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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

292 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 15

Big Blaze on British Freighter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Firemen wearing oxygen ma[?] through blinding smoke and choking fumes to-day to bring a fire…

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Fire in Bus

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

Maitland and Telarah fire brigades were called out last night to attend a fire which had broken out in a bus on…

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Fire damages motorcycle and shop awnings

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 4

Fire late yesterday afternoon slightly damaged a motor cycle and destroyed an awning blind and…

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Bitter Party Feuding In United States “McCarthyism” Under Fire From Democrats

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON: Mr. Adlai Stevenson said yesterday his belief that “McCarthyism” was injuring the Government and dividing the United States had been confirmed by the speech on Saturday night of…

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Fires In Two Sydney Schools

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Fires in two schools in the Granville area last night are believed to have been started by a firebag One…

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Truck damaged by fire

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

A Leyland diesel stock track which caught fire at a local engineering works yesterday afternoon had its…

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Fire In Diesel Stock Truck

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: The cabin was burned out and the wiring system 5 extensively damaged, when a diesel stock…

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Bush Fire Brigade At Lochinvar

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

The Lochinvar Bush Fire Brigade decided to proceed with the erection of a suitable shed to house the…

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Two Fires at Week-end

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

Sparks from rubbish that was being burned off in the rear of Gibson's newsagency, Vincent Street, caused a fire…

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Fire Threatened Houses

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Fam[?] fled from their homes in St. John’s street. Lewisham, early today when a fire in a factory…

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Truck Caught Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 5

A utility truck which burst into flames while being driven along Vincent Street this morning was extinguished by…

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Fire at Weston

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 5

Weston fire brigade fought for two hours on Wednesday to prevent damage to houses and property off Government…

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45 Dead in Coal Pit Fire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

WARSAW : Forty five miners have been killed in a goal pit fire in Chorzow Warsaw Radio blames…

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Warning on danger of bushfires

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

Patrick Plains Shire President (Cr. A C Marshall) to-day appealed to the public to take all…

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Fire Destroys Golf Club House Big Losses In Sunday Morning Blaze

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 3

In a spectacular blaze, which called out three fire brigades in the early hours of Sunday morning, practically the whole of the Maitland Golf Club house in Sinclair-street, East Maitland, was destroyed…

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Partridge Fire Victim Fund

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 3

IN response to a request by town and country citizens a fund has been opened to assist Mr. and Mrs. Errol…

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Mayor opens fire appeal

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

The Mayor of Singleton (Ald. C. M. Bourke) to-day opened an appeal for funds to assist Mr. and Mrs…

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Bulga home gutted by fire

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Local firemen and troops, were powerless to deal with a fire which completely gutted a four-roomed weatherboard homestead at the Inlet at 11.30 on Friday night…

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Fireworks Cause Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

Children playing with fire-works caused a Are in saw-dust in Newton Avenue, Cess-nock, on Friday afternoon…

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Fire In Sydney Factory

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY Fire caused [?] £20,000 damage to the telephone Manufacturing Company’s building in Canter…

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