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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

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Extensive Damage. Fire at Long Nose Point. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 4

Damages estimated at between £10,000 and £12,000 was caused by a fire which partially destroyed the main in workshop at the promises of…

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Leichhardt Fire Shop Burnt Out: Another Damaged. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1928 · page 16

a fire broke out in the double-fronted buildings of shops and dwellings of three storeys in Norton-street, Leichhardt, this morning…

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North Shore Blaze. Nurses' Quarters Damaged. Occupants Endangered. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1928 · page 16

A terrace of cottages used as sleeping quarters for nurses at the Royal North Shore Hospital was endangerd by an outbreak of fire shortly after 2…

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Petrol Ablaze. Spectacular Fire at Toowoomba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1928 · page 11

During a fire in a large stack of tins of petrol at the premises of H. Loverington, at Toowoomba, several explosions occurred, the concussions being…

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Motor Cycles on Fire Riders' Badly Burnt

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1928 · page 11

Two motor cyclists were severely burned when their machines collided and burst into flames at the corner of High-street and Orrong-road…

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Fire at Long Nose Point Shipbuilders' Workshop Partially Destroyed. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 June 1928 · page 6

Damage estimated at between £10,000 and £12,000 was caused by a fire which partially destroyed the main…

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Fire at Pokolbin

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 4

A four [?] cottage owned by Mr. Lyall H. Matthews, situa[?] at Pokolbin, was totally destroyed by fire, together with the contents…

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Fire in Flats Damage at Manly. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 June 1928 · page 4

A fire broke out in flats on the first floor of a building at Manly this morning. The damage is estimated at £1000…

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Fire at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 4

A fire occurred in a weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr. R. Harden, of Catherine-street, Cessnock, early on Wednesday morning. The…

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Pokolbin Fire

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 8

The four-roomed cottage of Mr. L. H. Matthews, of Pokolbin, together with his furniture, was destroyed [?] Sunday last. The property was…

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Early Morning Blaze West End Cottage Badly Damaged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 1

The Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out in the early hours of Wednesday morning to a fire in, a three-roomed cottage, occupied by…

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Fire at Sawyer's Gully

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 6

A six roomed dwelling, owned and occupied by Mr. Adrian Wyndhnm, situated at Sawyer's. Gully, was destroyed by fire on Saturday…

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West End Fire. Cottage Destroyed

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 7

An outbreak of fire occurred in a three-roomed weatherboard cottage occupied by Robert Harden, 18 Catherine Street, West Cessnock, at 1.[?]…

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Bellbird Fire Alarms. Board Defers Consideration

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 5

Recently the Kearsley Shire Council wrote the Board of Fire Commissioners requesting that fire alarms [?] provided at the township of Bellbird…

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Fire in Flats Damage at Manly. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 6

A fire broke out in flats on the first floor of a building at Manly this morning. The damage is estimated at £1000…

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Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 5

An empty house was completely destroyed by fire on Friday night last. The house was the property of Mrs. Wardrop, of Sydney. The…

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New Fire Station at Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 4

At the meeting of the Tarro Shire Council to-day, a letter was received from the Board of Fire Commissioners, stating that they had approved…

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Fire at Aberdeen. a Good Save

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 2

Between 7 and 8 o'clock last night a five occurred at the Aberdeen Hotel. One of the inmates was engaged in a rear room filling a lamp from a tin…

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Fire at Cunnamulla. Business Premises Gutted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 2

The Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs received the following telegram from the postmaster at Cunnamulla; Fire broke out at…

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Fire in Sydney. Fur Establishment Damaged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 8

Damage to the extent of £3000 was caused by a fire at the rooms of Tobia's Fur Company, Pitt-street. Later a fire broke out in a building…

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