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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Spectacular Fire Big Blaze at Glebe. Extensive Dama. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1926 · page 5

One of the most spectacular fires that has occurred in Sydney for some considerable time this morning gut[?]ed a building in Mountain street,…

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Big Blaze in Sydney. Damage Estimated at More Than £150,000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 1

A wall of flame 50 feet high surged across Kelly and Mountain-streets (Globe) at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, from a disastrous fire that wrecked the…

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Railway Bridge. Damaged by Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 7

The railway bridge over the Isis River, in the Maryborough district (Q.). was ignited, presumably by a bushfire and was damaged to such an…

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Fire at Rear of Co-op Store

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 5

At 12.15 to-day the Fire Brigade turned out to a call of fire at the rear of the Cessnock District Co-operative Society's building in…

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Big Fire in Sydney Enormous Damage (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 2

One of the most spectacular fires that has occurred in Sydney for some considerable time this morning gutted the building in Mountain-street, Glebe,…

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Fire at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 4

A fire occurred at Cessnock yesterday afternoon, in a shed at the rear of the Cessnock Co-operntivo Stores, when damge to the extent of £10 was…

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Serious Fires. Brisbane Practically Surrounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 2

Brisbane is practically surrounded by serious bush fires, which are sweeping over wide areas of country, destroying valuable trees, fences, and…

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Fire on Steamer. Burning Cargo Jettisoned. Outbreak During Cyclone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 3

One hundred tons of burning cargo were jettisoned from the British-India steamer Janus, on which a fire occurred on Wednesday, when…

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Bush Fires North Coast Towns Supper

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 October 1926 · page 1

Serious bush fires are reported by many North Coast towns. Settlers in the burning areas are making heroic attempts to conquer the…

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Spectacular Fire Big Blaze at Glebe. Extensive Damage. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1926 · page 9

One of the most spectacular tires that has occurred in Sydney for some considerable time this morning gutted a building in Mountain street…

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Serious Fires. British Practically Surrounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1926 · page 7

Brisbane is practically surrounded by serious bush fires, which are sweeping over wide areas of country, destroying valuable tress, fences, and…

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Railway Bridge. Damaged by Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1926 · page 16

The railway bridge over the [?] River, in the Maryborouch district (Q), was ignited, presumably by a bushfire and was damaged to such…

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Fire Brigades. Amendment of Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1926 · page 7

Mr. Lazzarini moved, in the Legislative Assembly, for leave to introduce a bill to cary the constitution of, and to enlarge the powers of, the…

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Westerly Gale. Bush Fires Near Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1926 · page 5

A heavy westerly gale raged yesterday and to-day and in many places along the line between Cardiff and Gosford, bush fires broke…

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Bush Fires. Raging in Sydney Suburbs. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1926 · page 5

Bush fires are still raging in various suburbs of the metropolitan area. In North Head practically all the scrub ha disappeared, but a bush fire…

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Factory Blaze. Damage at Marrickville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1926 · page 6

A disastrous fire broke out last night at the furniture factory of W. Bass, in Cowper street Marrickville. Despite the efforts of the fireman the…

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Clarence Town. Destructive Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1926 · page 3

Clarence Town residents were treated to an awe-inspiring spectacle on Friday evening, when a large store and dwelling occupied by Mr…

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Boy Injured. Knocked Down by Fire Engine. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1926 · page 5

Samuel Horne, 12, son of Mr. Sam Horne, auctioneer, of Cessnock, was knocked down by the fire brigade engine whilst exercising this…

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Heat in Metropolis Also Bush Fires

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1926 · page 2

A hot day was experienced in Sydney on Sunday, when the temperature reached 89.4 degrees shortly after 3 o'clock. At 9 a.m. the mercury was…

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The North Coast Fires

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1926 · page 3

Last weak serious fires were raging in the Grafton district. When the bush fires were approaching Coramba, Mr J. E. M'Culloch, police magistrate,…

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