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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Fire in Sydney. Motor Cars Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 7

A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in premises in Wentworth Avenue, Sydney occupied, by Frederick Rushton, motor car trimmer and…

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Fire Brigade Appointment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 4

Divisional Inspector G. Grimmond. of the Sydney Metropolitan Fire Brigade, has been appointed to take charge of the Newcastle and northern…

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Cessnock Fire. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 5

Mr. G Brown, district coroner, win held an inquest on Wednesday on the fire which destroyed the promises in Main street where Mrs. Galloway…

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Fire Brigade. Regulations for Board Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 3

The election of a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales to represent the municipalities and shires will be held at…

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Glebe Fire. Charge of Arson, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 5

At the Contral Court to-day, Phillip Tahmindyis, 30, described as a fireman was charged with having maliciously set fire to a shop in…

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Terrible Disaster at Sea Fire and Explosion. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 2

A message from Port Louis (Mauritius) gives thrilling details of the burning of the steamer Cigale. A fire broke out in a hold, explosions which followed…

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Terrible Disaster at Sea. Fire and Explosion. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 1

A message from Port Louis (Mauritius) gives thrilling details of the burning of the steamer Cigale. A fire broke out in a hold, explosions…

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Early Morning Blaze at Cessnock. Refreshment Rooms Gutted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 9

At h o'clock on 5th inst., Captain White was informed by Mr. Paxton that a fire had broken out in the refreshment rooms adjoining his home…

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Sawmill Destroyed. Fire in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 2

Thomas and Grestys' sawmill, in the Valley (Q.), was totally, destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon in a short space of time with a large stock of…

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Kitchen Destroyed. Fire at Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 11

Fives are fortunately rare in Muswellbrook, but the ringing of the alarm bell brought a number of residents to the eastern past of Hill-street…

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Hall Destroyed. Fire at Temora

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 14

The Star Theater, a wood and iron structure, at Temora, with seating accommodation for 700, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. The open-air…

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Fire Brigade. Regulations for Board Election

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 5

The election of a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales to represent the municipalities and shires will be held at…

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Fire in Sydney. Motor Cars Damaged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 3

A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in premises in Wentworth Avenue, Sydney, occupied by Frederick Rushton, motor car trimmer and…

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Glebe Fire. Charge of Arson. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 5

At the Central Court tol-day, Phillip Tahmindyis 30, described as a fireman, was charged with having, maliciously set fire to a shop in…

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Fire on Steamer. Seamen Refuse to Sail. Darwin

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 16

A fire broke out in the bunkers of the West Australian Government steamer Bambra to-day and the seamen refused to take the vessel, out of…

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Sum of Money. Found in Debris of Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 14

Foraging among the debris at a burned shed at Campsie last night, firemen fohnd a charred fruit box, containing £86 in silver. The owner…

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Blaze in Sydney. Fireman Overcome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 6

Shortly before ten o'clock on Sunday, a big dire was discovered in a building of five floors, situated in Liverpool-street, near Sussex-street,…

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Disastrous Fire. at Mort's Dock. £60,000 Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 6

A disastrous fire occurred at Mort's Dock Engineering Company's establishment at Balmain on Sunday afternoon, and damage to the extent of…

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Another Blaze

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 4

Another fire occurred about 5 o'clock" on Saturday evening in the remains of the workshop formerly occupied by Mr. Ziff Dunstan at the rear of…

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Blaze at a Printery

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 2

Shortly before 10 o'clock on Sunday night, a bg fire was discovered in a building of five floors, situated, in Liverpool-street, near Sussex-street, Sydney…

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