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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 56

Man Overcome. by Heat and Smoke. Fire in Sydney Flat. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 7

A fire broke out carly this morning in a building [?] Phillip-street, City on the first floor, which was leased as a flat to Mrs. Lillan…

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Singleton Fire. Wind Saves Racecourse Buildings. Diverts Course of Flames. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 14

About noon on Saturday a fire came across the road from Mr. Percy Brown's property to the racecourse at Whittingham…

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Arson Suspected. Fire in Timber Yards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 8

Stacks containing 750,000 feet of seasoned timber were endangered by a fire, which caused slight damage in the storage yard of C. Rouch…

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The Disastrous Fire at v Bunnan

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 3

Further particulars are now to hand apropos of last week's disastrous fire at Bunnan, as the result of which Mr. A. F. Barwick;s…

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Fire Alarm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 4

Boys in the vicinity of Mr. J. Cook's mill, East Maitland, at 7 p.m., last night, noticed smoke issuing from the building. The boys…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred at Mrs. M. A. Lord's small goods and refreshment shop, in High-street, West Maitland, at 12.30 o'clock this…

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Great Fire Damage at Coonamble 40 Buildings Burnt. COONAMBLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 5

The most disastrous fire in the history of Coonamble occurred last night, the principal business block in the centre of the town being…

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Bush Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 3

A bush fire did considerable damage at Waukivory during last week, and it, was only through the hard fight put up by volunteers that the…

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Coonamble Burnt Out. Whole Business Centre Goes. Muswellbrook Resident's Heavy Loss

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out in Coonamble at 6.30 on Wednesday night, 35 promises being destroyed. Both sides of Castlereagh-street were laid waste…

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Disastrous Fire at Coonamble. Forty Buildings Gutted

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 8

The most disastrous fire in the history of Coonamble occurred on Wednesday night, the principal business block in the centre of the town, being…

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Fire Brigade's Art Union. Meeting of Maitland Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 4

An enthusiastic and well attended meeting in connection with the Fir Brigade's Art Union movement was held in the Fire Station, West…

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"Careless Use of Fire" Epping Resident Fined. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 6

Henry Gandon, a well-known resident of Epping, was fined £25 at Ryde Police Court to-day. He was charged with "careless use of fire."…

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Careless Use of Fire Epping Resident Fined. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 5

Henry Crandon, a well-known resident of Epping, was fined £25 at Ryde Police Court, on a charge of the "careless use of fire."…

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Great Fire. at Coonamble. £200,000 Damage. Forty Buildings Burnt. Coonamble

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 8

The most disastrous fire in the history of Coonamble occurred to-night, the principal business block in the centre of the town being devastated…

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Big Fire Foster Mouse Blaze. £75,000 Damage SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 7

Damage estimated at over £75,000 was caused by a fire which gutted two floors and severely damaged the third floor…

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The Coonamble Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 9

One of the losers by the destructive fire at Coonamble is Mr. C. E. Wall, proprietor of the Muswellbrook picture hall, and also owner…

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Arson Suspected. Fire in Timber Yards

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 13

stacks containing 750,000 feet of seasoned timber were endangered by a fire which caused slight damage in the storage yard of C. Rouch pro…

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Severely Burnt. Woman's Clothes Catch Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 9

Mrs. Florence Foster aged 48 years of carrington-road, waverly, was severely burnt about the face an body on 1st inst., when her clothes became…

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Mystery Fire at Imperial' Hotel, Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 9

A lady passing along john-street in a car on the 31st ult., noticed flames issuing from the balcony of the Imperial Hotel she promptly…

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Great Fire Damage at Coonamble 40 Buildings Burnt. COONAMBLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 5

The most disastrous fire in the history of coonamble occurred last night the principal business block in the centre of the town being de…

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