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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Aberdare Colliery Fire. Men’s Rush for Safety. Excited Women at Pithead. Firemen’s Strenuous Fight

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 5

An outbreak of fire of a sensational nature occurred shortly after one o’clock yesterday afternoon at Aberdare Colliery…

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Disastrous Blaze. Motor Garage Damaged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 12

Seven motor buses were more or less seriously damaged, a car was burnt, and a motor lorry damaged by a fire winch swept through a motor…

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Bendigo Blaze. Business Houses Destroyed. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 5

Several business premises at Bendigo were gutted by fire last night, including Lonnington's dranery store. Jeffrey's wine and spirit stores,…

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Sydney Fires. Mysterious Outbreak at Haberfield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 13

Mystery surrounds an outbreak of fire which occurred in a brick cottage in Jasmar-avenue, Haberfield, on Sunday night. The occupants left home on…

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Fire Commissioner's Visit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 6

Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., and colleagues made their annul visit to Muswellbrook fire station on Friday last. The same night they were…

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Board of Fire Commissioners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 6

A visit was paid to Singleton on Saturday by the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales, including the president (Hon. T. J…

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Steamer Raided. by Striking Seamen. Fires Baked Out

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 16

At about 4 a.m. on Saturday the striking seamen again raided the steamer Apolda at Bunbury. They raked out the fires, drew the…

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Aberdare Colliery Pan Shaft on Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 6

A fire occurred in the fan shaft and fan drift at the Aberdare colliery on Thursday afternoon, and caused much excitement. Whistles were blown, and…

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Horses Destroyed. Disastrous Fire, at Hobart

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 11

Nine horses were destroyed in a fire which occurred at the, Sydney Horse Bazaar in Argylle-street, Hobart. After the building had cooled…

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Fire on Steamer. Four Separate Outbreaks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 7

Investigations of the hold of the steamer Turakina at Wellington (N.Z.), where the fire occurred, revealed that there were four separate…

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Forty-four Hours. Effect on Fire Brigades

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 5

Mr. G. J. Baker (Municipal councils' representative on the Board of Fire Commissioners) has circularised the various local governing bodies,…

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School Fire. Open Verdict Returned. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 7

An open verdice was returned by the Coroner at the inquiry concerning the fie which occurred at the North Auburn Public School…

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Fire in Mine. Excitement at Aberdare. Outbreak Suppressed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 5

An outbreak of fire was discovered in the fan drift and fair shaft at Aberdare colliery at one-thirty on Thursday. Uncaused some…

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Suspicious Fire. Two Men Committed for Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1925 · page 2

A fire broke but in the Pacific Hotel at Cudgen in the M[?] district, was the subject of a ma[?] inquiry at the [?]…

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Disastrous Fire. Eleven Houses Destroyed. Victorian Blaze. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred in Williamstown North, near the Newport workshops early this morning, when eleven weatherboard houses owned by…

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Hotel Destroyed. Fire at Gladstone. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 5

Grosvenor's Queen's Hotel, Gladstone, was completely destroyed by fire this morning. Within half an hour of the…

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Picture Show Fire. Damage at Pelaw Main. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 2

A fire broke out at a picture show in Pelaw-Main School of Arts last night during a picture show being given by a private showman Damage…

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Miles of Flame. Victoria's Big Bush Fire. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 5

Further details of the bush fire near Bacchus Marsh show that the flames now extend from the Dandenong Ranges to Healesville Ranges…

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Alarm of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 4

Early this morning, the bell at the Morpeth fire station was rung for fire alarm. It was found that one of the buildings of Messrs. D…

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[?]Rinting Works. Damaged by Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 5

[?]roke out in printing works [?] jack Gilbert, at Pad[?] an early hour to-day. [?] floor was practically…

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