Produce Store Destroyed £20000 Maitland Blaze
Maitland had its first serious fire for nearly two years yesterday, when the whole of the rear portion of duller and Bryke’s…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
480 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 24
Fire Outbreak on Allotment
SINGLETON Monday.—A fire broke out on Sunday afternoon on a spare allotment of land in Gas-street, the property of Mr…
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Speaking over the National network, the chairman of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee (Mr. H. E. Messor) said that the goal…
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CESSNOCK Tuesday. — Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out twice yesterday afternoon, to deal with bush fires…
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In its issue of Friday last the "Nambucca News" reports: Some time back Mr. and Mrs. Victor Everson, of Bent-street, because…
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The local tin brigade is usually kept busy during the hot summer months and yesterday answered two calls during the afternoon and one…
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Mr. R. Pryke (Butler and Pryke, referring to-day to the fire at his produce store on Sunday, states that all the office…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) stated to-day that he was particularly pleased with the excellent effort the Fire Brigade…
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LITHGOW Tuesday.—A fire was extinguished with practically no damage at Lithgow Oil Pty. refineries at Marrangaroo. A fire…
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Several properties were menaced by a bush fire between East Greta and Heddon Greta yesterday afternoon. Firemen from Kurri Kurri…
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LYNN (Mass.) Jan. 20— A disastrous fire which raged throughout the night destroyed, a large apartment…
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A fire yesterday afternoon swept across 600 [?] land of the Auambah estate, destroying grass and a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Session of Cross Fire Over Baths "Greatest Headache I Have Had," Says Town Clerk
The swimming baths, for so long a very sore point amongst ratepayers, the aldermen of the Municipal Council, and, more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Casualties Inflicted On Enemy In Johore Accurate Artillery Fire At Short Range Successful Air Attacks On Jap. Dromes (Australian Associated Press)
SINGAPORE, Jan. 21.—“Heavy fighting continued throughout yesterday in Bakri-Bukit, Payong area in south-west Johore,” declared to-night’s communique. “It is now reported that during the action in this…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) stated today that he was particularly pleased with the excellent effort the Fire Brigade Service was putting up…
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West Maitland, East Maitland and Morpeth Fire Brigades had a busy time yesterday fighting a bush and grass fire which…
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RANGOON Jan. 25 —Blenheim bombers in force blitzed Bangkok, capital of Thailand, last night. They set fire to the power station and started many other fires. All Blenheim’s returned safely…
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GOULBURN Monday.— Firemen were called to a fire [?] the Goulburn Yallway yards soon after midnight on Saturday…
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Firemen were called to a fire in the Goulburn railway yards soon after midnight on Saturday. Fifteen trucks and vans were…
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At the week end the Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out by a false alarm. Children were responsible for the call…
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