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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

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Suspicious Fires. New Zealand Outbreaks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 3

Within the past fortnight there have been five suspicious fires in Christchurch, N.Z., and undoubtedly an incendiarist is at work. Two fires…

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Two Outbreaks of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 6

Between 1 and 2 p.m. on Monday a fire started in a paddock near the river bank, off John-street, at the roar of Mr. G. W. O'Leary's…

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Dog's Sagacity. Saves House From Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 4

Had it not been for the sagacity of a two-year-old terrier the home of Mrs. Thomas, of South Forbes, might have been a heap of ashes to-day, When…

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Mittagong Fire. Marist Brothers' College Damaged. Mittagong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 5

The whole of the recently erected wing of the Marist Brothers' Training College at Mittagong was destroyed by fire shortly before…

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Huge Fire. Canadian Town Damaged Edmonton (Alberta), July 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 3

Practically the entire business section of the oil town of Wainwright 125 miles cast of here was destroyed by fire this morning…

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Beano for Books Outsiders Score at Cessnock Dogs. Fire Queen Comes Home at "Eights"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 7

Nellie's Word Recovers Lost Form. Outsiders caught the judges' eye with great frequency at the Cessnock Electric Coursing Association's live…

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Blaze in City Firemen Injured by Twisting Hose. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 3

A fire occurred at 10.30 a.m. this morning at the Metropolitan Ice and Cold Storage Company's premises, Harris-street, Sydney…

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Gutted Flinders-lane Fire. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 7

The top floor of a three-storey warehouse in Flinders-lane was gutted by fire late last night. The fire began in the rooms of the…

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Fire at Mittagong Marist Brothers College Damaged

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 4

A fire broke out at the Marist Brothers' settlement, known as The Hermitage, at Lower Mittagong, about 11 o'clock"on Monday night. The…

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Queensland Fire Isis Saw and Planning Mills

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 2

Damage estimated to be over £12,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed Isis (Q.) saw and planing mills and contents early Tuesday…

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Art Union. Fire Brigade Effort Splendid Result

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 5

As a result of the recent effort of the members of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades on behalf of charity the hospitals and other institutions will…

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Fire Rates. Increased Tariff. in Three-inch Main Areas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 2

A communication was received by the Hunter District Water Board from the Lake Macquarie Shire advising that the Fire and Accident…

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Fire in Sydney. Brigades' Strenuous Firemen Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 7

A fire occurred at 10.30 o'clock this morning at the Metropolitan lee and Cold Storage Coy's premises, Harris-street, City. The brigades…

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Fire Tragedy. the Kent Holocaust. Story Told at the Inquest. London, July 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 7

"I first realised that lives were endangered when I saw the shavings alight on the ground floor. I shouted, 'That fires has…

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Big Fire. Silvarite Glass Works Extensive Drainage Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 7

A fire broke out late last night at the premises of the Silvarite [?] Company, Camperdown. The damage is estimated at many thousands of…

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Fire at Silvarite Glass Co. Thousands of Pounds Damage. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 6

A fire broke out late last night at the premises of the Silvarite Glass Company, Camperdown. The damage is estimated at many thousands of…

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Suspicious Fires. New Zealand Outbreaks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 16

Within the past fortnight there have been five suspicious fires in Christchurch, N.Z., and undoubtedly an incendiarist is at work. Two fires…

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Two Outbreaks of Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 7

Between 1 and 2. p.m. on Monday a fire started in a paddock near the river bank, off John-street at the rear of Mr. G. W. O'Leary's…

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Heavy Damages. Fire in Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 13

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Melbourne, which broke out on Sunday morning completely destroyed the drapery establishment…

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Shop Damaged. Fire and Explosion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 13

Following an explosion a fire broke out in Pierce's mercery shop in George-street Raymarket, Sydney on Saturday night and before the [?]…

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