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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1946

437 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 22

Jap Indifference To Fires

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 August 1946 · page 6

TOKIO. Aug, 10—Opening a drive against the Japanese people’s “amazing indifference” to fires an official at Allied…

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Warning on Bush Fire Danger

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 August 1946 · page 4

The Chief, Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has issued a warning against "the serious danger from bush fires" in many parts of the State…

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Second Fire At Kempsey

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1946 · page 6

KEMPSEY. Wednesday. — Kempsey police are investigating a fire which destroyed a four roomed cottage at Crescent…

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Sydney’s Worst Fire In Eleven Years £800,000 Damage When Wool Store Gutted

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Ultimo wool stores of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency were gutted last night by the biggest fire Sydney has seen for 11 years. Total damage has been estimated to exceed £500,000,…

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Lighting of Fires

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday — The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) said to-day that the recent notification in relation to the lightning…

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Pyrmont Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 2

Damage estimated at £270,000 was caused when a big wool store was destroyed by fire at Pyrmont on Wednesday night. The first was one of…

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Orders Not To Fire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 1

LONDON August 28[?] Titp, replying to a written [?] [?] from American [?] [?] corropondont F.bled,Dub…

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£3000 Fire at Wagga

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY Friday. — A fire destroyed portion of Hardy’s hard were store Baylis st., Wagga, Damage to the building and stock…

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Police Fire On Rioters

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 1

BOMBAY, August 22 — Police fired to disperse crowds after a series of clashes at Dacca, in eastern…

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Cause of Sydney's Big Fire Unknown Damage Assessed at £350,000

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 1

Arson Squad detectives from the C.I.B have been unable to ascertain the cause of Wednesday night's £350,000 wool store…

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Grocery Store Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 3

Within a few feet of hundreds of pounds worth of wine and spirits, a fire broke out in a small quantity of mops and packing cases in the…

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False Alarm of Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 3

Weston Fire Brigade turned out at 10.55 last night following a report of a fire in Eighth-st Weston. The call however,…

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Big Fire At Queensland Meat Works

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday—The big meatworks of Thomas Borthwick and Sons (Aust.) Ltd., was ser[?] damaged by fire this…

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Meatworks Damaged by Fire One of Queensland's Biggest Conflagrations

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 2

The big mat works of Thomas Borthwick & Sons Australia Ltd. was severely damaged by fire this morning in one of…

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Fire in Shed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 3

When a fire broke out in a shed at the rear of the property of Mr. James Jenkins, 20 Ward street, West Maitland, about a…

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Big Meat Works Fire

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 4

The big meatworks of Thomas Borthwick and Sons (Aust.) Ltd., was severely damaged by fire this morning in one of Queensland's…

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Fire in Business Premises

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 1

A fire which broke out in the business premises of Mr. G. N. Good-sir, being portion of Hall's Building, in Kelly-street, Scone, about 2…

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Fire Victim In Hospital

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 4

GRETA: Mr." John -Teasy ir., of Branxton-St.,; Greta, was admitted to Maitland .Hospital yesterday suffering from bums to…

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Lighting of Fires

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 2

Recent notification in relation to the lighting of fires was made under the Bush and Rural Fires Prevention Order, which did not apply…

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Fire Commissioners Appoint Additional Officer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

The Fire Commissioners have advised Cessnock Council that their work had increased so much in the Maitland Cessnock area that the Board had…

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