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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
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The hot winds which prevailed in Melbourne, on Monday, appear to have been prevalent throughout the colony, and bush fires, which proved more than usually destructive, seem aloo also to have been of very general…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the 15th ultimo, a destructive fire broke out in Shortland-street. It began at the Victoria Hotel, a public house lately enlarged so as to communicate with both Fort-street and Shortland-street. The three adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, one of the hay-sheds on the farm attached to Walli House, near the Victoria Bridge, was discovered to be on fire; Mr. William Clift happening to look out from the back verandah…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Tuesday last the most destructive fire that has ever happened in Maitland, or probably in any part of this colony, as regards the value of property destroyed, broke out in the yard of Mr. Robert Hyndes cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Throughout Wednesday night and Thursday, the Maitland and Newcastle Fire Brigades continued playing a good stream of water on the heap of burning goods in the ruins of Messrs. Cohen and Co's stores. These…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HAD the disastrous fire of Tuesday last begun at the western end of the town instead of the eastern, where would it have ended? Fanned by the wind, and raging like a blast furnace, it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inquest touching the origin of the late disastrous fire a West Maitland, was commenced by the coroner (Mr. Thomson), at Mr. Brackenreg's inn, on Saturday morning. From the evidence it appeared that Mr. Robert Hyndes and his workmen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the second time the old Surrey Theatre has been totally destroyed by fire. When we have said this we have said the gist of all that is really known about the matter. At twenty minutes to twelve on Monday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The most disastrous fire ever witnessed on the Clarence, occurred at South Grafton, on Tuesday morning last, and within one hour-and a-half from the time of its first discovery, the well-knom store of Mr. Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The most terrible conflagration that has occurred at Philadelphia since the great fire of July, 1850, took place this morning. Before proceeding to narrate the horrors of the [?]s[?]amity, we will describe the locality where the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The official report of the fires that have occurred in London in the year 1864 has just been published. Such a document must always be interesting, and would be useful, were the warnings it conveys better heeded; but,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A most calamitous fire, attended with loss of life and considerable destruction of property, took place at Chudleigh Inn, Chudleigh, on the night of Wednesday, the 7th inst. From the facts elicited at the inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upon the arrival of the early train yesterday morning it was reported in Maitland by some passengers who had come from Sydney by the previous night's steamer, that St. Mary's Roman Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By far the largest and most disastrous confiagration which has ever occurred in Sydney happened last night, and resulted in the total destruction of St. Mary's Cathedral. This noble edifice, which was one of, if no[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We received the following telegram, at ten minutes past eleven yesterday morning, from our Sydney telegraphic correspondent, giving a few brief particulars of a most destructive fire, which occurred in Sydney on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday, the City Coroner began on inquest at the Post Office Hotel, York-street, respecting the origin of the fire which destroyed the stores of Messrs. John Frazer and Company, at the corner ot York and Barrack streets,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The conflagration which took place here yesterday afternoon ravaged both sides of Champlain-street, from the school-house on the line of the street iteslf, or Flanagan's wharf in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About half-past six o'clock this evening (Thursday), flames were seen issuing from the back portion of the roof of Hill and Sons' extensive furniture and upholstery establishment, in King-street, near Pitt-street. The alarm was speedily oonveyed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous fire occurred in King-street yesterday evening, resulting in the destruction of the Australian Furniture Warehouse, the property of Messrs. John Hill and Company. The building, which was about eighty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I recollect such an occurrence, in a provincial town in the United States, where not only was the playhouse crammed with people, but the edifice was built of wood. This fact, so common…
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