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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

970 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 49

Three Fires. Maniac at Work

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 16

The Mechanies' Institute at Geelong was destroyed by fire on Monday and severe damage was caused to the library. The total loss is…

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Mine Fire. New Zealand Outbreak

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 14

The fire in the Millerton mine (N.Z.) is practically sealed off, and coal production has been resumed. At Westport, the branch manager of the…

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Trapped by Fire. Woman Burned to Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 16

Crippled and dumb, Miss catherine Bowerman, 33. could not give the alarm when her bedroom at her home at Bredbo, near Cooma, caught…

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Match Factory. Seriously Damaged by Fire. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 13

The Commonwealth Match Factory at Melbourne was damaged by fire last night. The loss is estimated to run into several thousands of pounds…

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Timely Shower. Fire in Powder Magazine Extinguished. Orange

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 5

A shower of rain probably saved the town of Cadia from destruction yesterday. A fire broke out in the powder…

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Fire in Powder. Magazine. Narrow Escape of Cadia Township

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 2

George henderson appeared before the Orange Police Court to answer a charge of having attempted to maliciously set fire to a building in Cadia…

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Blaze at Auburn. Fusing of Electric Wires the Cause. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 5

An outbreak of fire occurred carly this morning in the manufacturing portion of the General Chemical Coy., at Auburn…

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Bridge on Fire. Train Grew Extinguish Flames

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

While the train from Wee Was to Narrabri West was passing over the Boliena Creek bridge, a wooden structure, a few miles from the latter…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 5

Farmers Auctioneering Company's premises at Cambridge were destroyed by fire. The stock was valued at £12,000…

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Blaze at Auburn. Fusing of Electric Wires the Cause. Sydney

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

An outbreak of fire occurred early this morning in the manufacturing portion of the General Chemical Coy., at Auburn…

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Fire in Powder. Magazine. Narrow Escape of Cadia Township

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 16

George Henderson appeared before the Orange Police Court to answer a charge of having attempted to maliciously set fire to a building in Cadia,…

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Fire Bri[?]ades' Art Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 4

The treasurer of the Maitland Hospital has received and allotment statement, and a remittance of £131/17/7 from the hon. secretary of the…

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Canowindra Fire. Damage Totals £4000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

A fire occurred in the main street at Canowidra, when brick premises occupied by Mr. E. E. Murray, mercer and clothier, and Mrs. Algie…

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Fire at Bungwahl

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 4

During the absence of Mr. Payne and his family, the grocery store and dwelling occupied by them at Bungwahl was destroyed by fire. The…

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Canowindra Fire. Damage Totals £4000

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 16

A fire occurred in the main street at Canowindra, when brick premises occupied by. Mr. E. E. Murray, mercer and clothier, and Mrs. Algie,…

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Factory Fire. Police Enquiring. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 5

The police are inquiring into the cause of an outbreak of fire about 2 a.m. to-day at the factory of Messrs. Belshaw and Son, boot…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage in New Zealand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 9

Farmers Auctioneering Company's premises at Cambridge (N.Z.) were destroyed by fire. The stock was valued at £12,000,…

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Local and General Fire at Bungwahl

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 2

During the absence of Mr. Payne and his family, the grocery store and dwelling occupied by them at Bungwahl was destroyed by fire. The…

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Big Fire in Japan 300 Houses Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 2

Tokio, Sunday.—A fire broke out this morning in a match factory in Aomori, North Japan. After raging for four hours the fire was finally put out but…

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Fire Victims. Victorian Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 3

It is stated that the public appeal for relief for the victims of the Victorian bush fires in February resulted in the sum of £130,000 being received…

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