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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Early Morning Blaze. at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 5

A little before one o'clock this morning a railway employee on Cessnock station noticed flames issuing from Gould Bros. sawmill, which is…

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Damaged by Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out this morning on the steam lighter Tay, which was moored to the piles in Rozello bay. The firemen were soon on the…

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Vessel Seized. Strikers in Charge of Demodocus. Vessel's Fires Drawn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 6

Strikers at Fremantle have seized the Blue Funnel line steamer Demodocus, and drawn the fires. Pickets have been placed on board, and are…

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Racecourse Fire. Storeroom at Newcastle Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 6

Shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, a fire was discovered in a building on the Newcastle racecourse, used as a feedhouse, stables, and storeroom…

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Charred Body. Found in Debris of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 2

A tragedy, attended by mysterious circumstances, occurred at Solomen town, Port Pirie. The charred body of Irvine James…

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Fire at Cessnock Gould Bros.' Mill Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 5

A few minutes before 1 o'clock on Thursday morning a Cessnock railway employee telephoned to the Cessnock fire station that a fire was raging in…

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Three Fires. Two Hotels and Church Damaged. Suspect Arrested. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 16

Three fires broke out at Hokitika last night, the first at the Red Lion Hotel the second at Keller's Hotel, and the third in the Methodist…

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Fire and Black Damp Found in Three Southern Collieries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Lysaght, M.L.A., asked Mr. Baddeley, the Minister for Mines, if he was aware that the report of the…

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Burning Fatality. Old Man's Death. Charred Remains in Hut Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 13

The charred remains of an old age Pensioner named Joseph Ryan, aged 70 years, were found at Allandale in the ruins of a two-roomed slab-hut…

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Spectacular Fire. Boot Factory Destroyed. Two Hundred Hands Affected. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 5

Spicer's boot factory, at Clifton Hill, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at £50,000…

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Newcastle Blaze DOES £80,000 DAMAGE

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 3

Frederic Ash, Ltd., of Newcastle, were heavy losers by fire on Tuesday morning when the firm's seven-story bond store and three story…

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Gunnedah Blaze. Five Shops Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1925 · page 7

A disastrous fire broke out at (lunnedah early on Tuesday morning. Five shops were destroyed, all being weatherboard structures situated in a…

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Big Fire at Gunnedah Business Places and Residences Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 October 1925 · page 3

A disastious fire broke out at 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning in the heart of Conadilly-street, the main business centre of Gunnedah, in…

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Bush Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 7

A bush fire broke out behind the Cessnock racecourse yesterday. Dense volumes of smoke hung over the vieinity all the afternoon…

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Sydney Blaze. Damage Totals £15,000. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 5

A fire was discovered at four o'clock this morning on the premises of the Cyelone Grinding Company, Darling Harbour…

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Fire at Gunnedah. DAMAGE, £15,000

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out at Gunnedah about 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Five shops were destroyed, all being weatherboard…

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Disastrous Fire at Guenedah £15,000 DAMAGE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 10

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Gunnedah broke out between 3 and 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning in a block of wooden…

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Fire at Darling Harbour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 October 1925 · page 6

A fire was discovered at 4 o'clock this morning on the premises of the Cyclone Grinding Company, Darling Harbour. When the brigades arrived…

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Vessel Seized. Strikers in Charge of Demodocus. Vessel's Fires Drawn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1925 · page 14

Strikers at Fremnatle have seized the Blue Funnel line steamer Demodocus, and drawn the fires. Pickets have been placed on board, and are…

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Charred Body. Found in Debris of Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1925 · page 9

A tragedy, attended by mysterious circumstances, occurred at Solomon Town, Port Pirie. The charred body of Irvine James…

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