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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Blaze in Theatre Actors Saury on (By Cable.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 2

Wellington (N.Z.), Wednesday. A fire broke out in the spotlight box in the gallery of the Grand Opera House last night, during the perform…

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Fire Insurances

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

Sheds.—The sheds in the rear of the Shire Offices have been completed at total cost of £120 14s lOd, and I beg to recommend that I be authorised…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 12

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

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Lithgow Fire. Co-operative Stork Damaged. Lithgow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 15

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

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 7

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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Fire Averted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 4

Since the electric light has been cut off at Kurri, each of the "Marble Bar" windows is illuminated by a dozen candles. On Saturday night…

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Petrol on Fire Big Blaze Narrowly Averted

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 3

Two men had narrow escapes from death when sparks from an electric fan ignited some petrol at the works of Barnett Glass Rubber Coy., Melbourne,…

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Leichhardt Fire Man's. Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 2

James Hyde had a narrow escape from death in a fire which destroy Hyde Bros.' motor painting shop at Leichhardt early on Saturday…

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Extensive Damage. Fire at North Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 2

Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which occurred last night at the branch store of Marcus Clark and…

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Fire Brigade Effort

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1926 · page 4

The result of the Fire Brigade up peal for Hospital was £551 as far as the Maitland Hospital is concerned. Of this amount £331/17/8 has been…

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Fire in Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1926 · page 4

During the rounds of his inspection of the East Greta Colliery yesterday afternoon, the manager (Mr. Rees) discovered a fire in a section in one of…

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Set Fire to Car Three Persons Committed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 June 1926 · page 2

Evidence that Alexander Fenton burnt his Overland car on April 10 so that he could collect £100 insurance was given on at Newcastle Court on…

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Coal Mine on Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 7

The Minister for Mines received word yesterlay morning that a fire had broken out at Bast Greta Colliery,. but the flames were well…

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Set Fire to Car. Three Persons Committed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 8

Evidence that Alexander Fenton burnt his Overland car on April 10 so that he could collect £100 insurance was given at Newcastle Court…

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Leichhardt Fire Man's Narrow Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 9

James Hyde had a narrow escape from death in a fire which destroyed Hyde Bros.' motor painting shop at Leichhardt early on 29th ult…

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Extensive Damage. Fire at North Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 16

Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which occurred last night at the branch store of Marcs Clark and…

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Renault Motor Works Seriously Damaged by Fire. London, May 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 12

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that a serious fire occurred at the Renault motor works at Billancourt, where the workers recently struck…

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Fire at Redfern Old Woman Rescued. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 6

A fire broke out in Dickson's case factory at Redfern at 4 o'clock this morning. The adjoining factory of Riley's, Ltd., furniture manufacturers,…

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Newcastle Blaze. Grocery Shop Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1926 · page 2

When headquarters and Hamilton Fire Brigades reached a fire at Mrs Tudor's mixed grocery business at the corner of Dennison and Bridge…

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'Frisco Fires. Worst Since 1906. San Francisco, June 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1926 · page 4

A series of fires, which the Mayor (Mr. Rolph) describes as the worst, in San Francisco's history since the great fire of 1906, swept a large area of the…

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