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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 56

Fire at Wickham Broom Factory Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 7

Damage estimated at nearly £4000 was done by a fire which partly destroyed the Co-operative Wholesale Society's broom factory in…

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Knitting Mills. Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 5

Damage, estimated at £13,000 was caused by fire which partially destroyed Balley's Knitting Mills at Riversdale…

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Fire at Wickham Broom Factory Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1929 · page 3

Damage estimated at nearly £4000 was done by a fire which partly destroyed the Co-operative Wholesale Society's broom factory in Tighe-street,…

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Shanghai Fire. Serious Educational Loss. Printing Works Destroyed. Shanghai, (Nov. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1929 · page 5

The largest entirely Chinese printing establishment and "Commercial Press" works, in Shanghai, was totally destroyed by fire last night…

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Big Fire in Shanghai Chinese Printing Establishment. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Shanghai

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1929 · page 3

The largest (entiroly Chinese) printing establishment in Shanghai was totally destroyed by fire this afternoon. The works were situated…

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Suspicious Fires. Man Detained by Police. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 7

After extinguishing a fire at the corner of the landing of a building in Swanson-street, this morning, the police came upon a man who was acting…

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Fires in Melbourne Supposed Incendiary at Work. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 6

After subduing a fire in a heap of rubbish alongside the door of a building in Swanston-street, which was occupied by a large number of tenants,…

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Fire Sweeps Town Two Hundred Homeless

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 7

EDMONTON (Alberta), Nov 14 The 200 inhabitants of the town of Thornhild, 50 miles north of here, are homeless, many ar without…

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Terrific Storm in Sydney Three Boys Drowned. Lightning Sets Fire to Team

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 6

Accompanied by a fall of vivid lightning, and violent thunderclaps, a fierce storm swept over Sydney and some of the suburbs yesterday…

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Three Boys Drowned. Fierce Storm Sweeps Sydney. Lightning Sets Fire to Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 8

A fierce-storm swept over Sydney, and some of the suburb's on Thursday afternoon. It was accompanied by a fall of hail, vivid lightning, and violent thunderclaps. Three schoolboys were trapped in the Leichhardt Canal…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 6

An outbreak of fire occurred in a hay shed at Tremayne, six miles from Broke, a few days ago. The hay machinery, and shed were…

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Fire at Undercliffe Overheated Gas Ring

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 9

The overheating of a gas ring led to an outbreak of fire which completely, destroyed a weatherboard cottageat Undercliffe. The premises were…

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Fire at Wickham Broom Factory Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 15

Damage estimated at nearly £400t was done by a fire which partly destroyed the Co-operative Wholesale Society's broom factory in…

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Knitting Mills. Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 16

Damage, estimated at £12,000, was caused by a fire which partially destroyed Bailey's Knitting Mill's at Riversdale…

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Extensive Damage. Fire at Furniture Factory. Choking Fumes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 9

Extensive damage estimated at many thousands of pounds, was done by a fire which broke out in the Stirling Furniture Manufacturing…

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Fire on Steamer Vessel Arrives at Aden. Aden, Nov. 7

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

The Dutch steamer Abbekirk, bound from Hamburg to Brisbane, arrived with No. 5 hold on fire. Flooding will probably be necessary…

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Fire at Newcastle Glass and Leadlight Works Destroyed. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 4

One of Newcastle's oldest buildings —the stained glass and leadlight works, occupied by Mr. H. T. Dooley, in King-street, Newcastle East—was…

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Shanghai Fire. Serious Educational Loss. Printing Works Destroyed. Shanghai, Nov. 12

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

The largest entirely Chinese printing establishment and "Commercial Press" works, in Shanghai, was totally destroyed by fire last night…

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Pilots Jump. Ween 'Planes Crash. Houses Set on Fire. London, Nov. 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 12

Two single-seater airforce fighters, while manoeuvring near Kenley aerodrome, collided in mid-air, and immediately went down in a crash…

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Cottage Destroyed. Speers' Point Blaze

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 6

An uneqeupled four-roomed cottage, constructed of asbestes and wood, and the contents, owned by Mr. A. P. Judd, of Speers' Point,…

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