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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1936

579 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 29

Blaze at North Rothbury Woman Burned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 November 1936 · page 2

"While attempting to rescue' propertyfrom a burning dwelling, the property of Mr. William Carroll, at North Rothbury Yesterday afternoon Mrs.M…

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Fire Fiend Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1936 · page 2

Orchardists and property owners at Wyoming and Maiden's Brush, three miles from Gosford, arealarmed at the number of small…

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Bushfires Damage Bananas Murwillumbah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 7

Figures made available by the Senlor Fruit Instructor (Mr. W. H. Eastwood) in connection with the recent bushfires experienced on the North…

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Sultry Day Easterly Breeze Bush Fire Haze

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 7

Although the morning was sultry, a strong easterly breeze later in the day made conditions more pleasant. The maximum…

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Fire Fiend Gaoled Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 7

Harold Colitis was sentenced by Mr. Justice Devidson to five years' improvement at the Central Criminal Court to-day. It was stated in evidence that…

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Little Damage Fire in Cottage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 6

Little damage was done when a fire broke out last night in the laundry of a four-roomed cottage in Carrington-street, Horeshoe Bend, occupied by Mrs…

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Arms Felt as if on Fire. Nights of Agony with Neuritis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 4

She had tried so many "remedies"—always without result—that she had little faith in anything. But finally something induced her to try…

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Tingha Blaze Homestead Destroyed TINGHA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1936 · page 8

Waverley Grove, Tingha, former home of Major Dawson, now of Queensland, was destroyed by fire. The house was unoccupied at the…

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Fires Near Wingello Moss Vale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1936 · page 5

Bushfires are threatening homes between Wingello and Penrose. Extra precautions are being taken to safeguard the Wingello State Forestry…

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City Fire £10,000 Damage Fierce Fight Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1936 · page 8

Damage estimated at £10,000, was caused by a fire which broke. out In Empire House, 259-261 Clarence-street, city, last night…

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Bush Fires Menace Bathurst BATHURST

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 November 1936 · page 5

The Bathurst District to-day was menaced by bush fires practically on all sides, and a hent wave prevailed…

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Morpeth Fire Cemetery Outbreak

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 November 1936 · page 4

A large area of grassland in the Roman in the Roman Catholic cemetery at Morpeth was covered by fire yesterday. The fire broke out towards midday…

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Fire at Lorn Damage To Shed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 November 1936 · page 1

A shed at the rear of the residence of Mrs. E. A. Mayo, in Stuart-st., Lorn, West Maitland, and the contents were damaged by a fire which…

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Bush Fire at Prison Camp

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1936 · page 2

On Wednesday last a bush fire broke out at the Tuncurry Prison Camp plantation, at about 11.30 in the day. The management has a very…

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Hungry Dingoes Attack Car. Driven to Road by Bush Fires

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1936 · page 6

Dingoes are so vicious in parts of the Eastern Dorrigo district that they are coming out on the roads at night having apparently been driven…

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London Crystal Palace Gutted By Fire COST £1,500,000 Famous Landmark Now A Ruin Millions Watch Blaze London, Nov 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1936 · page 7

Outstanding as a landmark in the South-east of London, visible from eight counties, the Crystal Palace, a famous naval training school during the war, spectacularly sank into insignificant ruin to-night…

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Fire at Aberdare Six-roomed Dwelling Destroyed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 December 1936 · page 4

Late on Saturday night a six-roomed weatherboard dwelling situated in Northcote-street, Aberdare, and owned and occupied…

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Fire Brigades County Operations New Official Sydney, Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1936 · page 8

The Board of Fire Commissioners has decided to appoint a special officer to control and correlate the work of all fire-fighting…

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Cable and Telegraphic News Crystal Palace Destroyed by Fire. England's Outstanding Landmark. LONDON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 December 1936 · page 2

An outstanding landmark in the south-east of London, vis ible from eight counties, namely, the Crystal Palace, which was famous as a naval training school during the World War, was completely destroyed by fire. It was one of London's most…

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Great Fire in London Crystal Palace Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 December 1936 · page 2

The, most spectacular fire for years has destroyed the Crystal Palace, an outstanding landmark in South-east London, visible from…

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