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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

292 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 15

Appeal For Victims Of Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: An appeal has been opened by the Mayor of Singleton (Aid C. M. Bourke) and President of…

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Fire Razes Clubhouse Big Loss at Maitland

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused when most of the clubhouse of Maitland Golf Club was destroyed by fire on Sunday. The club professional, F…

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Fuse Box Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 5

Cessriock Fire Brigade received a call last night to the residence of Mr. Edward Bates, in Stephen Street, Cessnock…

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Bulga Fire Appeal

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 4

Mr Dennie Paget treasurer of the district appeal for funds to assist Mr and Mrs Errol Partridge, whose…

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Grass Fire

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

Careless disposal of a lighted match or cigarette end may have caused the fire which damaged trees and…

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Fire Appeal

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

Mr. Dennie Paget, treasurer of the Bulga Fire Victims Appeal, opened to assist Mr. and Mrs. Errol Partridge,…

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Hotel Fire Investigation

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE: Arson Squad detectives have began an in resignation into the cause of the explosion and fire at…

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Arson squad probe hotel fire BRISBANE

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

Arson squad detectives have begun an intensive investigation into the cause of the explosion…

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Fire in British Warship

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 4

LONDON: A small fire broke out on Monday in the Vanguard, 42,000-ton flagship of the British Home Fleet…

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Fund to Help Fire Victims

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Donations are Still being received towards the fund opened to assist Mr. and Mrs. Erroi Partridge, of…

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World’s Biggest Coal Fire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 6

CARBONDALE (Pennsylvania): The biggest coal-fire in the world has for the past 14 years been…

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Help for Fire Victims

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 1

SINGLETON: The fund inaugurated to assist Mr. and Mrs. Errol Partridge, of the Inlet, Bulgn, whose home was…

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Fire victims appeal

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 4

Three further donations to the Errol Partridge fire appeal were announced to-day by the appeal treasurer Mr…

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Arson Squad Probe Hotel Fire

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 10

Arson squad detectives have begun an intensive investigation into the cause of the explosion and fire at a…

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37 Die in Canadian Plane Collision Flaming Wreckage Set Fire To Homes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 1

OTTAWA: A west-bound airliner and a Canadian Air Force training plane, colliding in the air and crashing 4000 feet in flames, yesterday gave Canada its worst airlines disaster with 37 dead…

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Viewing The Bush-Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 2

NOBODY seems to know just what to do about the war in Indo-Chino. France is fighting, not to remain there, but to be able to get out gracefully. America is lending aid, short of actual shooting and…

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To-day’s Leader Viewing The Bushfire Red Threat to Rich Area America “Cannot Withhold” Help

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON: A Communist victory in Indo-china would instantly threaten Bruno, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, the United States Under-Secretary of State (Mr. Waiter Bedell Smith)…

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South Cessnock Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

Cessnock Fire Brigade attended a grass and rubbish fire in Edgeworth Street, South Cessnock, on Sunday…

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Big Fire Damage to Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA: Fire to-day gutted the public and saloon bars of the new Hotel Canberra…

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Four Burned in Fire At Gas Works

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

Four men received extensive burns when the gas holder of the Maitland Gas Company caught alight…

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