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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Indian Fire Hundreds of Refugees LAHORE, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 10

A fire swept over a bazaar at A[?]ottabad, an important military station in the North-west Frontier Province…

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Terrible Burns Painter Dies Later Petrol Blaze Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 3

Extensively burned when petrol flared up and enveloped his clothing, Alfred Ernest Budge, 36, a painter, of Budd-street, Collingwood, rushed to a…

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Wall Falls on Firemen Two Killed at London Blaze. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 1

Tragedy overtook firefighters in the London area to-day when firemen were fighting a big dockyard fire, a wall suddonly collapsed, killing two of their…

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Fire in Butter Store Man Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 1

On a charge of having set fire to a store house of the Melbourne Butter Supply Co., Ltd.,on June 16, Clarence Ebbels, aged 27, was committed' for…

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In Agony Aged Pensioner Bed on Fire Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 1

Hugh Philpott (73), an old-aged pensioner, suffered agonising burns to-day. When asleep in a bed in a…

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Harmless Blaze Mantelpiece Alight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 July 1935 · page 6

The heat from a fire last night set alight to the mantelpiece in a room occupied by the Maitland unemployed at the corner of High and…

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Fire Alarm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1935 · page 2

The vigorous ringing of the fire[?]bell at 9.30 on Saturday morning, brought residents of the town into the streets, and within five minutes after…

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Denman District News and Business Announcements Victim of Fires. Road Ganger's Ill-luck

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 July 1935 · page 3

For the second time in a few weeks fire has left one of Denman's citizens homeless. Only a week or two ago Mr. Roy Phipps came home to…

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On Fire Cargo of Coal Close Call Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1935 · page 1

Captain Christie, of Durban, the carpenter, J. Curtis, of Johannesburg, and two firemen of the steamer Erica,…

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Six Dead Dutch 'Plane Crashes Fire Breaks Out London, July 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1935 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph's" Amsterdam correspondent says that outstanding courage and coolness were shown by the steward and…

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"Freezing" Fires Carbon Dioxide Gas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 8

Shooting "dry lee" out of a fire extinguisher to "freeze out" the flames is one of the latest wrinkles in safely and preservative devices…

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Death from Overdose of Sleeping Drug WOUNDED Hidden Gunman Fire Gangs Belfast, July 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 1

A hidden gunman's shot, at the corner of York and Donegal-streets, Belfast, to-day wounded Daniel See in…

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Shots Fired Rioting at Belfast More Fires Belfast, July 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1935 · page 1

Despite ample military and police precautions, trouble broke out in Belfast during the funeral of Thomas McDowell, one of the…

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GLOUSTER Picture Theatre Fire Charge Fails Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1935 · page 5

The second trial of Albert Augustus Smith on a charge of burning the Star Theatre at Gloucester In November lact was…

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Fire at Works Furnaces Break Open Port. Kembla

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1935 · page 2

When an anode furnace at the Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Company's works broke out, of about 120 tons of copper in the furnace, 40 tons…

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Poultry Farm Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 2

A fire broke out in a brooder-house of Mr. Hudson's poultry farm at Boundary road, Pennant Hills, destroying brooders and 600 chickens. The…

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Disastrous Fire Sweeps Township of Dunedoo Big Loss £15,000 Damage Rain Helps Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 1

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by the most disastrous fire in the history of Dunedoo, early…

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Church Fire Rioters at Kilmallock LONDON, July 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 1

A crowd ignited the Anglican Church at Klimallock, and broke the windows of the rectory. These acts are believed to be…

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Big Loss by Fire at Dunedoo £15,000 Damage Rain Helps

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 2

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by the most disastrous fire in the history of Dunedoo, early Saturday. The Royal Hotel, five…

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Dunedoo Fire. Bain Came Too Late. Hotel, 5 SHOPS, 2 Houses Destroyed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 4

An hotel, five shops and two houses were consumed by a fire which broke out in the main centre of Dunedoo early on Saturday…

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