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Fires & bushfires, 1937

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Fire Statistics Metropolitan Outbreaks SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

Statistics released by the Board of Fire Commissioners show that during 103G fire brigades throughout the metropofitan area turned out in…

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House Razed Blaze At Dungog DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 4

With 15 members, a weatherboard cottage at Danger was razed in the early hoarn of the morning. It was owned and occupied by Mr.A.G.Went coll a railway road, of myles-street,…

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Coalfields Fires Cessnock And Bellbird CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 4

Cessnook Fire Brigade was called at 2.15 a.m. on Sunday to the residence of David harden, Railway-strcet, Cessnook, The brigade quelled the out…

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Spectacular Fire in Sydney Fireman Buried in Debris

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 2

A crowd of nearly 20,000 persons assembled in Pitt, Liverpool, and Castlereigh streets, Sydney, on Saturday night to watch firemen fight a…

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City Fire Brigades'Great Work £40,000 Damage Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 6

The three top floors of Robson House, a seven-storey building at 338A Pitt-street Sydney, were burned out and other parts…

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Two Fires on Coalfields Occupants Away at Time of Outbreaks

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 3

Cessnock Fire Brigade effected a smart save when a house occupied by David Harden at Railway-street, Cessnock, was ablaze in the early…

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45 Fire Calls at Cessnock Annual Figures Released

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 3

Cessnock firemen did considerably more work last year than in 1935. Forty-five calls were received and attended to, and 42 fires were…

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Spectacular Fire in Sydney Fireman Buried in Debris

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 6

A crowd of nearly 20,000 persons assembled in Pitt, Liverpool, and Castlereigh streets, Sydney, on Saturday night to watch firemen fight a…

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Fire at Wallsend Home Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 5

When fire destroyed their home at the New Tunnel, near Wallsend, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Woodhouse, load all their possessions, The building was…

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Fire on Steamer Townsville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 10

A loakage of carbon bi-[?] which is used for destruction of sugar one posts, canada a fire on the steamer [?] at Town[?] Jolly. The fire…

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Disastrous Fire. House and Contents Destroyed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 2

Shortly before 1 o'clock on Saturday morning last the sound of the fire bell brought many Dungog residents out of bed, and they had no…

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Annual Fire Report Cessnock's Competent [?] Officer's Tribute to Volunteers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 7

The annual report of the activities of the Cessnock Fire Brigade for last year was made available yesterday. The…

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House Damaged by Fire at Kurri Resident's Timely Rescue

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

A four roamed weather board cottage, owned by Mrs. E. Sanderson, at the corner of Stanford and Hopetoun streets, Kurri Kurri, was badly…

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Cessnock Fire Alarm Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

The Hoard of Fire Commissioners of Now South wales has informed Cessnock Council that the commissioners had approved of the creation…

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Cottage Fire Cessnock Inquiry CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

After Inquiry Into a fire on the night of November 6 Inst, when an uncocupied house in David - street, Cessnock, owned by James Boland. was burnt to…

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Saved Baby Rescued From Fire Men's Tactics Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 1

Quick thinking on the part of two men was responsible for a baby and a young girl being rescued from a burning…

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Fire Inquiry Echo of [?] in david-street Coroner's Verdict

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 2

At the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) held an inquiry into the cause of a fire…

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Fire in City Residential Narrow Escape of Occupants Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 8

A fire occurred early this morning in a lesidential in City-road, Darligton, and the oçupants escaped barely with their lives…

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Arms Felt As If on Fire Nights of Agony With Neuritis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 1

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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Suspicious Fire. Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 3

A fire, which occurred in the Mores residence of Mr. Alexander Glennie of Koramba Beeml, is beloved to have been caused…

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