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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1940

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Ceaseless Raids on German Bases Big Airports Bombed Many Fires Started (“Mercury” Services) LONDON, July 5

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 1

British bombers made further extensive attacks over Germany yesterday, declares an Air Ministry communiqué. Hits were registered on objectives at Hamm and Soerst…

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Car on Fire Short Circuit Blamed SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 6

Early last night Singleton Fire [?] gade was called to a fire which broke out in the engine of a [?] belonging to Mr. A. Frost, of Wam[?]…

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Low Flyers Meet a Wall of Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

In a British arms factory work goes forward on 10 m.m. antiaircraft guns used by Britain as a defensive measure against low flying attack from the air. (Dept. of Information Photo)…

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Troopship Sinks After Fire Great Loss of Lfe. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 1

When a fire broke out 011 the troopship Paganini, off Albania, causing the ship to sink, 220 Italians and Albanian officers met their deaths…

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Fell Into Fire Orange

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 5

John McLaughlin, 77, drover, was found dead in front of the fireplace at his home yesterday. He had fallen into the fire, and was badly burnt…

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Bus on Fire Scramble to Escape SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 1

When an Auckland bus caught fire last night several women were partly overcome by oil fumes, and three men suffered cuts when escaping…

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Outrage in Belfast Armed Men Set Fire to Government Store. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) BELFAST

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 1

Armed believed to be members of the Irish Republican Army, entered a Government store in Belfast, bailed up the staff, cut the…

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The War Italian Troopship Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 2

Five on the Italian troopship Paganini, off Albania caused it to sink. The 920 men on board and 220 Italian and Albanian officers were…

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Fire at School Quickly Extinguished

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 5

A [?] which broke out to the Hunter street, [?]at Singleton this [?] was quickly extinguished by the Singleton top Volunteer Fire Brigade and school…

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Nazi Bases Relentlessly Pounded Twenty-Two Dromes Bombed In Two Nights Extensive Damage : Many Fires (“mersy” service) LONDON July 15

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 1

Britain’s fremandous pounding of German industrial areas and strategic seaports and aerodromes continues with violent effect During the last two nights R.A.F. bombers…

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Fire in Schoolroom

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 2

When sparks from the iron chimney of a heater in the corner of a schoolroom at Hunter Street school managed to contact the ceiling of…

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Paint Works Fire Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 July 1940 · page 3

Four tons of [?] in bags at the rear of the paint works of [?] Spence and Co. of St, Peter’s caught fire last night. Firemen from…

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Hit Hard Bombers Attack Hamburg Fires Rage (Mercury Service) LONDON July 21

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 July 1940 · page 1

Hammered and loran in Ecorse of riles [?] the outbreak of was [?] Hamburg was his so hard by R.A.F bomber last night that…

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Under Fire : Australians in Air Raid Haifa Attack

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 July 1940 · page 1

It is new [?] that a party at Australian troops attending a School at [?] were the first Members of the A.I.F to some…

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The Fire of Love

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 5

Although she knew there was no love lost between her son-in-law and herself. she wrote to say she was coming to stay “for duration. And…

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Australians in Air Raid Under Fire for First Time Gaza, July 21

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 2

It is now revealed that a party of Australian troops attending a school at Haifa were the first members of the A.I.F. to come under…

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Fire Brigade's Repeat Performance at School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 2

Exactly a week ago to-day, about mid-day, the Singleton Volunteer Fire Brigade received a call to the Hunter Street school where a fire had…

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Fire at School Birds’ Nests Alight SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 5

Singleton volunteer fire brigade was called out to extinguish a fire at the Hunter-street School, Singleton. This is the second time within a…

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R.A.F. Rains Bombs on German Bases Crippling Blows Struck Many Disastrous Fires (“Mercury Service”) LONDON July 23

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 1

Pounding of German industrial areas and aerodromes by the R.A.F. continued last night with further success. Many familiar names are mentioned in the communiques, including…

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Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 3

A fire occurred in a bedroom of the Port Stephens Hotel last Monday afternoon. The prompt action of Messrs. J. Kinnaird and C. Rush…

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