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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 56

Goondiwindi Fire Butter Factory Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 9

The Goondiwindi butter factory, a large wooden building on the outskirts of the town, was destroyed by fire at 2 a.m. on Thursday. The…

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Fire at Glebe. Two-storey Building Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 11

A fire which broke out about two o'clock on 22nd ult. caused extensive damage to a two-storey building at Glebe, occupied by the McBride…

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Guests in Danger Fire at Warnambool Hotel Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 10

A fire broke out at the Hotel Mansions at Warrnambool early this morning, and, in a short time, the building was gutted…

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Spectacular Fire. Ultimo House Damaged. Homes Threatened. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 7

As the result of a spectacular fire, which destroyed the fourth and fifth floors of Ultimo House, at Ultimo, early this morning,…

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Midnight Fire Damage at Engineering Works. Oil Depot Endangered SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 5

A fire broke out shortly before midnight at the engineering works of Brown and Brown, Ltd., Pyrmont, causing damage…

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Cessnock Fires Cottage Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

At half past 11 on Saturday night the Cessnock Fire Brigade received an alarm of an outbreak of fire in a weatherboard cottage in Margaret-st.,…

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Ultimo House Damaged by Fire Homes Threatened

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 4

As the result of a spectacular fire, which destroyed the fourth and fifth floors of Ultimo House, at Ultimo, early on Saturday morning, damage…

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Fire at Bourke Main Shopping Centre Destroyed. Bourke

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

The mam shopping centre in Mitchell-street was destroyed by fire early this morning. Rudder's drapery store and five adjoining shops were gutted…

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Fire at Bourke. Main Shopping Centre Destroyed. Narrow Escape of Family. Bqurke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 4

The main shopping centre in Mitchell-street was practically destroyed by fire early this morning…

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Fire Brigade Busy Two Outbreaks in Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 1

On Saturday night an unoccupied weatherboard cottage in Margaretstreet, Cessnock, was badly damaged by lire…

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Open Verdict the Castlereagh Fires. Burning Leaves Carried Across River. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 5

The Nepean Coroner, at the conclusion of an inquiry into bush fires at Castlereagh in January, returned an open verdiet…

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Fire at Cronulla Damage Estimated at £2000. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 5

A fourteen-roomed weatherboard house together with its contents, wad destroyed by fire at Cronulla early this morning…

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Fire in Stable

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

A fire occurred in a stable owned by Mr. Patrick Keough, of the Great Northern-road, Campbell's Hill, at 3.45 o'clock this morning. A…

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Art Uniion. Fire Brigades' Effort

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the citizens' committee in connection with the above movement was held at the West Maitland Fire Station. The…

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Miner Killed. Inrush of Boiling Water. Prom Fire Section. Westport (N.z.)

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

John Bell was killed at the Westport Company's mine, through an inrush of boiling water from a fire section of the colliery…

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Fire in Outbuildin

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

The West Maitland police have made enquiries into the fire which occurred early yesterday morning in a shed at the rear of Mr. Patrick…

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New Fire Captain Kuril Appointment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 5

Fireman J. Matich, with 15 yea's service to his credit, has been. appointed captain of the Kurri Kurri fire Brigade, in place of Fineman…

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The Recent Fire at Bunnan

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

The District Coroner (Mr. W. T. Seaward) on Wednesday conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire at Bunnan on Friday, 1st…

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Cessnock Fires Cottage Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 14

At half past 14 on Saturday night the Cessnock Fire Bridge received an alarm of an outbreak of fire in a weatherboard cottage in Margaret-st…

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Open Verdict. a Parramatta Fire

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

An inquiry was held at Parramatta concerning a fire which destroyed the house of Brigid Welsh on January 21…

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