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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1932

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Big Blaze Two Explosions SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 2

A message from Launceston states that the general store of [?] E. B. L. Dawson Pty., Ltd., St. Marys, with stock Valued at £9000, was totally…

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Surf Club Fire Dog Gives Alarm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 2

In the carly hours of Sunday morning, awakened by the barking of his dog, and then hearing the cracking of tiles on the roof, Robert Allen,…

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Aberdare Star Pictures "Letters of Fire."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 3

Edward G. Robinson, star of "Letters of Fire," the First National melodrama of newspaper life, which comes to the Aberdare Star Theatre,…

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£25 REWARD Wagstaffe Pt, Fire SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 1

A reward of £36 is offered by the Government for information leading of the apprchonaion and conviction of the person responsible for…

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Constable Fires Five Shots Fugitive Escapes. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 2

Five shots were fired by a constable in Fitzroy late last night in attempting to arrest a man believed to be David Lawrence Bartledge, aged 19,…

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Fire on Launch Owner Dives Into Harbour

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 2

A man saved his life by plunging into Rose Bay on' Saturday morning, after his launch had buret into flames, which set his clothes…

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Spectacular Fire in Kerosene Tank Origin a Mystery. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 2

A spectacular fire, which at one time threatened to assume tremendous proportions, broke out in a huge tank of kerosene at the Shell Oil Company's…

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Fires in Orchards.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 3

Frost means but little to city folks excepting chilled digits and perhaps some wilted flowers, but its ravages mean ruin to orchardists at this time…

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Shops Destroyed Fire at Mackay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 6

Great damage was caused in MacKay. Q. when fire destroyed four shops in Victorian-street. They were the tailors shop of Helton and Marks,…

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Fire Outbreak Pianos Damaged SYNDEY,Tuesday. ' flYUNWV, Tuominy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 1

When Caretaker Thorne, or Rawson Chambers, Pitt-street, Sydney, was roused, by his wife early this, morning, he round a fire raging on…

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Lucky Airmen Tribesmen Open Fire Forced Down London, July, 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1932 · page 1

Flying-Officer J. M. Wells, of Perth, attached to NO. 55 Bombing Squadron, stationed at Hinaidi, returned to England for…

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Two Killed Policeman Opens Fire BERLIN, July 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 1

After attending the funeral of two women, killed during a political demonstration near Hanan, the majority of the 5000 mourners…

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Unusual Fire

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 6

Wax matches in a sugar bag hung on a door caused an outbreak of fire at a house at Gold Creek (Q.). The bag became jammed…

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Disastrous Fire

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 5

Genuine sympathy is expressed for Mr. and Mrs. W. Bird, whose home was burnt to the ground on Monday morning last. Awakened by smothering…

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Fire. Home Destroyed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 8

A disastrous fire occufed at "Warcena," the home of Mr. Wm. Costigan 19 miles from Merriwa, some time during the week-end. Mr. Costigan…

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Disastrous Fire. Rescue Op Child From Burning Building

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 3

Genuine sympathy is expressed for Mr. and Mrs. W. Bird, whose home was burnt to the ground on Monday morning. Awakened by smothering…

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Fire at Geurie Business Premises Damaged Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 2

The premises of the Great Western Stores and Edgeley's Ltd. at Geurie, near Wellington, were partly destroyed by fire this morning…

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£4000 DAMAGE Fire at Wellington Store Razed Wellington, Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 1

A [?] broke out early this morning on the premlsos of the Western Sloron and Wdgely's Ltd, at Gourlo, The out broek was observed by a…

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Tar on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1932 · page 5

The Maitland Fire Br[?]ade was called to-day to a small fire at the roar of Bailey's butcher [?]rop, where [?] was found that a tar-boiler had…

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Greta Fire Unoccupied House

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1932 · page 2

A two—roomed weatherboard cottage in High—street, Greta, was destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday…

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