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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1931

632 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 32

Boatshed Burnt Waterfront Fire SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1931 · page 6

At midnight last night an outbreak of fire resulted in the total destruction of a boatshed at the foot or Duke-street, East Balmain…

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Fire at Inverell Two Premises Gutted. Valuable Collection Lost

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 September 1931 · page 3

George Mason's motor accessory shop and petrol service station and Jack Hutton's stationery and tobacconist shop and hairdressing saloon, in the…

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Disastrous Fire Cottage Completely Destroyed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 5

Last night a disastrous are occurred in High-street, Cessnock, a fourroomed Weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr. Joseph Hodgetts, and…

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Refused to Pay His Fare Man Fires at Taxi Driver. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 2

Suddenly drawing a revolver after, he had refused to pay his fare, a man who had travelled to Pyrmont in Charles Kakharoff's taxi last night…

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Home on Fire Thieves Blamed SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1931 · page 1

Returning to their home in Norton-street, Randwick, late last night, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Parker found the building in flames…

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Petrol Fire Woman Severely Burned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1931 · page 6

Miss Margaret Mullins (37), of Darling Point, Was cleaning dresses in the bathroom with petrol when a naked light caused a blaze, She…

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Hurt Ankle Escaping from Fire SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1931 · page 1

When a fere broke out in a cottage at Masoot early this morning, Alfed George Maye succeeded in osoping though the front window in his…

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Narrow Escape in Fire

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 September 1931 · page 3

Mr. Peter Faichney, the sole occupant of a burning house on the north bank of the Bellinger River, was awakened by a neighbor, Mr. Rose…

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The Good Old Fuel-fire

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 September 1931 · page 4

Bill Bingle was over to gee me yesterday, and held forth on fuel stoves. "You can boast of your wonderful gas stoves down in the wonderful old city…

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Three Fires Incendiarist Blamed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 3

All incendiarlat is bolleved to have been at work of at Tumut, where thrde outbreaks of fire occurred between is and 11 o'clock in different…

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Houses on Fire Jap, Destruction Demand for War Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 5

A cable was received by the Sydney Branch of the Chinese Nationalist party to-day, stating that the japanese had…

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Roseville Fire Shops Severely Damaged SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 8

A number of look-up shops were damaged by fire and water at the railway station entrance at Roseville early on Sunday morning…

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Hayshed and Contents Destroyed. Fire at Roxburgh Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 2

Mr. Mat. Quinn, of "Araluen," Roxburgh, was a heavy loser on Saturday night, when his large hayshed and 60 tons of hay were…

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Police Fire Striking Miners Two Killed Estevena (Saskatchewan), Sept. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 1

Five striking coalminers were seriously wounded, and two fatally, when the provincial police fired on a forbidden Red Flag…

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Police Fire on Mob Three Miners Killed. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Estevan, Saskatchewan

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 1

Three miners are dead and 20 persons injured including five policemen, as the result of a clash between the striking miners and the police…

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Mexico's Record Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1931 · page 10

Mexico City has a very fine and modern fire department—only one fire station for a city of 1,000,000 inhabitants. And the fire department's task…

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Fire in John-street an Open Verdict

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 3

An inquiry into the circumstances of the fire at the store of John Charles Ferrington, 84 John-street, Singleton, on 26th August, was held…

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What Would You Have Done? Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Chapter Iii.—the Heather on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 3

"What tosh!" said Miss Hardacre. "What utter tosh!" Paxton's weather-tanned face darkened, which was his only…

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Melbourne Blaze

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 5

A radiator left burning in an office at Dudley Building, Collins-[?] caused extensive damage to the first…

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Disastrous Fire on North Coast Big Timber Mill Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred on Friday at Elands, some 28 miles from Wingham. Wallace's mill, the property of the Bulga…

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