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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Scone Fire Over £1000 Damage SCONE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 3

Damage to the extent of £1000 was caused by five at an early hour yesterday morning, which destroyed the extensive and modern irrigation plant…

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Denman Section Camp Destroyed by Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 8

Messrs Jack and Roy Phipps had the misfortune to have their equipment and personal effects destroyed when their cump caught fire last Thursday…

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Hotel Damaged Fire at Narrabri NARRABRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 8

Two rooms and a staircase were damaged at the Commercial Hotel, Narrabri, by a fire which was first noticed at 5 a.m. by Mr. M. Buckley,…

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Jubilee Beacons Great Chain of Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 1

At 10 p.m. on May 6 showers of red, green and yellow stars will burst from rockets fired by Boy Scouts, stationed on every bill and…

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Great Fire London's Monument

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1935 · page 6

An article in the February issue of the "P.L.A. Monthly" tells the history of the famous monument created commemorate the great the of London…

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Up in Smoke Glen Innes Fire Glen Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 6

Mr. W. V. Hewitt, of Inverell Road, suffered a heavy loss when his barn, together with contents, including farm implements, a sulky, seed and chaff,…

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Grass Fire Township Menaced BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1935 · page 9

A serious outbreak of fire among [?] at Greenmount, on the Darling [?] spread with such rapidity that [?] of the township for a time…

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Store Fire Damages Claim £1090 to Pay Dubbo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1935 · page 5

At the end, of a hearing, lasting six days a retirement of five hours, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs, with damages assessed at £1090, In…

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Little Damage East Maitland Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1935 · page 6

A fire occurred among some vines trailing over stables and a fuel shed at the residence of Mr. G. P. Clift, in Day-street, East Maitland, shortly…

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Adelaide Fire Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 5

Between £20,000 and £30,000 worth of damage was caused by a fire which destroyed the Flinders-street promises of Thompson and Harvey, dealers in…

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Old Homestead Destroyed by Fire Bushranging Days Recalled

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 3

Old Goimbla homestead, at Eugowra, a link with bushranging days, was destroyed by fire on Friday night. "The owner, Mr C. J. Veney, and his…

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Mysterious Explosion Premises Badly Damaged by Fire. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 2

A mysterious explosion caused fire to break out in a cabinet and showcase maker's premises in Wilmot-street early this morning…

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Fire Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 3

Fire did damage estimated at £1000 to the plant and equipment of the Premier Ice and Ice Cream Company, Ltd. South Brishane. The…

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Fire Quelled Near Big Gasometer SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 8

A fire started shortly before midnight last night in a large wooden structure about 20 yards from the large gasometer of the Australian…

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Destroyed by Fire. Mr. Ben Cowan's Residence

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 1

At an early hour yesterday morning Mr. B. Cowan's residence, at "Glenburnie," Merriwa, together with the contents, was burnt to the ground…

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Destroyed by Fire Mr. Ben. Cowan's Residence

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 5

At an early hour on Monday morning Mr. V. Cowan's residence at Glenburnic, Merriwa, together with the contents was burnt to the ground…

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Old Homestead Destroyed by Fire Bushranging Days Recalled

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 3

Old Goimbla homestead, at Eugowra, a link with bushranging days, was destroyed by fire one night last week. The owner Mr. C. J. Veney…

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House Gutted Blaze at Merriwa MERRIWA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1935 · page 10

A cottage and its contents, the residence of Mr. B. Cowan, "Glenburnie," Merriwa, were destroyed by fire early on Thursday morning. The…

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Beacon Fires Boy Scouts' Celebration Silver Jubilee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 6

A chain of rosy spots along the coast-line and inland last night evidenced the patriotism of the Boy Scout movement on the occasion of…

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Fire at Kingaroy

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 2

Damage estimated to total £-1000 was caused by a fire which broke out in the Commercial Hotel, Kingaroy (Q.). The hotel and three adjoining…

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