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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Fire in Hospital. Patients Safely Removed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 6

A fire on the roof of the fever ward at Ashburton (N.Z.) Hospital threatened the block, but the brigade was able to avert the destruction of…

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Queensland Station Fire Owner Burnt to Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 1

Captain Aleock, owner of Windaroo Station, near Killarney (Q.), was burnt to death when a fire complotely gutted the homestead house…

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Britain's Industrial War. Dastardly Attempts at Passenger Train Derailment. Employees of Many Flour Mills Join Strikers. Unsuccessful Effort to Set Fire to Oil Fuel Depot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1926 · page 5

Despite the hazy industrial atmosphere generated by the general strike conditions there are not wanting hopeful signs that the situation throughout the counry is showing a tendency to improve…

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Fire at Alstonville

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

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

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Mullumibmby Fire Damage Totals £5000

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 14

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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Fire in Hospital. Patients Safely Removed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 13

A fire on the roof of the fever ward at Ashburton (N.Z.) Hospital threatened the block, but the brigade was able to avert the destruction of…

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Burnt to Death. in Queensland Station Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 11

Captain Alcock, owner of Windaroo Station, near Killarney, was burnt to death when a fire completely gutted the homestead house…

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Fire Commissioners. Visit to East Coalfields Towns Stereotyped Replies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 9

Notwithstanding that Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., president of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades Board of the instant assured representative…

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Geelong Fire. Freezing Works Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 2

A fire which broke out early on Monday almost completely destroyed the freezing works of W. and R. Fletcher Pty., Ltd., at Geelong…

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Fire at Bebarfalds, Ltd

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 2

Firemen from five stations late on Tuesday afternoon provented the spread of a fire which occurred at the business premises of Bebarfelds, Ltd.,…

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Daring Firemen Blaze in Melbourne. Good Save Effected. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 5

Considerable damage was done by a fire which broke out in the top stories of Aynsley's Buildings, Little Collins-street. Melbourne, early this…

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Bush Fires. Raging in America. New York, May 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 5

News comes from St. Paul (Minnesota) that thousands of people are fighting forest fires, which seriously menance a large section of the…

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Fire Near Bulahdelah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 4

In the early hours of the morning sparks were blown by a westerly wind from burning logs into the shed adjoining the farmhouses of…

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Fire in Stokehold the Makura Delayed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 3

A serious outbreak of fire occurred in the stockhold of the Union Company's steamer Makura about an hour before the vessel was due to…

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Local and General. Fire Brigades' Art Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 4

Printed lists of the drawing of the Fire Brigades' Art Union may be seen at any fire station in the district…

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Daring Firemen Blaze in Melbourne. Good Save Effected. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 5

Considerable damage was done by a fire which broke out in the top stories of Aynsley's Buildings, Little Collins-street, Melbourne, early this…

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Fire on Makura Departure Delayed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 7

The steamer Makura, was found to have a fire in the stokehold shortly after 2 o'clock on Thursday where she was berthed at No. 5 wharf, Darling…

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Geelong Fire. Freezing Works Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 16

A fire which broke out early on Monday almost completely destroyed the freezing works of W. and R. Fletcher Pty., Ltd., at Geelong…

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Lithgow Fire. Co-operative Store Damaged. Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1926 · page 5

A fire broke out early to-day in the Lithgow Co-operative Society's store, and before the outbreak was got under control extensive damage…

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Opera House Fire. Excitement at Wellington. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1926 · page 5

A fire broke out in the spotlight box in the gallery of the Grand Opera House last night, during a performance of "Give and Take."…

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