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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

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Sentries Fire Athens, July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 1

Following the Samos incident, in which a British officer was killed Turkish sentries are reported to have fired on an Italian fishing boat, driven…

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Bank Destroyed by Fire Escape of Sleeping Clerk

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 1

A message from Lake Cargellige states that fire destroyed the threeroomed weatherboard building of the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney at…

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Started Fire Malicious Thieves Club Robbed Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 2

When they had stolen £30 from the cash register, and tobacco valued at £100, from the club house of the Kingston Health Golf Club, thieves…

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Robbery at Club House Fire Started by Thieves

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 1

After stealing £30 from the cash register, and taking tobacco, valued at £100, from the club house of the Kingston Heath (Vic.) Goli Club on…

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Von Papen Austrian Office Gun-fire Must Cease Vienna, July 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 1

The Austrian newspaper have been ordered to publish a communique condomning the recent circulation of rumours slandering members of…

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Factory Blaze Youth Receives Burns SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 2

Frank Tread, 17, an employee of Best and Gee, Ltd., tennis racquet manufacturers, was burned about the face and hands, when a fire broke…

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Hole in Safe Fire at Factory SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 5

When a file broke out and gutted the factory of the Mote Patent Extension Ladder Company, in Rozelle, last night, First-class Fireman White, of…

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Factory Blaze Damage at St. Peter's SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 8

Fire caused considerable damage to the premises of James Henry F[?] in Prince's Highway, St. Peters, last night…

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Central's Great Finish Snatched Game From Fire. Cessnock Had Lead of 12 Points at "Lemons." But Game Underwent Remarkable Change in Second Half

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 1

Strange things happen in cricket matches, from time to time, but football, too, has its glorious uncertainties. Who, for instance, would have given Central a chance of defeating Cessnock when the…

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Kurri Blaze Cottage Destroyed KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 7

At 8.25 this morning the Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in Northcold-street, Kurri Kurri, where it was found that an…

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£1,177,000 Heavy Fire Losses Britain—ireland London, Aug, 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 1

The exceptionally heavy fire losses in Great Britain and Ireland last mouth are attributed, in a large measure, to dry weather and water…

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Tragic Fire Man and Wife Victims Daughters Escape Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 2

Unable to escape from flames which enveloped their cottage early in the morning, Frank Jary and his wife were burned to death. Both were…

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Scone Voluntary Fire Brigade Public Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 2

A public meeting, convened by the Mayor (Ald. Joughin) was held in the Olympia Theatre, on Tuesday evening last. There were twenty-one…

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Burnt Out Dairy Farmer's Loss WINGHAM

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 2

Mr. L.C. Harty, a dairy farmer, at Elands, about 28 miles from Wingham, was burnt out about there o'clock this morning…

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House Gutted Rats Cause Fire KYOGLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 8

A weatherboard cottage on a farm at Stratheden, with most of the furniture and belonging of Mr. and Mrs. V. Lauritzen, was destroyed by fire…

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Only Slight Damage Vincent Street Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 5

Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out at mid-day on Wednesday to as outbreak of fire at premises in Vincent-street, occupied by Mrs…

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Hotel Burnt Blaze at Boggabilla

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 4

The Boggabilla Hotel, Boggabilla, a large old wooden building, was destroyed by fire. The licensee is Mr. K. Cameron…

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Youths Fire Old Revolver

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 6

While Mrs Bessie Maude Jones, 4,0, was standing in the wash-house, of her home in Elizabeth-street, Surry Hills, on Wednesday afternoon, a bullet tore…

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Fire at West End 100 Chickens Incinerated

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 3

One hundred day-old chicks were incinerated when a fire broke out early on Sunday morning, in a shed at the rear of a…

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SCOUTING Annual District Rally Camp Fire Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 8

The sixth annual district rally for scouts, cubs and rovers In the Maitland district will be held on Weot Maitland Park from Friday…

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