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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Belching Fire. Activity of Volcano. Terrifying Vibrations. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 16

Alarm is being caused through the continued activity of the volcano at Ngaruahoe. Huge tongues of flame and dense…

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Wild West in Fitzroy. Young Man Fires Shots in Crowded Street (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 6

While Young-street, Fitzroy, was crowded with people last night a young man fired sis shots. Pedestrians took refuge in all directions…

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Newcastle Blaze. Joinery Factory Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 3

A fire broke out on Saturday night in a two-storeyed building of wood and iron off King-street, Newcastle, where recently a joinery business…

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Aberdeen Store Burnt out £3000 Stock Goes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 5

A disastrous fire at 5 p.m. on Sunday completely destroyed the business premises owned by Hennessy and Co., general storekeepers, in the…

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Fire at Abcrmain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 4

A fire broke out shortly before three o'clock on Monday morning in the residential portion of Mr. E. Ball's shop in Charies-street. The…

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Big Blaze at Aberdeen. HENNESSY and Co.'s Store Destroyed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 2

One of the biggest and most disastrous fires at Aberdeen for a number of years took place on Sunday afternoon last, when the business…

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Monkerai Fire Woods' Mill Burnt

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at the mill owned by W V. Woods, Ltd., at Monkerai on Monday morning The first intimation of the outbreak…

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Block Destroyed. Big Fire at Alstonville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 3

A big fire occurred in the main street at Alstonville when a block on the southern side, comprising three shops and two cottages, was…

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The Fire Commissioners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 4

At the meeting of West Maitland Council last evening a communication was received from the Board of Fire Commissioners, advising that…

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Startling Experience. Stranger Fires a Gun. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 5

At Auburn, Victoria, last night, two men, who are partners in coursing dogs, were training the animals, when they saw a man approaching in the…

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Derailment. Goods Trucks Catch Fire (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 2

Express trains travelling to and from Sydney were delayed last night between "jerraw and Yass Junction, owing to seven trucks of a goods train leaving…

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Newcastle Blaze. Joinery Factory Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 13

A fire broke out on Saturday night in a two-storeyed building of wood and iron, off King-street, Newcastle, where recently a joinery business…

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Fire Commissioners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 4

Messrs. T. Smith (chairman), Collins, Beswick, Douglas, and Webb (secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners paid an official visit to the…

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Fire Brigade Equipment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 3

A new motor hose reel carrier has been added to the Muswellbrook fire brigade equipment, and has replaced the old manual reel, previously in use…

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Fire Breaks. Amending Careless Use of Fire Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 16

Mr. Kilpatrick. M.L.A., has received a communication from the Chief Secretary's Department to the effect that action will be shortly taken to…

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Startling Experience. Stranger Fires a Gun. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 6

At Auburn, Victoria, last night, two men, who are partners in coursing dogs, were training the animals, when they saw a man approaching in the…

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Block Destroyed. Big Fire at Alstonville

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 16

A big fire occurred in the main street at Alstonville, when a block on the southern side, comprising three shops and two cottages, was…

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Relieving Fire Victims Plenty of Voluntary Workers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 11

Mr. Arnold Bailey presided at a public meeting, at Kurri Protestant Hall, when a subscription list was opened for the purpose of re-erecting…

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Fire Commissioners. Visit to East Coalfields Towns. Stereotyped Replies. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 4

Notwithstanding that Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., president of the N.S.W. Fire brigades' Board yesterday afternoon assured representative…

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Mullumibmby Fire Damage Totals £5000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 3

Damage estimated at £5000 was caused by a fire at Milumbimby early on Sunday morning, when the Literary Institute was destroyed. The…

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