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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

492 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 25

Fire at Telarah Unoccupied Cottage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1933 · page 6

An unoccupied cottage in Bridge-st., Telarah, was totally destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. The Homeville and West Maitland…

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Hard Fight Fire at Chemical Works LONDON, July 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1933 · page 1

Sixty-five fire engines worked for over three hours this afternoon before extinguishing a fire at the chemical works of Forbes Abbott and…

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House Gutted. Early Morning Blaze

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1933 · page 5

For nearly two hours early yesterday morning firemen from West and East Maitland fought an outbreak of fire in a four-room brick cottage in…

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Roasted Alive Horse in Fire Store Ablaze Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1933 · page 2

A horse trapped in a stable, was burned to death, and another narrowly escaped when a fire broke out in a bulk store in Wilson-street,…

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Good Save Fire at Pelaw Main Kurri, Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1933 · page 2

The Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade received a call at 9 a.m. this morning, and it was discovered that a fiveroomed weatherboard cottage in…

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Fire Chief Farewelled

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 3

Prior to his departure from the coalfields to take charge of the Lidcombe fire brigade, Mr. Reg. Campbell, who had been in charge…

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In Fire Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1933 · page 6

The Board of Fire Commissioners has approved of the necessary steps being taken to have the provisions…

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Fire at Stables Horses Rescued by Firemen. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 July 1933 · page 2

Considerable damage was done by a fire at Johnson's stables at.Alexandria early this morning. A number of horses in the stable…

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Fire Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 5

The repeated sounding of the siren at the West Maitland Fire Station about noon to-day caused many people to believe that a big fire was in…

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John-street Fire Evidence at Coroner's Inquest

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 3

At the Singleton Court House on Friday, the district coroner (Mr A. Morrison, J.P.) held an inquest concerning the lire which occurred on the…

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Fire Inquiry Singleton Outbreak "Wilfully Caused" Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

The District Corner (Mr. Alex. Morrison) held an inquiry at the Courthouse concerning a fire which occurred at 111 John-street, premises…

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Destroyed by Fire Europe's Largest Warehouse. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Paris

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 1

Cotesserie de Sives, at Lille, the largeest warehouse in Europe, was destroyed by fire, due to spontancous combstion. Thirty-three thousand bales of…

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GELIGNITE Explosion in Fire Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 4

A serious accident was averted at Katoomba South by the promptness mid gallantry of two workmen, T. Challis and A. Hitler, employed by…

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Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 6

Children under seven years of age should never he left in a room where there is a fire of any kind without having the fire protected by a…

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City Fire Narrow Escapes Alert Firemen Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1933 · page 1

Although prompt action by the George-street West fire brigade prevented serious damage, temporary panic…

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Cessnock Blaze Cottage Destroyed CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 August 1933 · page 6

A cottage, owned by Mr. Richard Hunter, and situated in Cessnock street, Aberdare, was, with its contents, totally destroyed by fire early…

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Cottage Destroyed Early Morning Blaze at Aberdare

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 3

During the early hours of Sunday morning a weatherboard cottage, and its contents, situated in Cessnock-street, Aberdare, and owned…

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Motor Van Destroyed by Fire SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 4

The motor delivery van of Messrs. Brooker Bros., butchers, caught fire on Monday evening when approaching the, killing yards…

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"Another of Those Mysterious Fires." Kurri Coroner's Comment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 1

An open verdict was returned by the Kurri District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) at an inquiry at the Kurri Coorthouse yesterday into the…

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Cessnock Fire Little Damage CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 5

Cessnock Fire Brigad answered a call to the dwelling of Sydney James Pitman, Francis-street., West Cessnock, last night, and found that a fire…

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