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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

492 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 25

Fire Alarm Outbreak at Kurri KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1933 · page 6

The kurri Kurri Fire Drigate received a call at 3.25 o'clock this morning to the Kurri Kurri coperative Society Store…

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Stopping Fires Building Materials English Tests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1933 · page 8

Furnaces hotter than the hottest fire that over blazed are being erected in Watford (Eng,), to test building materials, and thus save Britain…

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Racing Stables Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1933 · page 5

The Coroner (Mr. Pickett) will hold an inquiry this week into the fire which destroyed A. C. Inkpon's racing stables at Hamilton early in…

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Struck by Bullet Exploded in Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1933 · page 4

Mervyn Smith (18), residing in Newcastle-road, East Maitland, was wounded by a bullet in an unusual way last night…

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Home Destroyed Early Morning Fire SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 1

Awakened by the cries of her seven-year-old son early this morning, Mrs. R. Denver, found that a fire was raging in her home at Terry-street,…

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Assassin Fires ATHENS, June 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 1

An attempt was made to assassinate the Premier (M. Venizelos) when he was returning to Athens in a motor…

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Austrian Minister Shot Student Fires Five Shots. (Australian Press Assn. .Message.) Berlin

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 1

Gaining admission to the Legation library at Astham, s student, Kemal Fyed, fired five shots Austrian Minister and Firder Mahomed Azziz…

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Fire District Re-classification Sought Cessnock Move Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 2

At a meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council last night, it was decided to depute Aldermen Horne and Smith to interview the Underwriters'…

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Fire Medal Conspicuous Bravery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 5

The tragic fire at the Premises of F. Brand and co., Armidale,on May 18, 1932, was recalled, on wednesday when the…

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Fire in Asylum Clothing, Destroyed SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 2

When a fire broke out in the talloring workroom at callan park mental Asylum last night a large quantity of clothing was dostroyed…

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Fire in a Shed

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 6

Shortly, after midnight on WednesMr Sid Stenner, nightwatchman, observed flames at the back of Mr Norman Gray's music shop,…

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Fire Inquiry Loss of Racehorses Coroner's Comment Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 7

The destruction by fire of the racing stables of Alfred Cornelius inkpen, at Hamilton, on the morning of May 28, when the…

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Racing Stables Fire Open Verdict Returned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 3

The Coroner (Mr. Pickett) on Tuesday returned aa open verdict at the inquiry into the fire which destroyed the racing stables of Alfred…

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Fire in Sydney Caretaker and Wife Rescued From Roof

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 June 1933 · page 1

An old caretaker ami his wife had to rush to safety on Friday night when a fire broke out in a city building, and they were cut off from escape by thick…

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Mill on Fire Heavy Damage Done SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1933 · page 5

Early this morning when a fire broke out at Henry's weaving mill in Pleasant-st., Erskineville. considerable damage was done. The building,…

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Heavy Damage Fire in Suburbs Brave Employee Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1933 · page 1

Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused in a fire which gutted the Fox Movietone News premises at Camperdown early this…

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Recreation Room at Fire Station Commissioner's Promise. SYDNEY

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 22 June 1933 · page 2

Aldermen Horne and Smith, with the Deputy Town Clerk (Mr. P. D. Bolin) to-day w[?]ted upon the Fire Commissioner in [?] previous…

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Fire Classification and High School Cessnock Deputation to Sydney

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 22 June 1933 · page 3

In Connection with the Cessnock Council's efforts to secure a more favourable fire classification for our town, Ald. Horne and Smith…

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Recent Fires Coroner's Findings

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 June 1933 · page 2

At the Scone Court-house on Thursday of last week, the District Coroner (Mr. W. T. .Seaward) conducted inquiries concerning two recent fi…

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Cessnock Fire District Reclassification Suggested

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 June 1933 · page 3

That there was little prospect of having Cessnock regraded from "D" to "C" while the outlying parts of the town was served by 3-inch mains…

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