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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Bush Fires Control Measures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 4

Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might…

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Factory Blaze £1800 Damage Caused iNTENSE Heat Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 8

Damage amounting to £1800 was caused by a fire which destroyed the contents of factory premises in Paling Street, Leichhardt, occupied by…

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False Fire Alarm SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 10

Douglas Ormond Vincent, 21, a milk carter, was fined £3 and bound over for 12 months when he was…

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Destroyed by Fire Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 4

The weatherboard home of Mr, and Mrs, Earl Conroy, of Moroo, was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is not known, Mr. and Mrs, Conroy…

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Fire Inquiry Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 7

The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) will inquire on October 23 into the fire which destroyed Goldsbro[?]gh Mort's wool store in…

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Chitter Fire Kearsley Shire Request Difficulties Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 5

In reply to Kearsley Shire Council's request that something be done about the burning chitter dump at the Hebburn Colliery, Weston, the…

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Bush Fires Middle Harbour 3 Mile Front Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1935 · page 3

Fanned by a brisk north-westerly, wind, a bush fire, which begun on Sugar Loaf Mountain, Willoughby, swept on a three-mile trout towards…

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On Fire! Child's Agony Plucky Man Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1935 · page 1

With her clothing in flames Noela Bird (5), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bird, of Gosford, ran…

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Hotel Blaze Occupants Escape Man Injured Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 3

When the Exchange Hotel, a two-storied wooden building, was destroyed by tiro at Ballina, the 15 occupants received little…

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Bush Fires

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 6

Bushfires were reported in many suburbs of Sydney during the weekend, and firemen were kept busy fighting the flames…

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Big Fire Heavy Loss ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 7

"Within the space of thirty minutes fire practically destroyed the premises of A. J. Swain and Company, at North Terrace, this morning. The…

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Up to the Mark. Muswellbbook's Fire Fighters

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 1

Inspector Neville, of Sydney Fire Brigade Headquarters, who is on an annual tour of inspection, visited Muswellbrook. on Friday night last and…

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Badly Burned Paint Works Blaze ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 5

Five workmen were injured in a fire at the works of the Australasian United Paint Company, at Port Adelaide. They were Joseph O'Leary, 46,…

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Wool Fire Insurance Payment SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 5

As a sequel to the progress payment of £100,000 on October 8 to Goldsbrough, Mort. for loss sustained in the recent disastrous fire, a second Progress payment of a similar sum is…

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Wool Fire Salvage Operations SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 5

The salvage work carried out following the fire which destroyed the main Pyrmont wool store of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., have…

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Fire in a Garage

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 2

A spare motor lorry in the garage of Mr F. E. Willcox, Andrew-street, caught fire during Saturday afternoon. The front portion of the lorry was…

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Fire Brigade Hoaxed Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 5

Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in Wollombi-road last night, but on going to the locality found that it had been the victim of…

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'Quake Terrors Montana Shaken Fire Follows Helena (Montana), Oct. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

Fire in various parts of this city broke out to-night, adding to the terror of the 16 successive earthquakes. Two persons have been killed and…

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False Fire Alarm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 3

Cessnock firemen were the victims of a false alarm on Sunday night The brigade received a call Wollombi-road, only to find ttat they…

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Inquiry To-morrow. Goldsbrough, Mort's Fire. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 2

The inquiry will be opened to-morrow concerning the fire which destroyed Goldsbrough, Mort's wool store at Pyrmont. The proceedings are…

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