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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
34 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2
A fire, which might have resulted in the loss of life, and, as it happened, caused three persons to be more or less injured, occurred on Saturday morning. It broke out at twenty-live minutes past three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chilcott's Creek, the scene of the outrage recorded in a recent issue of this journal, has once more become remarkable by an event which must excite the sympathy of all. At that place lived the wife…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The most destructive and dangerous fire that ever perhaps occurred in Goulburn took place on Saturday morning last. It was just about ten o'clock that the fire-bell at the lock-up commenced to ring,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Saturday a destructive fire broke out at Goulburn, which resulted in the total destruction of the Bank of New South Wales, Auburn and Vernon streets, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about two o'clock this morning (Nov. 10) an extensive fire broke out in Richard's wholesale and retail store, at the Junction, Vaughan. The flames spread with a rapidity…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Sunday morning, between five and six o'clock, a servant at Tattersall's Hotel heard a crackling like wood burning, and opened her bedroom door and saw smoke issuing from an adjoining room; she at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE recent destructive confi[?]grations in America lend a mournfal interest to the following from the weird pen of the unfortunate Poe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THERE was a frightened look in the soft brown eyes, of pretty little May Tudor as she gazed into those of her companion, the tall, dark man beside…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great excitement was caused in the city yesterday evening, between nine and ten o'clock, by tbe almost sudden appearance in the western part of the sky, of an extensive reflection of light, which indicated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Balmain Saw Mills, which were destroyed by fire on Monday night, were leased by Messrs. Taylor, Katterel, and Priddy, who traded under the name…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sydney papers have the following telegraphic reports of this great disaster:— Wednesday. [Evening News.]—There has been a fearful dust…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE intense [?] prevailing on Wednesday culminated probably in one of the most extensive bush fires that has taken place in this district for years past…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About a quarter to. 2 o'clock on Wednesday a most [?] fire broke out -at Windsor. The flames, being fanned by n westerly wind, spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DEAR SIR,—Would you permit me through the columns of the Argus to [?] the attention of those whom it may concern, to the fact of this town, not only being without a…
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