saturday night Mrs. Neil McDonald, of Heatherbrae, Munni, heard a crackling noise, then an explosion. On investigation, it…

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Priest Missing. Believed to Have Perished in Fire Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 5

The catholic presbytery at riversdale, southland. New Zealand, was destroyed by fire this morning. father o'neill is believed to have…

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Dungog's Mystery Fires

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 4

Several successive fires at Dungog of late aro exciting a good deal of suspicion in that locality. A motor car owned by Mr M'Donald,…

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Fires on Ships. Federal Government Takes Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 7

Regulations to deal with the matter of fires on ships in Australian ports, which have caused enormous damage recently, have been approved by the…

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Still Burning. Broken Hill Mine Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 3

Mr. A. Fairweather, superintendent of the south mine, Broken Hill, stated that water curtains were still used as a precautionary measure against…

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Trapped in Fire. Priest Killed. Presbytery Ablaze. Wellington (N.z.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 1

Father Daniel O'Neill, 44 years of age, perished in the flames to-day, when Riverside Roman Catholic Presbytery, near Gore, was destroyed…

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Mystery Fires. Car Destroyed by Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 15

Another can owned by Mr. Neil M'Donald, of Heatherbrac Munni and a shed, which is across the river front the house, half a mile away were…

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Priest Missing. Believed to Have Perished in Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 15

The Catholic presbytery at Riversdale, Southland, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Father O'Neill is believed to have…

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Timber Mill's Blaze. Damage Estimated at £100,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 6

The timber mill of the Victorian Hardwood Seasoning and mIlling Co., at Powelltown (Vic.), was gutted by Bre. last night. The damage is…

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