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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

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Disastrous Fire. Bruny Island Swept. Hobart

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 16

Bushfires swept large areas of Bruny Island, causing heavy damage. No lives have been lost, but crops and stock have been destroyed, and…

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Melbourne Fire. Outbreak in Chocolate Factory. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 6

A fire broke out this morning in the rear portion of detached garage at Del's cake factory, Richmond. Before the flames were subdued…

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Sydney Fire. Brigades Make Good Save. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 3

A fire broke out early this morning in the factory of Chocolate Products, Limited, situated in Bourke-street, City…

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Fire at Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 4

The residence of Mr. Patrick Quinn, on the Old School Hill, at Abermain, together with the contents, was totally destroyed by fire on…

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Sydney Fires Rubber Factory Ablaze. Employees' Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 5

Seven employees had a narrow escape from being burnt to death when the factory of the General Rubber Co., Surry Hills, was partly destroyed…

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Battle with Bush Fires

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 5

After burning for eight days, the bush fires at Talgarno, Albury, have been got under control. Between 1500 and 2000 acres of grass were…

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Abermain Fire Insurances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 4

The house at Abermain burnt down on Saturday night was the property of Miss Janet Duncan, of Sydney, and was insured for £150—about…

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Fire at Rubber Factory

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

Seven employees had a narrow escape from being burnt to death when the factory of the General Rubber Co., Surry Hills, was partly destroyed by…

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Bush Fires. National Relief Fund. Not Available for Victims. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 5

The Chief Secretary told Mr. Ball that it was a fact that the National Relief Fund had to its credit a sum of £31,000, but he stated, the funds…

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Fire Board. Insurance Companies Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 6

The Amending Fire Brigades Act was assented to on January 21, 1927. Under the Amending Act, insurance companies, who had one…

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Fire in Mine Outbreak at Glen Ayr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 2

Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, received a telephone message from the department's inspector at Newcastle on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Fire at Abermain

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

When the picnic train, containing members of Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge and their families and friends, returned to Abermain from Speer's…

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Bush Fires. National Belief Fund. Not Available for Victims. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 3

The Chief Secretary told Mr. Ball that it was a fact that the National Relief Fund hud to its credit a sum of £31,000, but he stated, the funds…

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Sydney Fires Rubber Factory Ablaze. Employees' Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 14

Seven employees had a narrow escape from being burnt to death when the factory of the General Rubber Co., Surry Hills, was partly destroyed…

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Fire in Mine Outbreak at Glen Ayr

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 8

Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, received a telephone message from the department's inspector at Newcastle on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Fire Maniac Still at Work in Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 9

The fire maniac is still at large in Melbourne, and, although a close watch is being kept, he has so far evaded capture…

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Gutted by Fire. Longreach Town Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 6

Longreach Town Hall was completely gutted by fire in the early hours of Saturday morning. The fire had been burning some…

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Cut Off by Fire. Thrilling Experience at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

When a fire broke out in the shop portion of premises occupied by Mrs. Boland, milliner and ladies outfitter of Vincent-street, at three o'clock this…

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Early Morning Blaze Fire in Vincent-street

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 5

In the early Lours of yesterday morning there was an outbreak of fire at the "Buttonhole" millinery shop in Vincent-street, the…

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Terribly Burned Clothes Catch Fire)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 3

A message from. Griffith states that a young man, W. T. Wells, was burning off stubble on a farm, when his clothing caught fire…

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