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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Fatal Fire. Tragedy at St. Marys. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

A shocking tragedy occurred at St. Marys, about midnight. A cottage occupied by Mrs. Annie Locke, aged 50, was…

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Fierce Blaze. Rain Helps Firemen. Sussex Street Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 16

Extensive damage, amounting to some thousands of pounds, was caused by a fire which broke but in a three-story brick building in Sussex street,…

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Warialda Fire. Several Buildings Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 4

On Wednesday morning a fire broke out at Warialda in premises occupied by R. Fernon (accountant), and owned by D. Long…

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Disastrous Fires Woman's Charrred Remains Discovered. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 6

A shocking tragedy, occurred at St. Marys about midnight. A cottage occupied by Mrs Annie Locke, aged 50, was discovered to be on fire. There…

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Steamers on Fire. Brigade's Hard Task. London, April 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 13

A fierce fire broke out on the liner Mont Laurier, which was repairing in dry dock at Birkenhead. The fore part of the vessel was destroyed…

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Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 4

Hubert Fane was seated at his bureau, the carpet round him being strewn with a litter of torn paper, mostly old letters which he was destroying before…

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Cairns Fire. Extensive Damage Done

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Cairns in the early hours of Monday morning in the main street of Cairns. The damage is reported to be about…

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Local and General Fire at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 4

Shortly before noon on Saturday the Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call to a weatherboard cottage in Reserve street, owned and occupied…

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Fire Victims. Making Favourable Progress. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 5

The victims of the fire at the Police Carnival on the Show Ground last night are progressing favorably…

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Cairns Fire. Extensive Damage Done

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 16

A disastrous fire occurred at Cairns in the early hours of Monday morning in the main street of Cairns. The damage is reported to be about…

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Fatal Fire. Tragedy at St. Marys

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 9

A shocking tragedy occurred at St. Marys, on 23rd ult. A cottage occupied by Mrs. Annie Locke, aged 50, was…

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Fire Near Melbourne Ringwood Cool Stores. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 6

A fire was discovered this morning in the evaporation branch of the Ringwood Cool Stores, 15 miles from the city. The stores cover half an acre…

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Manly Fire. Refreshment Rooms Damaged. Police Arouse Proprietor. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 5

During last night, a fire severely damaged the "Jazzland" refreshment rooms, on the Corso, Manly. The premises are at the rear of the…

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Aeroplane Catches Fire Pilot Incinerated. (By Cable.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 6

Reuter's Malta, correspondent states that during combined naval and military aerial operations an aeroplane caught fire and crashed in an…

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Fire in Mine. Timely Discovery at Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 2

A fire broke out in the South mine (Broken Hill) early on Saturday morning but it was promptly extinguished by Proto men it had done much…

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Fire in Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 4
Also in Singleton Argus

A fire occurred in the 1170ft level of the South mine, Broken Hill, at 1.30 o'clock on Saturday morning, but, according to an official report…

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Cut Off by Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 2

Cut off by a fire which broke out on the first floor of the Jazzland refreshment rooms, on the Corso, Manly, early on Saturday morning, James Pilcher…

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Denial of Fire Report. Mr. Bruxner's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 5

Mr. Bruxner, leader of the Progressive party, gave an emphatic denial to the published comment that arrangements had been entered into…

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Motor 'Bus on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

The "Ceramic," a motor bus, owned and run by Mr. B.W.F. Stokes, caught fire this morning in West-street. An employee, William…

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