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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1931

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

Factory Fire £10,000 Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 December 1931 · page 6

damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire on the premises of the Carton Joseph Manufacturing Company, at Richmond (Vie.)…

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Kellick Reserve Fire. Sequel in Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1931 · page 8

Following the fire on the Kellick Reserve on Sunday last which did considerable damage to the reserve and to the adjoining property owned, by…

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Chinese Fires Drive Robbers Off

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1931 · page 6

An attempt to hold up a Chinaman was made near Hill Edge when yoo Moon Dyo, a market gardener, was returning from the city in his cart with…

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£30,000 DAMAGE Blaze at Brisbane Fireman's Fall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1931 · page 2

Damage estimated at more than £30,000 was done by a fire which broke out in a block of buildings, the property of the…

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Fire Outbreaks Overheated Irons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1931 · page 2

Two outbreaks of fire in the Newcastle district on Christmas Eve Were attributed to the over-heating of electric irons…

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University Fire Valuable Records Lost £100,000 Damage Capetown, Dec. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1931 · page 1

The main black of the Johannesburg University was destroyed by fire in the early hours of the morning. The library which included…

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Three Fires Evidence at Inquiry SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 December 1931 · page 5

Giving evidence to-day at the inquiry into the fire at a shop occupied by Arthur Calligeres, at Petersham, on November 32, Fire officer…

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Disastrous Fire Cessnock Outbreak Three Stores Gutted Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 December 1931 · page 3

Three buildings were gutted and damage estimated at about £3000 was caused when a fire broke out in the premises…

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Stiff Fight Big Bush Fire ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1931 · page 5

After a fight lasting well into the night,a bushfire which threatened the town of Auburn, was got under control after 450 acres of wheat and…

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Heavy Damage Pennsylvania Fire ALTOONA (Pennsylvania), Dec, 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1931 · page 2

A are non Sunday destroyed shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Damage to the shops and…

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Campers Fined Careless Use of Fire MERRIWA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1931 · page 2

At the Merriwa Police Court Percy William Humphries and john Scott, both of Sydney, were charged under the Careless Use of Fires Act and…

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Good Save Cootamundra Fire Block in Danger Cootamundra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1931 · page 2

A fire, which at one stage appeared likely to spread through the whole of the main business block, broke out in the premises of Ryan, Inson, and…

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Quiet Year Fewer False Alarms Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1931 · page 4

The Maitland District Fire Brigade had a comparatively quiet year compared with the previous 12 months. One thing noticeable in the annual…

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