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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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New Type of Dirigible Fire and Weather Proof. (Router's Cable.) Vancouver, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

A new type of dirigible will be built in Michigan automobile plant for the Government, as a first step toward establishing a three-day passenger service…

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Fire Brigade Band

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

The Dungog Fire Brigade Baud will make its first public appearance this night (Thursday) in front of Victoria hall between 7.30 and…

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Farmers Homeless. Disastrous Bush Fires. Man Found Dead

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 7

A disastrous fire ravaged the Katanning district (W.A.). Three separate outbreaks occurred, and were spread by a gale. The flames…

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Spectacular Blaze. Fire at Darlington

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 14

A spectacular blaze broke out in a two-storied brick building, at corner of Graf ton and Morgan streets. Darlington, about 9.30 on 5th inst, When…

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Tasmanian Fire. Town Haul Burnt

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 14

A serious fire occurred at Wynyard, Tasmania, at 10.46 p.m. on Wednesday, as a result of which the Town Hall was practically destroyed…

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Garage Destroyed. Disastrous Fire at Blayney. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

Muir and Weals' garage at Blayney was gutted by fire last night. Four motor cars awaiting repairs were destroyed as well as stock. The…

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Exciting Incidents. Fire at Redfern. Electric Cable Falls on Firemen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

There were several exciting inci-dents associated with a fire which broke out at Wicombe's furniture and upholstery factory at…

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Destructive Fire. Ten Shops Destroyed. at Wairoa. Wellington (N.z.) [?]day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 1

Ten shops at Wairoa were destroyed by five yesterday. The damage is estimated at £25,000. As the town was without a water…

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Freighter on Fire 75-Mile Dash to Safety. (Reuter's Cable.) Manilla, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

The Norweigan freighter Juno caught fire and is now in harbour, after a 75 mile dash to safety. There were no casualties…

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Bush Fires. Extensive Damage in West Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 6

It is estimated that about [?]100,000 damage was done by fires that swept over 50,000 acres of country in the Karan[?] district (W. A.)…

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Alarm of Fire. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 5

Early yesterday morning an alarm of fire was received at the local fire station. It proved to be a fire in a chimney at the residence of the…

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Huge Fire in West Australia

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

A bush fire at Katanning (W.A.), Which did more than £100,000 damage, travelled 13 to 14 miles an hour at times. The scene at night was one of…

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Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 2

A meeting convened for the purpose of considering the advisability of forming a volunteer fire brigade, was held in the Olympia Rink on…

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Trapped. Fire in Sydney. Woman Suffers From Shock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 3

A fire broke out in Turner Chambers, Hunter street, Sydney, shortly after 8.30 last night. The fire was discovered on the fifth floor, occupied by the…

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Bush Fires. Extensive Damage in West Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 14

It is estimated that about £100,000 damage was done by fires that swept over 50,000 acres of country in the Kataming district. (W.A.)…

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Farmers Homeless. Disastrous Bush Fires. Man Found Dead

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 9

A disastrous fire ravaged the Katanning district (W.A.). Three separate outbreaks occurred, and were spread by a gale. The flames…

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Outbreak of Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 7

An outbreak of fire occurred in a small two-storey brick building in the Commercial Banking Company's grounds shortly before 3 o'clock…

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Fire at Saddler's Shop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 20

The West Maitland Fire Brigade, under Station-Officer Turner, was called out at 6.40 o'clock on Friday afternoon to a fire in a workshop at…

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Singleton Leiter. Fire Outbreak. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 22

The clanging of the fire-bell at 3 o'clock yesterday morning awoke many residents. The scene of the conflagration was in an outbuilding…

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Exciting Incidents. Fire at Redfern. Electric Cable Falls on Firemen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 9

There were several exciting incidents associated with a five which broke out at Wicombe's furniture and upholstery factory at…

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