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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
6 stories in Hunter Valley's papers
The fire that occurred on the premises of Dr. Doyle, Highstreet, West Maitland, on the night of Monday, the 5th instant, formed the subject of an inquiry held before the coroner, Mr. James Thomson, and a jury of twelve, at Mr. Stonehill's,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coroner, Mr.James Thomson, held an inquest to inquire into the cause of the late fire, which occurred on the premises of Messrs. J. T.and W. Spear on Sunday evening last The inquest was held at the Shamrock Hotel Bourke-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the most disastrous conf[?]agrations that it has ever [?]n our lot to chronicle occurred in Ranken-street on Wednesday evening last. Some idea of the extent of the fire will be formed when it is stated that four hotels,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an aetion upon a policy of insurance on a store at Maitland destroyed by fire. It had been twice tried, and had on each occasion terminated in a verdict for the plaintiff. It had also been before the Court in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The alarm raised at the Olympic Theatre on Thursday evening gives us another opportunity for pointing out the necessity of providing the town with adequate means for the extinction of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters from Rome of the 5th state that the appeal made in favour of the Poles has been warmly responded to. The Russian Ambassador has called for a disavowal of…
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