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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
47 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3
The case of unfortunate Windsor, the first town to suffer from a disastrous town fire breaking out during a period of bush fires and hot winds—when the flames spring from object to object almost as if they were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A most distressing ca[?]mity occurred to the emigrant ship Cospatrick, which left London on the 14th September, b[?]nd for Auckland, under the command of Captai[?], Elmslie, and having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINGAPORE, December 20.—A most disastrous calamity occurred to the emigrant ship Cospatrick, which left London on the 13th September, bound for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The San Francisco papers of Nov. 10 copy from Nevada papers the account of a calamity of this kind:— FIRE IN THE BELCHER MINE, NEVADA…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR-Pardon my presumption, and excuse my ignorance if I trouble you too much. I wish to ask where is our Mayor? Has he deserted us absolutely, or become…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,— Seeing an advertisement calling a meeting to be holden at the Royal Hotel, towards the sufferers of the late fire at Windsor, may I be allowed to ask why our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday evening a meeting, convened on requisition by the Mayor of West Maitland, was held in the hall of the School of Arts, with a view to express sympathy with the sufferers by the late disastrous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An inquiry touching the origin of the late fire was held at the Fitzroy Hotel, Windsor, on Wednesday last, 6th January, before Mr. J. B Johnston coroner, and a jury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ELSEWHERE we supply a report of the proceedings of a meeting held in West Maitland, on Monday evening, to express sympathy with the sufferers by the Windsor fire, and to aid the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NED BRANDON'S Punt Hotel was totally destroyed this morning by fire. About I o'clock the slambers of the inhabitants were disturbed by a cry of "fire"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday morning about eight a fire occurred in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Campbell's Hill, and resulted in the destruction of between thirty and forty panels of paling fence, and some other slight…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shortly before 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning information was conveyed to the fire stations, that a fire had broken out at the Cricketers' Armss adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Argus of Feb. 4 reports the proceedings of an inquest held upon the body of the woman Fanny Irvine at Yarraville, whose husband John Irvine, we have since been informed by telegram has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly before 4 o'clock this morning information was conveyed to the various fire stations, that a fire had broken out at the Cricketers' Arms, adjoining the new Oddfellows' Hall, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Singapore Daily Times, of November 16, gives full particulars of the loss of the Euxine, bound from Shields to Eden. The following is the evidence of the second office, Mr. J. Archer, as placed before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABOUT half-past 5 o'clock on Monday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Edmund Paul Stanley, grocer, of the Newtown-road the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A [?] which is this described by the correspondent of the Cape Argus :—About…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This (Sunday) morning, at about three o'clock a.m. (writes our correspondent), a fire occurred at Mrs. M'Goldrick's Commercial Hotel, Linton. As far as at present can be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An investigation into the cause of the recent fire at Mr Swayne's shop in George street was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday afternoon last before Dr. [?] district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred at an early hour yesterday mornirg in Dean-street, which, had there been anything like a strong breeze blowing, must inevitably have destroyed the whole block of…
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