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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1938

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Destructive Fire at Dungog Presbyterian Manse Destroyed Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 2

Early this morning a fire was discovered in the rear portion of the Presbyterian Manse in Dowling-st., Dungog. The alarm was…

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Forest Fires Communities Isolated San Francisco, July 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 1

Over 600 forest tires are Miming in three Pacific Coast States. Weeks of drought have in some districts made fire hazards doubly dangerous…

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Forest Fires on Pacific Coast

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 5

Over 600 forest fires are burning in three Pacific Coast States (says a message from San Francisco). Weeks of drought in some districts have…

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Dungog's Fire Engine Decision by Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 2

Dungog Municipal Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night last, decided to ask the Captain of the local fire brigade, Mr. S. Jones, to…

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Wiped Out Vancouver Summer Resort Great Forest Fires Vancouver, July 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 1

The greatest forest fires in the history of Vancouver Island are raging over an area of 15 miles by eight. The summer resort of Forbes'…

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Destructive Fire. Former Muswellbrook Clergyman's Heavy Loss

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 7

The Rev. J. W. McCredie, formerly Presbyterian minister of the Muswellbrook Charge, sustained a heavy loss on Tuesday morning…

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Forest Fires Wipe Out Summer Resort Sabotage of Fighting Equipment. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) VANCOUVVER

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 1

After forest fires had wiped out the summer resort of Forbes Landing, the tired fire-fighters were dismissed. They will now face a rest following…

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Sit-down Strikers Refusal to Help Fire Fighters VANCOUVER. July 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 1

Fire destroyed several big lumber camps, as the forests were swept to-day. One camp, with 40,000,000 feet of timber, was razed…

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House Destroyed Fire at Heddon Greta Kurui Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1938 · page 4

An unoccupied four-roomed weather board cottage in Cliff-street, Heddon Greta, the property of Henry Pickering, of Regent-street, Kurri Kurri, was,…

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Rebels Gross into Valencia Fierce Artillery Fire Paved Way

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 July 1938 · page 2

After a terrific bombardment, the insurgents advancing on Sagunto, the northern bulwark of Valencia, from the direction of Teruel, and down the coast of Castledon, have crossed the boundary of the province of Valencia. According to the rebels, the…

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The Late Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 2

In connection with the fire at the Presbyterian Manse on Tuesday morning last, we omitted to mention in the report that the insurance on…

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Fell Into Fire Inverell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 10

Neville Mitchell, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Mitchell, of Ilenderson-street, received a badly burned hand when he slipped and fell into…

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The Civic Scone's New Picture Theatre Opened In Blaze of Splendour

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 2

The Civic, Scone's new picture theatre, acclaimed one of the best in the Stale, imposing and resplendent to a degree, was officially opened on Wednesday night last in a blaze of splendour and colour, and in the presence of an audience of large proportions, whose…

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Soviet Troops Fire on Japanese TOKIO, July 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1938 · page 1

Soviet troops are reported to have crossed the frontier north of Changkuse and fired on Japanese patrols…

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Missionaries Under Fire Shanghai, August 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 1

Joseph Thompson and his wife, New Zealand members of the China Inland Mission, were under fire to-day when pirates in junks attacked the steamer…

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Fire Brigades Display at Singleton SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 2

The Fire Brigades display on the second night of the Singleton Show promises to be a spectacular event. The New South Wales Fire Brigade…

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Total Loss Golf Clubhouse Burned Fire Last Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 4

The Maitland Golf Club house was totally destroyed by fire late lust night. The premises, which were occupier by the caretaker,…

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Abermain Blaze Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 6

A three-roomed weatherboard cottage at Fan Hill, Abermain, owned and occupied by Cyril Condon, was destroyed by the last night. The…

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Golf Clubhouse Destroyed. Maitland Blaze

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 5

The clubhouse and residence of the Maitland Golf Club were destroyed by fire late on Wednesday night. The weatherboard…

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Fire at Abermain

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 7

A three-roomed weatherboard cottage at Fan Hill. Abermain, owned aud occupied by Cyril Condon, was destroyed by fire…

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