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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Lucky Escapes Fire at Telarah Total Loss

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1935 · page 6

Mr. and. Mrs. J. W. Critchley, their two sons and one daughter, had narrow escapes from being burned to death when the…

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Denman Section Mountain Fire. Sweeps on to Open Country

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 November 1935 · page 6

Fanned by a strong southerly wind, a bush fire which had been burning in the mountains near Martindale for some days, suddenly swept down…

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Forest Fires State Reserves Menaced Heavy Damage Narrabri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1935 · page 5

Extensive forest fires are causing the forestry officials in Narrabri much concern. As yet the outbreaks have not made any very great inroads…

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ECCLESTON Greeks Drying Up Bush Fires Ecoleston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 4

The weather is hot and dry, plenty of bush fires. The creeks are drying up fast and rain is badly needed. The cool southerly change was…

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Forest Fires Outbreaks in Northwest

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 5

Extensive forest fires are causing forestry officials in Narrabri much concorn. As yet the outbreaks have not made great inroads in the State forests,…

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Dungog Fire Brigade

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 2

The team, comprising Messrs S. Jones (capt.) J. Redman and E. Berry, which represented Dungog Fire Brigade at the demonstration at…

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Camberwell Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1935 · page 4

There is to be no coroner's inquiry into the cause of the fire which destroyed the house at Camberwell, the property of Mr. D. J. Skinner, about…

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Links with Early Days Extracts from "Mercury" Files Hunter Valley History Northumberland Boroughs Vacancy—Strange Advertisement—Fire Fighting Appliances Urged—Another stage in Hospital Dispute. Boroughs Vacancy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1935 · page 2

Contrary to our anticipations the official notification of Major Wentworth's resignation has not yet appeared. Whatever delay there may be,…

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Big Fire Historic Homestead Wanganella Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 8

The Wanganella Estate Homestead, one of the largest and best station properties in the Riverina district, was destroyed…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire Outbreak Entirely Accidental

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 1

As previously mentioned in the "Argus" a weatherboard cottage was entirely destroyed by fire at Camberwell on the morning of November 25…

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Big Payments Wool Fire Aftermath SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 1

Finality is rapidly being 'reached in connection with payments to Golds-borough Mort and Company, arising out of the disastrous fire at their…

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Goldsbrough Mort's Fire Further Big Insurance Payments. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 2

Following previous payments made in connection with losses sustained by Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Ltd., a further payment of £300,000. has been made…

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Goldsbrough, Mort's Fire Further Big Insurance Payments

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 2

Following previous payments made in connection with losses sustained by Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., a further payment of £300,000 has been…

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More Rioting Disorder at Cairo Police Open Fire Cairo, Dec. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 1

There were further disorders in Cairo streets to-day. Students attacked the houses of the Liberal leader, and former Premier, Mahmoud Pasha,…

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Storm Starts Fires Ariah Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 8

A severe storm swept the district, and several grass fires were started by lightning. No damage was done to the…

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Boat on Fire Scuttled by Driver SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 7

Unable to extinguish the flames when the motor boat, Miss Victory, caught alight in Kogarah Bay to-day, the driver, Stan Hampson, of…

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Kurri Smouldering Settee Fire Outbreak Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 4

The Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade was called out again at 8 o'clock this morning to the scene of the fire that occurred yesterday morning at the…

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Fire Averted Timely Discovery BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1935 · page 5

A timely discovery by the crew when washing the decks early on Saturday, during the run between Bowen and Townsville, averted an…

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Police Fire Rioting at Cairo Student Killed Cairo Dec. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1935 · page 1

Students continued their patriotic rioting to-day when one tramear and two motor 'buses were set on fire: and destroyed…

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Sheds Wrecked Fireworks Mishap Blaze Quelled Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 December 1935 · page 5

Making a roar that could be heard for miles, a large quantity of fire-works contained in two sheds, exploded at the Phoenix Fireworks…

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