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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

340 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 17

Disastrous Fires in Sydney £170,000 Damage

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 2

Two more disastrous fires—making the third within three days—occurred in Sydney en Saturday. Damage is estimated at £170,000…

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Fire Victim Makes Progress

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday. — A steady improvement in the condition of Hazel Eldridge 11 of Cootamundra who was flown to Sydney…

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Why Wind Blows Out Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 6

The reason that a gust of wind that blows up a fire will also blow out a candle is that the fire is blown up because the…

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Fire at Ellis' Cordial Factory. Extensive Damage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 3

On Saturday nighe a fire broke out at the cordial faceory owned by Mrs. M. Springer, of View Street, Cessnock…

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Terrific Fire Power of the Thunderbolt

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON May 30.—The Americans new high-altitude fighter, P.[?] OR Thunderbolt, which it is announced. [?] In operation in…

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Fire Damage at Ultimo

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—A fire severely damaged the top floor of a two-storey, building at Ultimo this morning, while the first floor was…

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Fires Break Out

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 2

Then began a series of fires that broke out in and about the house and in the garage. On 22nd April several fires were…

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Fire on Kitchener Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 3

A weatherboard cottage on the Kitchener road was destroyed, with its contents, by fire last night. The cottage was of four rooms…

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Boy Confesses To Station Fires

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Wed.—A [?] boy who was arrested at Parramatta, told the police that he caused the fires at Harris Park…

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Survivors of Sinking Tell Thrilling Stories Epic Heroism Amid Fire And Wreckage (From Our Special Correspondent)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 4

Modest accounts of the experiences which revealed outstanding courage and fortitude were given by survivors of the torpedoed hospital ship Centaur. Entangled in ropes and broken booms from the boat…

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Many Trapped by Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 2

Many must have died in the first explosion, or in the fire which trapped them below. Others almost certainly were dragged down with the suction…

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Great Fire In Spain Alarming German Reports

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON May: 20—It was reported by Berlin radio that a huge fire in the last two days has been sweeping Ferrol, Spain’s…

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Late News Fire Sweeps Spain's Largest Naval Base. Seven Cruisers, Four Destroyers in Flames: Arsenal Destroyed. Outbreak Attributed to Anti-nationalist Element. Nazis' Fantastic Claims of Allied Losses in North Africa. Evidence Accumulating of German Loss When Dams Breached. Raiding Party Returns From Burma. Reds Repulse Nazis Near Novorossisk London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 1

It is reported by Berlin that a huge fire in the past two days has been sweeping Ferroll, Spain's largest naval base. It has already…

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Fires Break Out

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 1

Then began a series of fires that broke out in and around the house and in the garage. On 22nd April several fires were…

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Sneak-Raiders Shot Down In England Accurate Ack-Ack Fire (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON May 24— Four out of five Fock-Wulfes were brought down in yesterday’s hit-run raid on three south coast towns by ack-ack fire. The attacks were delivered simultaneously on two widely…

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Peeps Into the Past Singleton 25-Years Ago (From Issues of "Argus" dated May 18, 21, and 23, 1918) Fire on Redbournberry Bridge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 4

As Mr W. J. Reynolds of Town Head, was approaching Redbourn berry bridge about 3 p.m. on May 17 he noticed flames about a foot…

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Convict Fought Gaol Fire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 4

LONDON May 27—Prisoners who helped to fight fires when Chemsford Gaol was bombed would be rewarded, said the…

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