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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

886 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 45

Car on Fire Brigade to the Rescue, Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 4

At 4.30 yesterday morning Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call to Dudley-street, where a motor car owned by R. Armstrong, was on fire…

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Motor Car on Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 5

At 4.30 on Sunday morning the Cessnock Fire Brigade turned out to a call of fire from Dudley-street. On arriving at the scone, the…

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Blazing Timber Hudson's Yards Damage. Spectacular Fire. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 5

An outbreak of fire in the timber yards of George Hudson, Ltd., at Glebe early this morning caused heavy damage…

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Car Catc[?] Fire

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

Last Sunday [?] at 4.30, Cessnock Fire Brigade [?] Dudley street where [?] car, owned by R. Armstrong, was on fire. [?]…

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Public Fire Bells To Go

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

"Thh day of fire excitement at Armidale has passed with the passing of the once famous syren blast (says the Armidale "Express'). Soon…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage Totals Six Thousand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

A fire destroyed business premises in Pinnarroo (S.A.), and damaged adjoining, premises. Damage was estimated premises. Damage was estimated at £6000. The premises…

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Still Burning. Fire at Timber Mills. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 5

The are at George Hu[?]son's Lid., timber yard at the Clebe, is still burning, and it is expcoted the several…

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Denman Fire. Mosquito Curtains Alight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 16

A small fire occurred at the residence of Mr.R. Killen of Ogilvie street denman, when the mosquite curtains pillows quilt and bedding…

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Deliberately Caused. Coroner Inquires Into Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 3

How he crawled into a blazing building and secured "incriminating evidence was told by Acting-Sergeant Sutherland in the Gordonvale (Q.')…

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Big Fire in Sydney Timber Yards Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 7

Many thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused by fire which destroyed portion of the timber yards of George Hudson, Ltd., at Bridge-road,…

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Blazing Timber Hudson's Yards Damage. Spectacular Fire. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

An outbreak of fire in the timber yards of George Hudson, Ltd, at Glebe, early this morning caused heavy damage. The loss will run into many thousands of pounds…

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Car on Fire Brigade to the Rescue, Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 14

At 4.30 yesterday morning. Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call to Dudley—street where a motor car owned by R. Armstrong, was on fire…

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Fire in Hop Yard. Man Burned to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 3

About 2.40 a.m. on Sunday the hop-drying kiln at Panlook Bros.'gardens, Eurobin near Bright, Vic., was destroyed by fire…

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Stroud Coronial Inquiry. House Destroy by Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 5

An inquiry was held by the Coroner, E. J. Hitchens, Esq., J.P., at Stroud on Friday concerning the destruction by fire of the house…

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Margarine Destroyed. Big Factory Fire Auckland. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 5

A large quantity of margarine, awaltting shipment, was destroyed when a fire gutted Ahel's Margarine Factory at Newmarket. The total…

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Margarine Burned Auckland Factory Fire. Auckland

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 2

A large quantity of margarine awaiting shipment was destroyed when a fire gutted Abel's margarine factory at Newmarket. The…

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Burned to Death Bed Clothes Catch Fire Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 2

Harry Gorman, aged 39, who was burned about the body at his home at Glebe last night, when the bedding caught fire, died in the hospital to-day…

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Smart Work. by Cessnock Fire Brigade. Early Morning Blaze. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 5

Quick work by the brigade prevented serious consequences being caused by a fire which broke out in the I.X.L. grocery store,…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage Totals Six Thousand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 9

A fire destroyed business promises in Pinnaroo (S.A.), and damaged adjoining premises. Damage was estimated at £6000. The premises…

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Deliberately Caused.' Coroner Inquires Into Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 9

How he crawled into a blazing building and secured incriminating evidence was told by Acting Sergeant sutherland in the Gordenvale (Q,)…

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