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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

492 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 25

Fire Chief's Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 6

Long service medals will be presented to firemen of the West Maitland, Homeville and East Greta brigades to-morrow evening, when the…

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Hospital Fire. Good Save by Nurses. Patients Removed in Time

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 4

An outbreak of fire at the Rydalmere Mental Hospital early on Saturday morning threatened to involve the whole of the buildings, but it was…

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Fire Board Maitland Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 4

Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners are making a visit to the Maitland district. They called at the West Maitland…

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Fire Chiefs Visit to Cessnock Recreation Room Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 5

The Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, the Hon, E. E. Collins, M.L.C., representing the Country…

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Fire Board Medals Presented Maitland Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 6

Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners visited the Maitland district yesterday. Last night long service medals were…

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Fire Chiefs Stations Visited Long Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 7

The Board of Fire Commissioners today, visited tho first stations at East Maitland, Morpeth, Lorn and Homeville…

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Fire Brigade Matters

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 5

Captain A. Jenkins, of Boolaros (President), and Captain G. Andlerson, of New Lambton (Secretary) of the Newcastle and District Partially…

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Board of Fire Commissioners at Cessnock Work of Local Brigade Praised Presentation of Medal to Fireman Smyth

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 5

Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners, comprising the President (Mr. J. T. Smith, M.L.C.), Messrs. E. E. Collins, M.L.C, T. S. Douglas, W…

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Fire Act Obliterating Signs a Warning Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 10

Many residents of Cessnock, when painting their fonees, obliterate the E.H. Sign. The officer in charge of the…

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Tragic Blaze Racehorses Incinerated Inkpen's Bad Luck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1933 · page 6

Just when he looked like regaining the prominence which he enjoyed a few year's back, Hamilton trainer, A. Inkpen, had three…

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Home Gutted Blaze at West Wallsend NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 6

A disastrous fire broke out late yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr. W. Bainbridge, in Fegan-st., West Wallsend, which was practically…

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Man Wounded. Constable Fires Shot. During Chase at Glebe

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 4

A man, who was being chased by two plain-clothes constables through Jubilee Park, Glebe, City, on Friday afternoon, was shot and seriously wounded. He…

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Fire at Racing Stables Assistance for Mr Inkpen

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 May 1933 · page 3

It is probable that the cause of the disastrous fire at A. C. Inkpen's racing stables on Sunday morning will never be known. Firemen, police and others…

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Carey Bay Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1933 · page 9

An open verdict was returned by the Corner (Mr. W. R. Pickett) who conducted an inquiry at Toronto, into the circumstances of a fire which…

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Tragic Blaze Racehorses Incinerated. Inkpen's Bad Luck

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 4

Just when he looked like regaining the prominence which he enjoyed a few years back, Hamilton trainer, A Inkpen, had three members of his…

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Horses Roasted in Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 2

Trainer Alf. Inkpon's luck, which was just beginning to change, for ho won a race at Newcastle on Saturday, underwent another reverse early on…

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Great Fire LONDON, June 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 1

Though Moscow is silent thereon, a Stockholm message records that a great fire has been raging for two days…

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Scone Butter Factory. Outbreak of Fire. a Good Save

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 2

Scone's butter factory, situated about a mile from the town, narrowly escaped destruction by fire on Wednesday morning:…

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Scone Dairy Co.'s Premises Menaced by Fire. Good Save

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 2

A fire which broke out at the Scone Dairy Co.'s premises late on Wednesday afternoon threatened to curry all before it. A remarkable save was,…

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Bold Thief Fires at Police MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1933 · page 1

A bandit, who hold up and robbed a young man and a woman in Royal Parade, Parkville, "while they were sitting in a motor car, succeeded in…

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