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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Mount Buffalo Fire. Valuable Timber Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 14

Bush fires have been ravaging the hills on the Victorian side of the Upper Murray during last week. The fires burned through the…

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Dorrigo Fire. Six Shops and Bank Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 11

A destructive fire occurred in the main business centre of Dorrigo at 2.30 on 22nd inst. Six shops and the Australian…

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Moree Blaze. Eight Buildings Involved. Several Shops' Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

A fire which broke out at "Moree! early on Saturday morning completely destroyed Davis Bros.' store, one of the largest in the town. The…

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Six in One Week. Fires at Forbes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 6

Four shops were burnt at Forbes on Monday night, and the School of Arts was destroyed on Tuesday night. Again on Saturday morning about…

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Narrandera Fire. Business Premises Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 6

Fire destroyed the business premises of G. V. Saunders and Co., general storekeepers, at Narrandera, early on Saturday morning. The whole of the…

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Homes Destroyed Terrific Victorian Fires Town Surrounded by Flames. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5

Terrific bush fires raged throughout the Dandenong Ranges yesterday. Already about twenty houses have been destroyed…

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Station Blaze. Big Wool Shed on Fire. Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

A message from Gundagai states that the big wool shed on Wambidgee station is on fire, and is burning [?]irecely. There is no chance of saving…

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Week-end Fires

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

Two fires occurred over the week-end. The first was on saturday night shortly after 10 o'clock in a two-roomed cottage in North…

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Fatally Burned. New Zealand Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 4

A change of wined and steady rain removed the danger of further grass (ires in the Ashburton district (Z.Z.) Mr. William Page, which…

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Country Fires at Moree and Narrandera

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 4

Davis Bros.large, general store at Moree was destroyed by fire on, Saturday morning. The building, which, was constructed of wood, burned fiercely,…

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Cessnock Fire Brigade Annual Smoko

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

The annual smoko or reunion of the Cessnock Fire Brigade, including Bellbird and Kearsley, was held last Saturday night in the Fire Station…

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Tingha Fire. Business Centre Gutted Thousands of Pounds Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 8

A disastrous fire on Monday levelled to the ground most of the ground most of the business premises at Tingha, a mining township about 15 miles from Inverell. In…

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Fire Brigades and Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Fire Brigades and Hospital Carnival was held at the Fire Station. West Maitland, last evening. Mr. James…

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Tingha's Fire. Loss of Over £30,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 3

Over £30,000 is the estimated loss as a result of the fire which demolished the block of business premises at Tingha. The insurances will not…

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Garage Fire. Father and Son Committed for Trial. Mudgee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 5

On a charge of maliciously setting fire to a garage on January 17, when motors and harvesting implements were destroyed, Albert Dower was…

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Damaging Bushfires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

The disastrous bush fires which have devastated vast areas of grazing country in Victoria and this State, and as yet are practically…

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Bush Fires Gippsland Devastated

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 2

A message from Melbourne on Monday stated that Gippsland was still in the grip of bush fires. Dandenong Ranges have been devastated by fires…

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Still Raging. Victorian Bush Fires. Extensive Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

A message from Melbourne states that the bush fires continue to rage in Victoria. Although extensive damage has…

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Disastrous Fire. Tingha Business 'Block Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 1

A fire which started in Ruby-street, Tinglia, at about 3 p.m. on Monday, destroyed practically the entire business block of the town. The flames,…

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Earl Grey's Residence Fire Destroys Main Building. (Reuter Cable.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 2

A fire destroyed the main building of Earl Grey's palatial residence, Howick House, in Northumberland. Two wings, are intact. A quantity of…

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