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Fires & bushfires, 1927

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Burnt Out Shop and Dwelling at Aberdare Damage Estimated at £1200

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 7

At 8.20 on Saturday night the Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in a weatherboard shop and dwelling situated at the corner…

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Important To Country Fire Brigades

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 2
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder, Singleton Argus

The president of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. (the Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C.,) visittul Wellington on the Int. September, 1927, and met…

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Man Overcome. Fire At. Sydney Residential

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 6

A fire occurred at the C.B. Residential Chambers. Pitt street. Sydney. early last night, and a young man, Robert Craig, aged 10, a tailor…

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Set Fire to Home. Young Man Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 5

On a charge of having maliciously set fire to the dwelling of Charles Burns, 417 Pitt-street, a girl, Lottle Buckingham, then being in the house,…

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Train on Fire. Truck of Hay Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 3

The Sydney mall train was about eight hourse late arriving at Boppy Mount on Monday night, owing to a fire in one of the trucks. About…

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Post Office Destroyed. Fire At. Heddon-greta. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 5

A fire at 5 o'olock this morning totally destroyed the practically new one-roomed look-up shop and post office, situate on the diagonal…

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Guests Alarmed. Fire at Grand Central Hotel. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 5

A fire which broke out in the dinin, room on the ground floor of the Grand Central Hotel, Clarence-street, city, at five o'clock this morning,…

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Fire in a Residential Two Before Court. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 3

On a charge of having maliciously set fire to the dwelling of Charles Burns, 417 Pitt-street, a girl, Lottio Buckingham, then being in the house,…

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Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 2

A fire occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Osmond, at Sagarloaf, on Saturday night last. About 9 o'clock Mrs. Osmond…

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Aberdare Fire

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 5

Fire destroyed a five roomed shop and dwelling occupied by Mrs. W. Price, of Northcote Street, Aberdare, last Saturday night. The damage is…

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Abermain Fire Station

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 5

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has interviewed the Chairman of Board of Fire Commissioner, Mr. T. G. Smith, M.L.C and urged that an up-to-date fire…

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Request for Fire Engine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 4

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has lnterviewed the chairman, of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Mr. T. G. Smith, M.L.C., and urged that an…

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Outbreak Of Fire Lucky Save

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 2

About 6 a.m. on Tuesday, a milk boy noticed smoke and flames issuing from a window at Dr. Kennedy's private residence. He gave the…

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Important to Country Fire Brigades

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 4
Also in Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative

The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. (The Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C.) visited Wellington on the 1st September…

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Les. Ellis' Fire Open Verdict Returned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 10

At the Cessnock Court House this afternoon the district Coroner (Mr. George Brown) held an inquiry into the cause of a fire which occurred on…

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Post Office Burnt Fire at Heddon Greta

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 3

A fire broke out early on Thursday in a general store at Heddon Greta which is also used as the post office and by the time the Kurri fire…

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Les. Ellis Fire. Coroner’s Inquiry. An Open Verdict

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 5

Mr. G. Brown (District Coroner) hold an inquiry into the recent, fire in premises occupied by Les. Ellis, draper, Vincent Street, on August 25th…

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