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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 56

Stole Material While Shop Was on Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 5

Police are making investigations concerning the disappearance of a roll of material which was taken from a shop window in Kurri Kurrl on…

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Fire on Farm. Large Hayshed Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 9

A disastrous fire occurred at Mr, George Perret's farm, at Almond, whon his large gaivanised iron shed, together with about [?] tons of jucerne hay was…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 16

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

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Big Fire. Silvarite Glass Works Extensive Drainage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 9

A fire broke out into on 25th ult., at the premises of the S[?]varite Glass Company, Camperdown. The damage is estimated at many thousands of…

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Fire and Robbery Mysterious Occurrence at Goulborurn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 14

The police are enquiring into a inyster[?]ous fire and robbery which took place early on Saturday morning at Goulbourn, at the Occidental Cale…

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

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

The [?] Kilanca began erupting this morning at [?] and is becoming increasingly active. There are four fountains of fire, two…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 2

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

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Two More Fires Incendiarism in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 6

Two further incondiarist out breaks at Chirstchurch (N.Z.) were discovered before there were any serious consequence. The first fire…

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Two Hold-dps in Melbourne Both Miss Fire. Wharf Laborer Had No Money Molburne

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 2

While Mrs, Peterson and Miss Millgate were walking towards Elsternwick late last night, they passed two men, one of whom fired a shot over…

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Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 1

A three-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned by Mr. Hector Yates, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday night last. The house was…

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Grass Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon the East and West Maitland Fire Brigades were called out to a grass fire on a vacant allotment in High street, East…

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Five Shops Destroyed. Big Blaze at Allora

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 7

Five shops in Herbert-street, Allora (Q.) (on the Darling Downs). were destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning…

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The Singleton Argus WEDNESDAY, 7th AUGUST, 1929. Fire at Grainger and Falkiner's

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 2

At about 3.25 p.m. to-day a fire broke out in the big store shed at the rear of Messrs Grainger and Falkiner's main building in John-street. The…

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Singleton Fire Blaze at Grainger and Falkiner's Store Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 2

A fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a big store at the rear of Grainger and Falkiner's main building, in John-street…

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Fire at East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 4

A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, situated in Mill-street, East Maitland, owned by the estate of the late Mrs. A. Moon, and occupied by…

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Self Help. Basis of Fire Brigades Art Union. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 5

The secretary of the Fire Brigades Art Union referring to criticism regarding the allocation of the money raised by the recent Art Union, which…

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Fire at Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 2

A fire broko out on Wednesday afternoon in the big store shed at the rear of Grainger and Ealkiner's main building in John-street. The outbreak had…

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Fire at Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 4

The Abermain Fire Brigade was called out on Thursday afternoon to a fire at the rear of Mr. Thomas Lofthouse's shop in Main-street, but…

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Scouts' Loss by Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 2

Since coming to the town Mr. Cox of the New South Wales Bank, has taken a keen and very commendable interest in the Boy Scout…

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Fire Brigades Art Union. Basis of Self-help

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 8

The Secretary of the Fire Brigades Art Union referring to criticism regarding the allocation of the money raised by the recent Art Union, which was…

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