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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

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

Disastrous Fire. Caused by Safe-blowers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1929 · page 3

A fire which caused damage estimated at £10,000 at Esy (Q.), on Sunday, is believed to have been started in an attempt to blow open…

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Verdict of Arson. Fire at Double Bay. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1929 · page 5

In the course of an inquiry into an explosion and fire which occurred at a house in Cropp Street, Double Bay, recently, the Coroner returned…

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Factory Fire. Building and Furniture Destroyed. Firm's Heavy Losses. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1929 · page 5

A fire broke out at 4 o'clock this morning at A. K. Elliott's furniture factory at Glebe. The building was completely…

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Gloucester. Fire Causes Extensive Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 December 1929 · page 6

Garner's Stores, one of the largest general stores in the town, was completely gutted by fire early on Sunday Morning…

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Fire Brigades. the Year's Calls. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 December 1929 · page 5

During the year 4100 calls were received by the Metropolitan. Fire Brigade, compared with 4476 for the previous year…

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Theft Prom Bank £50 Missing After a Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 December 1929 · page 8

The discovery that £30 is missing from the branch of the Bank of Australasia 588 Bourke-street, Melbourne, the buliding in which a fire…

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