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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1940

548 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 28

Fire Danger Case at Kurri Court Fine Inflicted Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 5

[?] J. [?]veridge, [?] of Black[?]ll, near Kurri Kurri, pleaded not guilty at the Kurri Kurri police court to-day to having, on…

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Failed to Extinguish Fire. Farmer Fined £10

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 1

Charged at the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Wednesday before Mr.C.G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., with that on| March 16 he did leave a fire which…

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£1000 DAMAGE Fire at Moree Hospital MOREE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 8

Damage estimated at £1000 was caused toy a fire at Moree Hospital. The boiler-room, kitchen, poultry, dining-room, and staff quarters, were…

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Fire Destroys Factory

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 7

Damage estimated at £600 was done by a fire which destroyed a furniture and upholstery factory at Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill…

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Fire at Coff's Harbour

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3

The two-storey brick Fitzroy Hotel, conducted by Mr G. Barrett, at Coff's Harbour, and the contents, were destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Suspicious Fires Detectives Inquiring SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 1

Detectives are investigating the likelihood of incendiarism being responsible for two fires in succession In neighbouring districts…

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New Fire Engine Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 8

Captale S. Jones, of Dungog Fire Brigade, is in receipt of advice from the Board of Fire Commissioners that the new engine promised for Dungog…

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Local and General New Fire Engine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 2

Captain S. Jones, of Dungog Fire Brigade, is in receipt of advice from the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners that the new fire…

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Fire in Vincent Street Slight Damage Done

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 1

Shortly after 1 o'clock on Sunday morning Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in a workroom at the rear of a…

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Fire District Tenambit’s Inclusion

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 6

A communication from the Board of Fire Commissioners, read at the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night advised the…

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Trapped in Lift Switchboard Fire Causes Panic SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 7

When fire broke CUE la the switch-board on the ground floor of Meaning Chambers Pill-street Sydney, yesterday afternoon, a panic way caused…

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Singleton Public Park Opposite the Fire Station Proposal Made Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 10

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Blaze at Peat’s Ferry Gosford

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 4

Fire destroyed a wireshameet room and storage room for motor parts at peats Ferry. The owner. Miss Hunter who the premises as a…

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New Fire Engine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 4

Dungog Fire [?] has been couipped with a fire engine. The new Graford-Hale was [?] by on Tuesday afternoon, and…

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Fire at Bellbird Cottage Destroyed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

An unoccupied cottage in Wollombi-road, Bellbird, owned by Mr. William Bailey, of St. Alban's, was yesterday destroyed…

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New Fire Engine Dungog Brigade Well Equipped

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2

The long-awaited new fire engine for Dungog Fire Brigade reached Dungog on Tuesday, and was formally handed over to Captain S. Jones…

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Britain’s Auxiliary Fire Fighters Menace Of Incendiary bombs In War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 6

The menace of the incendiary bomb to open towns and villages is a new factor in war. In this article Mr. Bangnall described the measures which have been taken in Britain to meet it : and in particular gives an account of the wonderful work of…

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Fire in Factory Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 3

Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused last night when fire broke out on the first floor of Wazle Ltd., is Brisbane-street, City…

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Fire at Cessnock Cottage Destroyed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 2

The Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday morning to attend to a fire at a cottage, situated at…

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Lost in Bush Found Huddled Near Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 6

Lost in the mountains is the vicinity of lithgow, three girls, Dawn Barry and marjorie and Helen Uns world were found at 9 o’clock on…

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