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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

452 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 23

GLOUCESTER Disastrous Fire Butcher's Loss Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 2

M. W. L. Tull, of Stanford, had the misfortune to lose by fire, a motor lorry, two carts, several sets harness, two saddles, and…

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Fire in Bacon Factory £18,000 Damage

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 2

A fire broke out in the bacon factory of Barnes Bacon Company, Homebush Bay, late on Wednesday night, and completely destroyed the…

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£50,000 Damage Fire at Bacon Factory. Firemen Handicapped

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 5

Barnes Bacon Co.'s factory at Homebush was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The whole curing, packing, and…

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Wild Scenes in Bombay Police Fire on Strikers. Calcutta

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 6

There were wild scenes in Bombay late last night when the police fired 50 rounds at riotous textile mill strikers…

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Troops Fire on Strikers Culmination to Rioting. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Toledo (Ohio)

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 1

Two men were shot and killed, a third is reported to have been, killed, and several were wounded by bullets to-day when National Guard troops…

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Epidemic of Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 4

There have been so many fires in Blackwood, S.A., during this month that police are now patrolling the town at night, using cycles. On…

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Suburban Fire Damage About £500 SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 1

Damage estimated at £500 was done when a fire broke out in a block of shops in North Sydney early this morning. The firemen succeeded in…

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Big Fire at Forbes £2000 Damage

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 1

Fears were expressed for the safety of large stocks of benzine and other inflammable stores at the Vacu[?]m Oil Company's depot at Forbes when a…

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Mine on Fire Ipswich Coalfields IPSWICH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 1

Fires which are believed to cover several aces, have again broken out in the Aberdare Extended colliery at Ipswich…

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Fire at Gosford Citrus Packing Shed Burnt. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 2

The Co-aperative fruit packing shed near Gosford railway station was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated…

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Big Fire Gosford Fruit Shed £16,000 Loss Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 1

Hundreds of packing cases and a quarter of a million oranges were destroyed, while a man had a narrow…

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Snakes Escape Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 4

Five carpet snakes, 12ft. to 15ft long, kept by the Gosford Co-operative Citrus Packing House, Ltd., to keep down rats, wriggled across the road…

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Grass Fire Some Alarm Caused Lorn Outbreak

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 6

Early last evening the appearance of clouds of smoke and flames which caused a bright glow in the sky at Lorn, made many residents fear that…

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Snakes Escape Fire

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 3

Five carpet snakes, 12ft. to 15ft. long, kept by the Gosford Co-operative Citrus Packing House, Ltd., to keep down rats, wriggled across…

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Film Alight Blaze in Street Youth Burned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 8

When twelve reels of a motion picture film caught fire in the City the flames rose to a height of several feet…

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Film Catches Fire Youth Burned on Arms

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 8

Twelve reels of a motion picture film caught fire in Sydney on Wednesday and the flames rose to a height of several feet…

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Fine Homestead Destroyed Fire at Deepwater

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 2

Arranmore, a fine homestead belonging to Mr J. T. E. Barratt (grazier), and situated one and a half miles from Deepwater, was totally destroyed…

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"The King of Grèenhaven" Chapter Xxv. Machine-gun Fire

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 4

Roger Merriman, lying extended on the ground not fifty yards from the two waiting lorries, had to endure a term of silent expectancy which seemed…

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The Musmellbrtook Chronicle TUESDAY, 12th. JUNE, 1934. Late Cables and Telegrams Crashed Into Mountain. 'Plane Destroyed by Fire. Passengers and Crew Perish Newark (U.S.A.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 2

An American Air Line's 'plane, hopping off from Newark (New Jersey) for Chicago, crashed into the Catskill Mountains and was…

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Boy Fire Heroes Thrilling Rescues

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 2

Two children, aged eight and nine years respectively, behaved heroically by rescuing their baby brother and sister from fire which broke out the…

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