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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

805 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 41

Extensive Damage. Timber Yard Blaze

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 3

Wr. R. Brooks' timber yard at Caulfield (Vic.) was the scent of a disastrous fire which commenced at 10.30 on Saturday night, and continued…

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Tragic Fire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 2

Los. Angoles, Monday.—Twenty-two girls are dead and 18 are suffering from minor bums, as the result of a fire destroying the Hope Development School…

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Garage Fire. Coroner to Hold Inquiry. Kurrj

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 4

The Coroner,.Mr.G Brown, inspected parago of,W.J. Maher. who is charged with maliciously setting tire to the premises.and decided to hold an…

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Fire Near Gundy. Hayshed, Etc., and Contents Destroyed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 2

Yesterday, we were informed of a destructive fire at Ayr (Mr. H. Heyman's), Waverley, near Gundy, the previous night, when a hayshed,…

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Extensive Damage. Timber Yard Blaze

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 14

Wr. R. Brooks' timber yard at Caulfield (Vic.) was the scent of a disastrous fire which commenced at 10.30 on Saturday night, and continued…

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Alleged Deficiency. Fire at Railway Station

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 11

Giving evidence in the inquiry Court, Detective D. Moore said he was satisfied that the Buranda railway station premises,near the city…

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Clovelly Fire. Staining Mixture Agnites. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

Lockley Flats Grenville-street Clovelly were severely damaged by fire last night. Wallace Nunn Patrick the occupter…

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Fire at Campsie. Woman's Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 11

Elizabeth Swift, 81, had a narrow escape from being burnt to death 30th ult., when a weatherboard cottage of 11 rooms at Homer-street, Camp[?]…

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Garage Fire. Coroner to Hold Inquiry. Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

The Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, inspected the garage of W. J. maher, who is charged with maliciously setting fire to the premises, and decided to hold on…

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Kurri Fire. W. J. Mailer's Garage. Proprietor Arrested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 3

A fire broke out in the William Joseph maher's garage, Cessnock-street, Kurri, Tuesday night, shortly after 10. A passer by gave the…

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Dramatic Rescue Fire at Redfern. Newsagent's Shop Gutted. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 5

A fire broke out at Hadcock's news-agent's shop, Redfern, at three o'clock this morning. The place was gutted. The flames were first noticed by two…

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Fire at Iceworks. Considerable Damage Done

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 3

Constable Mason, of the Water Police, while on duty at Leo wharf on Monday night, noticed that an out-building attached to Dark's Limited,…

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Disastrous Fire Oil Store Destroyed. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 5

The premises of the British Imperial Oil Company at [?] were gutted by fire last night. Twenty thousand cases of oil were consumed…

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Sensational Fire a Plucky Policeman. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

A fire broke out at Hadcock's newsagents' shop, Redfern, at 3 o'clock this morning. The place was gutted. The flames were first, noticed by two police…

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Newtown Fire. Engineering Works Suffer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 5

Six motor cars in course of construction were severely damaged early today when a fore broke out in Provorts Engineering Works Newtown…

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Big N.z. Fire Imperial Oil Co.'s Store

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 4

A message from Wellington (N.Z.) states that from 5 p.m. on Monday last and right through the night Invereargill presented an awe inspiring spectacle…

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Maitland Fire Insurance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 4

Mr. D. McFadyen, organiser of the Maitland Hospital, reported to the fortnightly meeting that he had made an appeal for aid to fifty-five…

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Kitchener Fire Service. Extension Desired

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 6

In reply to the Cessnock Council's request that a report be furnished showing what relief can be given [?]chener village in the cireamsannces…

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Fire Brigade Matters Kitchener and Kearsley

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 7

A letter from the secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners was read at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council with reference to the provision…

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Motor Car on Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 6

A motor mail car, belonging to Messrs Robinson Bros., running from Grafton to Woolgoolga, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night within a…

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