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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Kurri Fire Lock-up Shop Damaged Brigade. Praised Kukri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 December 1935 · page 4

An inquiry was held at Kurri Kurri to-day fry the District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns), into the fire which occurred at Mrs. S…

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Fire at Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 9

By a fire which destroyed the premises on Moree Common of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Powers, who have a family of five children, the whole of…

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Women Fight Fire Wagga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 9

A number of women worked side by side with men for two hours yesterday in fighting a bush fire on Mr. E. M. Perdrian's property…

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Hayricks on Fire Girl's Alleged Statement

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 1

With an address in Bournemouth, a girl named Joan Macer was committed for trial at Oxford (Eng.) the other day on a charge of setting fire to two…

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Dashed Through Fire to Save Sister and Kitten Brave Girl of 14

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 10

After helping her father to rescue the other members of the family from their blazing home at Lambeth (Eng.) recently, a 14-year-old girl dashed back…

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Fire Outbreak Bedding Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 6

One room was badly scorched and some bedding destroyed when a fire broke out at the residence of Mrs. P. A. Clift, of 51 Banks-Street, East…

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Fire at Mungindi Damage Estimated at Nearly £3000

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 2

A message from Mungindi status that eight buildings in the centre of the town were destroyed by fira yesterday afternoon…

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Grass Fire on Course Unique Exerience for Racegoers

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 2

There was a mild sensation at Ascot (Vie.) races on Saturday afternoon when, before the First Division of the Healesville Handicap a fire broke out…

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Serious Fire Damage at Mungindi £3000 Loss Mungini

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 3

As the result of a disastrous fire here eight buildings in the centre of the town were, destroyed yesterday afternoon…

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Newcastle Blaze Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1935 · page 5

Fire destroyed the contents of the work-room at Mr. J.J. Bull's tailoring establishment, 513 Hunter-st., West, last night, Smart work by the fire…

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Four Killed Dismissed Man's Act Opened Fire Los Angeles, Dec. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 December 1935 · page 2

Charles Lymann, 44, apparently brooded over his discharge as a water carrier in a construction gang on a Federal relief project until it drove…

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Scone Fire. House and Contents Destroyed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 December 1935 · page 1

A house situated near the butter factory, and occupied by Mr. La[?] Burns, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The contents,…

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Residence Destroyed by Fire Everything Lost

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 December 1935 · page 4

At an early hour yesterday morning—at 3.10 o'clock, to be exact—the four-roomed weatherboard cottage on the G.N. Road, next to the old…

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Forest Fires Widespread Damage Pilliga Scrub Narrabri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1935 · page 2

Extensive bushfires which are swooping through Pilliga Scrub State forests have already caused damage estimated at many thousands of…

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Pilliga Fire Extensive Damage Still Racing Narrabri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1935 · page 1

Fire fighters who are combating the blaze which has been raging in the pilliga scrub for over a week, are trusting to the weather to assist them…

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Big Fire Waterloo Factory £50,000 Damage Sydney. Satruday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1935 · page 6

Carnage estimated at £60,000 was caused by a fire which occurred in Phillip-street, Waterloo, this afternoon, when a three-floor building…

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Fire in Pilliga Scrub Thousands of Acres Burned

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 2

Fire-fighters, who are combating the blaze which lias been raging in the Pilliga scrub for a week, are trusting to the weather to assist them in…

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Bush Fire Extensive Damage 30 Mile Front Narrabri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 December 1935 · page 2

The forest fire which has already destroyed thousands of pounds worth of young-trees in the Pilliga State forests, is now burning on a 30-mile…

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Forest Fires Serious Outlook Exhausting Fight Narrabri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 2

Having battled with fires in the Pilliga scrub for over a week, some of the men returned to Narrabri thoroughly exhausted…

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Fire on the Normandie Le Havre, Dec. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 1

Fire broke out in the refrigerators of "the huge French liner Normandie, when in dry dock to-day,…

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