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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Teralba Fire. Weighing Cabin Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 6

An outbreak of fire was discovered shortly before nine o'clock on Saturday night in the weighing cabin of the Stockton-Borchole Colliery…

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Tragic Fire. Two Lives Lost. Lamp Overturned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 3

A fire in a small three-roomed dwelling in Heddle-street. Abbotsford (Vic.). on Saturday night resulted in the death of Martin Buckier, 65, and…

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Fire Control

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 7

At the Carnival Grounds on Friday evening last a very interesting demonstration of the May-Oatway Automatic Fire Alarm and…

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Fire-fighter's Eloquence

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 5

When, after long years of service, the captain of the village fire brigade announced his intention of retiring, the local greengrocer organised a…

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A Cyclist on Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 2

An incident of rather an extraordinary nature occurred on Maitland-road early on Friday evening last. A motor party was coming along the road…

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Local and General. Fire Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 4

Next Wednesday week an inquiry into the recent fire at Howard's drapery establishment will take place…

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Fire at Convent Extensive Damage

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 3

Shortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out in the Convent of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. Susan-street, Randwick, The…

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Narrow Escape From Fire (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Monday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 2

Sleeping on unconscious of a fire that was binning a few feet away from his body, Thomas Pearce was awakened last night by a neighbor and told his…

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Fire in Weighing Cabin (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 2

A fire was discovered late on Saturday night in the weighing cabin of the Stockton Borehole Colliery. The flames were extinguished after…

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Wee Waa Fire. Block of Shop Destroyed. Church Saved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 2

Early on Sunday morning a fire occurred in a block of buildings at Wee Waa, occupied by F. Brown as a bekery J. Knight (butcher's shop)…

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Fire at Wee Waa Three Shops Destroyed, (By Telegraph.) Wee Waa

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 3

A serious fire occurred in Rosestreet, Wee Waa, at 2 o'clock this morning, when Mrs Spencor's store, Comino's bakery, and a butcher's shop…

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Goulburn Fires. Two Maliciously Caused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 2

The Goulburn Coroner concluded his inquiry into the burning of collett's house, John Carpenter's dwelling, Arthur Gray's residence, at…

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Fire Alarm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 4

About 9.40 p.m. last evening Station-Officer S. G. Turner and Fireman Geo. Edie, of the local Fire Brigade, received a call to a fire in the…

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Factory Destroyed. Fire at Redfern. Extensive Damage. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 5

A fire broke out shortly after midnight in Wunderlich's ceiling factory at Redfern. The firemen, finding it impossible…

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Factory Fire. Big Stock Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 5

A two-storied factory in Nicholls-street, Surry Hills, was gutted by fire early this morning. The place was occupied by J. M…

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The Fire-eater

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 9

We push our way into a narrery little den with its walls lined by silent squatting figures. An enormous man in soiled white…

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Car Passengers Escape Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 2

A sensational experience was that of 16 pasengers on a mail motor car from Westport to Nelson (N.Z.) when it was burned at Spooner's Rango this week…

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Convent Gutted. Fire at Randwick

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 11

Randwick, Paddington and Waverley fire brigades turned out on 23rd ult. soon after 10 o'clock, to a fire which broke out in the Convent…

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Teralba Fire. Weighing Cabin Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 14

An outbreak of fire was discovered shortly before nine o'clock on Saturday night in the weighing cabin of the Stockton-Borchole Colliery…

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Tragic Fire. Two Lives Lost. Lamp Overturned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 13

A fire in a small three-roomed dwelling in Hoddle-street. Abbotsford (Vic.), on Saturday night resulted in the death of Martin Buckler, 65, and…

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