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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

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Timely Discovery. Fire at Trinity Grammar School. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 4

Nurses attached to the staff of Trinity Grammar School, Dulwich Hill, were awakened about midnight by someone calling loudly "fire,"…

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Raging Inferno. Big Blaze at Branxton Hotel and Three Shops Destroyed, Bucket Brigade Does Good Work Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred early this morning in the business portion of the main street, when the Commercial Hotel and three shops were completely gutted. The places destroyed were Castrisson Bros.'…

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Branxton's Disastrous Fire Hotel and Three Shops Go. Splendid Save by Volunteers. Damage About £4000; Brigades Unfortunate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

A disastrous fire was discovered in the refreshment room of Mr. E. Castenassian, on the east side of the Commercial Hotel, Main Road…

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Stables Destroyed Fire at Canterbury. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 5

Stables in Minter-street, Canterbury, were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The owner lost £350 in notes which had been…

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Scarborough Fire. Two Houses Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 5

A fire, which broke out at Scarborough, on the South Coast, early this morning, destroyed two houses and damaged the local Police Station,…

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Branxton Fire Necessity for Water Supply. Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 4

The disastrous fire which occurred here in the early hours of yesterday morning brings home to the general public the urgent necessity for a…

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Big Fire at Branxton Hotel and Three Shops Destroyed. Damage Between £5000 and £7000

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred early yesterday morning at Branxton, when the Commercial Hotel and three shops were completely gutted…

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Hotel Destroyed. Fire at Gulargambone. Bucket Brigade Saves Other Buildings. Gulargambone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 5

A fire at Gilargambone this morning destroyed the Club House Hotel, and an adjourning cottage. The damage is estimated at more than £6000…

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Fire at Narrabri Shop and Dwelling Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

Fire completely destroyed a shop and dwelling in Maitland-street Narrabri, owned and occupied by F. McMahon, second-hand dealer, early…

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Notes Burnt in Stable Fire Five Ponies Rescued

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 3

Stables in, Minter-street, Canterbury, owned by Mr J. A. Murray, were destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. Five ponies which were in the stable…

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Fire at Branxton. Damage Between £5000 and £7000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

A disastrous fire occurred early on Tuesday morning at Branxton, when the Commercial Hotel and three shops were completely gutted…

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Fire at Branxton. Town Threatened. Three Buildings Destroyed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

The township of Branxton suffered the most disastrous fire in its history early on Tuesday morning. The Commercial Hotel and two shops adjoining…

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Theatre Fire. Boys Plead Guilty to Charge. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

Two boys, aged 8 and 11½ pleaded guilty at Campsio Police Court to having set fire to the bankstown Theatre…

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Kearsley Fire

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

At 2.50 o'clock, on 5th inst., a five-roomed weatherboard cottage at Kearsley, owned and occupied by Mr. Arthur Gosley, was destroyed by fire…

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Campbell's Hill Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 6

An Inquiry will be held at the West Maitland Courthouse on Monday afternoon into the cause of the recent outbreak of fire at the residence of…

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Fire Brigades at Work

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 11

Just before eleven o'clock to-day a fire broke out at Brooklyn Flats, Coogoe. Five fire brigades rushed to the outbreak…

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Fatal Fire. Station' Manager's Death

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

In a fire which destroyed portion of the old Bank of N.S.W, premises at Boorowa, Robert Greig, who occupied one of the rooms was burned to…

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Cessnock Fire. House and Contents Destroyed

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

Following an explosion in the ground floor of a residential in Vincent-street, Cessnock used as a Duco Works at 2.30 o'clock on 5th inst,…

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Garage Fire Former Employee for Trial

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

David Moyes, a motor mechanic, of Enmore, was on Monday afternoon, found guilty by the City Coroner, Mr. May, of having committed arson at…

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Scarborough Fire. Two Houses Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 3

A five, which broke out at Soar-borough, on the South Coast, early this morning, destroyed two house and damaged the local Police Station,…

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