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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

911 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 46

Trapped by Fire. Child Fatally Burned. Father's Rescue. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1927 · page 5

Tranned in the bedroom of a blazine house. Mollie Bechley, aged three, sustained fatal injuries, while her father, in…

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Fire at Clyde. Marsh's Tannery Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1927 · page 4

A disastrous fire broke out at Marsh Brothers' tannery at Clydelast night, and the building, consisiting of three floors, and covering…

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Cessnock Fire. Inquiry by Coroner Narrow Escape of Occupants Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1927 · page 4

At Cessnock Court House to-day, the District Coroner (Mr. G. Brown) held an inquiry into the fire which destroyed the dwelling occupied by…

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Trapped by Fire Child Fatally Burned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 October 1927 · page 3

Trapped in the bedroom of a blitzing house at Rockhampton (Q.) Mary Bechley, throe years of age, sustained fatal injuries, while her father, in…

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Fire at Clyde Tannery Works Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 October 1927 · page 3

A disastrous fire in a tannery owned by Marsh Bros., adjoining Clyde railway station, broke out after 6.o'clock on Tuesday evening, practically the…

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Fire at Walgett. Two Shops Destroyed. Walgett

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1927 · page 5

A fire last night destroyed Webber's music store and a hairdressing saloon. Adjoining buildings had a narrow escape…

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Burned Alive. Stock Too Weak to Escape From Bush Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 8

Many head of weak stock have been burned alive in a fire which is raging over a large area. of country, in the Bellingen district…

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Fire at Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 4

A fire occurred on Thursday afternoon In a shed in Mulbring-street, Kurri Kurri, the properly of Mr. Sidney Senior. The building was…

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Vincent Street Blaze Coroner Inquires Into Cause. Open Verdict Returned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 5

The fire which occurred recently in Mrs. Sanderson's ham and beef shop and adjoining premises occupied by Henry Lachter and known…

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Paxton Fire. Coronial Inquiry

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 5

An inquiry into the fire at Paxton on September 19th, which destroyed the dwelling of Mr. Ernest Hinds, and adjoining shop of Les. Ellis, draper, was…

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Shed Demolished by Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 9

Yesterday afternoon a fire occurred in a shed in Mulbring-street, Kurri the property of Mr. Sidney Senior. The building was totally demolished with…

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Recent Vincent Street Fire. Cononer Returns Open Verdict

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 5

At the Court House on Wednesday, the District Coroner (Mr. G. Brown) held an inquiry into the fire which destroyed premises occupied by Mrs. S…

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Trophies Lost. Fire at Champion Cyclist's: Home. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 5

A fire at Hunter's Hill last / night totally destroyed the beautiful residence of Joe Pearson, including the contents, which comprised many…

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Fire Inquiry Les. Ellis' Paxton Branch Coroner Returns Open Verdict

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 3

At the Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday, the District Coroner. (Mr. George Brown) conducted an inquiry into the cause of a fire…

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Fire at Walgett

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1927 · page 4

Webber's music store in Walgett was destroyed by a fire which broke out at a late hour on Wednesday night. conome's refreshment rooms, which…

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Dorrigo's Fire Bug Unsuccessful Attempt

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1927 · page 6

The Dorrigo fire bug, who has boon lying low for the past few months, has come to light again, when a deliberate attempt was made, to fire a block of…

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Strength of Reinforced Concrete Withstanding Shell Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1927 · page 2

The difficulty of destroying reinforeed-concreto buildings is shown in an article on concrete which appeared in the ''Times Engineering Supplement,"…

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Trophies Lost in Hunter's Hill Fire. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1927 · page 4

A fire at Hunter's Hill last night totally destroyed the beautiful residence of Mr Joe Pearson, including the contents, which comprised many valuable…

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Fire at Walgett. Two Shops Destroyed. Walgett

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1927 · page 5

A fire night destroyed Webber's music store and a hairdressing saloon. Adjoining building had a narrow escape…

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Fire at Clyde. Marsh's Tannery Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1927 · page 7

A disastrous firer broke out at Marsh Brothers' tannery at Clyde, last night, and the building, consisting of three floors, and covering…

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