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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1936

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Fire in Store

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 4

West Maitland Fire Bridge last light extinguished a small fire which [?]curred at McIlrath's grocery store, High-street, West Maitland. The…

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Fire in Motor Garage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 3

About 4.15 on Sunday morning a fire occurred in a motor garage at the home of Mr. T. H. Evans, chemist, in…

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Disastrous Fire at Green Creek, Blandford

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 2

Further particulars of the disastrous fire which occurred at Green Creek, Blandford, on Thursday last, are supplied by the "Murrurundi…

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Bush Fires Brisbane Outbreaks Big Areas Swept Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1936 · page 5

Fanned by a strong breeze, [?] fires en[?]ircled Brisbane, and a line of fires extended down the coast for 50 miles to Southport…

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Prompt Action Timber Mills Saved Blaze at Pender Bros

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 10

Prompt action on the part of four employees what would probably have been a serious conflagration at the timber mills of Ponder…

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Liner Fire Under Control Now, Night Long Fight Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 1

Following a fight throughout the night by officers and men, aided by firemen who had come from Sydney, the…

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Bush Fires

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 5

Bush fires have happened early this year, the abnormally dry season being responsible. On Wednesday a bush fire at…

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Fire Station Snooker Tournament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 5

Mr. G. Ryder has generously donated a trophy to be competed for in a snooker tournament at the fire station. All players…

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Fumes Ignite Fire in Building MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 4

When he was trapped in a room when a fire broke out on the seventh floor of the A.C.A, Building, Queen-stree, Maurice Griffin, 46, of South…

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Fire on the Ormonde Vessel Saved After Magnificent Fight. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 6

The Ormonde, on which a fire occurred during, the voyage from Melbourne, arrived in Sydney early this morning. According to the passengers, at one…

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PASTORAL Bush Fire Brigades

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 9

Early as it may seem to speak of bush fires, it is not by any means too carly to urge the wisdom of measures for their prevention and control. The…

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Ormonde Fire Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 1

Officials of the Orient Line announced to-day that they were not in a position to estimate the damage that had been caused to the ormende by fire…

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Fires Started Car Crash Sequel MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1936 · page 3

A fire broke out in unusual circumstances in Stuart-street, South Melbourne. Three men were driving a car along the street when it collided…

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Car Crash Causes Short Circuit Six Fires Started

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 September 1936 · page 2

A fire occurred in curious circumstances in Stuart-street, South Melbourne, at 1.25 a.m. yesterday. Three men were driving a car along the street…

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Harbour Fire

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 6

A area of the water round the tanker Pass of Leny, which was discharging oil at Poole Harbour (Dorset), burst into flames. The tanker…

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Brunkerville Fire Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 5

Police are investigating the destruction by fire of a house and other bulldings al Brunkerville yesterday. Mr. Ken V. Joffrey, owner of the…

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Arson Charge Heatonville Fire NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 1

Resulting from destruction of three buildings at Heatonville, near Awaba, on Monday, police last evening arrested two men…

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Air Drama Athena Destroyed Karachi Fire London, Sept. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 1

Disaster has overtaken another Imperial Airways liner. The east-bound Athena, pioneer 'plane of the England-Australia service, caught…

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Bush Fires Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 7

The hent experienced to-day was accentuated by the outbreak of many fires, some of which threatened private property. The fire…

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Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 4

An Unoccupied cottage owned by Mr. J. O'Neil was destroyed by fire on Tuesday last. The cottage is about three miles from Tea Gardens on the…

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