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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 56

Fire at Sea. Motor Launch Burnt, Fishermen's Peril, FORSTER, Saturday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 6

A perilous plight, besot Donald McMillan and his brother frank yesterday afternoon, when their launch was destroyed by…

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Heavy Loss. Fire at Singleton Painter's Wardrobe Destroyed. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 13

A fire occurred in a shop in Bourke-street yesterday afternoon occurred by Mel Anderson a painter and decorator…

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Foster House Fire. Alleged Anonymous Letter Question Objected to Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 13

An inquiry was held this morning by the city coroner concerning a fire which broke out in Foster House Foster-Street Surry Hills last month…

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Floods in Alabama. Hundreds Refuge on Rooftops. Many Drowned. Fire Adds to Terrors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 7

Troy, Alabama is marooned and facing possible death from rapidly rising waters. Four thousand persons, constituting the entire population of Elba, 32 miles south of here, now await rescuers…

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Hotel Gutted Disastrous Fire at Hongkong. Many People Killed and Injured. SHANGHAI, March 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 2

King Edward Hotel, the centre of the business district of Hongkong, was practically gutted by a spectacular fire of mysterious…

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Suspicious Fire. Big Blaze Follows Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 2

Considerable damage was done to an unoccupied two-storey house of 13 rooms at Vaucluso, on Saturday night by an explosion which was…

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Wilfully Done Fire at Cessnock, Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 4

At Cessnock Court House to-day, the District Coroner (Mr. J. T. Richards), held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a fire which…

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Through Window. Escaped in Pyjamas. Fire at Mascot. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 5

When a house, occupied by John Ferguson Duncan, at Mascot, caught fire this morning, Duncan escaped by jumping through the window of his…

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Set Fire to Garage Building Blown Up. Mechanic Charged. Sydney, Monday

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 2

At the Central Court to-day, David Moyes, aged 32, a mechanic, was charged with having maliciously set fire to a motor garage owned by Frederick…

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Suspicious Fire at West End "Maliciously Set Alight," Says Coroner. "Not Many Fires If Buildings Were Replaced"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 1

At the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday morning the District Coroner (Mr. J. T. Richards) held an inquiry into circumstances surrounding a…

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Big Fire at Bingara. BINGARA

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 2

A great fire swept through the main business section of the town last night, and destroyed nine buildings. The buildings lost are:—Mellick's…

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Extensive Damage Big Fire at Glebe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 2

Damage estimated at £70,000 was done by a fire which occurred in Hudson's cumenthol chemical factory in Bay-Street, Glebe, on Tuesday…

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Hudson's Eumenthol Factory Destroyed by Fire. Man and Boy Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 3

Damage estimated at over £50,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed Hudson's Eumenthol factory at Glebe yesterday afternoon. Two persons…

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Fire Brigades' Art Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 6

The weekly meeting in connection with the Fire Brigades' Art Union appeal for the purpose of assisting the funds of the Maitland Hospital…

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Suspicious Fire. Big Blaze Follows Explosion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 12

Considerable damage was done to an unoccupied two-storey house of 13 rooms by an explosion which was…

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Factory Fire. Damage at Darlington

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 9

A fire destroyed two floors at the Austral Travel Bag Company's factory, at Darlington, early on 16th inst., causing damage estimated at…

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Melbourne Fire. Petrol Drum Bursts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 9

A drum containing 22 gallons of petrol exploded in the promises of W. R. Phillips, ceiling and plaster-board manufacturer, at the corner of Queen…

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Temora Fire Two Houses Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 9

A fire occurred at Temora on 13th inst.; as a result of which two adjoining weatherboard cottages in Hoskins-street were destroyed…

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Extensive Damage Big Fire at Glebe

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 3

Damage estimated at £70,000 was done by a fire which occurred in Hudson's eumenthol chemical factory in Bay-Street, Glebe on Tuesday…

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Wilfully Done Fire at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 14

At Cessnock Court House to-day the District Coroner (Mr. J. T. Richards), held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a fire which…

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