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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

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Fire on Farm. Large Hayshed Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 8

A disastrous fire occurred at Mr. George Perret's farm, at Almond, when his large galvanised iron shed, together with about 30 tons of lucerne hay was…

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Gutted! Flinders-lane Fire. Melbourne

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

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

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Queensland Fire Isis Saw and Planing Mills

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 4

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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Mittagong Fire. Marist Brothers College Damaged. Mittagong

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

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

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

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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Huge Fire. Canadian Town Damaged Edmonton (Albert[?] July 31

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

Practically the entire business section of the all town of Wainwright 123 miles past of her was destroyed by fire this morning…

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Belching Fire. Volcano in Action Hilo (Hawall), July 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 6

The volcano Kilanea began erupting this morning at 6.30, and is becoming increasingly active. There are four fountains of fire, two…

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Fire in Sydney. Brigades' Strenuous Fight Firemen Injured. Sydney

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

A fire occurred at 10.30 o'clock this morning at the Metropolitan ice 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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 2

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

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Fire and Robbery Mysterious Occurrence at Goulbourn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 8

The police are enquiring into a mysterious fire and robbery which took place early on Saturday morning at Goulbourn, at the Occidental Cafe…

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Fire at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 4

A fire broke out shortly before 8 o'clock in promises in Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, occupied by Mrs. J. Boxall, ladies' outfitter and…

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Disastrous Fire Shop Gutted at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 6

Considerable havoc was wrought by a fire which broke out in premises in Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, shortly before 8 o'clock last night…

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Sensational Blaze Shoe Store Gutted. The Ambassadors Damaged. Dancers Rush Into Street. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 5

A sensational fire broke out shortly before midnight in MacNaugh's shoe store in Pitt-street, which was gutted…

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Disastrous Fire Business Premises Gutted at Kurri. Firemen's Great Save

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 5

The contents of two business premises in Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, were completely destroyed by a fire which broke cut at 7.50…

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Telegraphic News Disastrous City Fire. Opossum Trappers Fined. Death After 'Plane Smash Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 2

A fire which broke out shortly before midnight, gutted McNaught's shoe store in Pitt-street, and badly damaged the Ambassadors' ballroom adjoining…

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Plane Destroyed by Fire Pilot's Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 1

William Crothers, of Granville, the pilot of an aeroplane, had a narrow escape from death near Mittagong on Sunday afternoon, when the machine…

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Fire in Mine. Twenty-four Dead. Others Shockingly Burnt. Berlin, July 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 5

A mining catastrophe at Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, killed 24. It is feared that 12 others will not recover…

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Mine Disaster in Germany 24 Men Killed. Fire Damp Breaks Out. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Berlin

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 3

As the result of a mining catastrophe at Waldenburglower, Silesia, 24 men were killed, and it is treated that 12 others may not recover…

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Fire Protection for Paxton

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 1

In connection with his personal representations in the matter, Mr. J. M. Buddeley, M.L.A., is now in receipt of a communication from the…

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West Maitland Fire Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 4

First class fireman R. Noble of the West Maitland Fire Brigade, resumed duty this morning after annual leave. Senior fireman Burt of…

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