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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
77 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 4
The Brisbane Courier says that not a little excitement was caused in the city on Friday morning by rumours of a fire and a riot at the St. Helena Penal Establishment. These rumours, unhappily, had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following report of the Chief Inspector of Stock (Mr. A. Bruce) has (says the Echo) been approved by the Hon. the Minister of Mines (Mr. F. Abigail):—"I have the honor to call attention to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There have been terrible fires at West Mandemah, near Barmedman. Seventyseven stud rams were burnt, and a great quantity of grass was destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Scandinavian township of Norsewood, situated in a bush clearing in the Hawkes Bay district, was almost wholly destroyed by fire on Friday during a violent gale. Owing to the great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FOR several days past the bush fires in the vicinity of Bungendore and Lake Bathurst, near Goulburn, have been very destructive. The damage has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Napier correspondent of the Auckland (N.Z.) Evening Star reports on Friday aftornoon, March 16, a fire broke out at Norsewood, and burned all day and far into the night, destroying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As the result of an application by requisition made to him some few days ago, the Mayor has convened a meeting of the ratepayers for to-night to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the ratepayers of the Borough of Singleton (convened by the Mayor in reply to a requisition) to consider the advisability of having the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE cannot give it as our opinion that the Borough Council has treated the Fire Brigade question in the most business-like way. The business to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In winter nights how sweet, While whirling snow and sleet like restless ghosts do tap the window-pane, To hear the wind's low choir,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fire which was raging in the vicinity of Lamb's Creek on Friday last continued its course eastward on Saturday with increased vigour, sweeping everything before it, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JOHN M'TAGGETT was charged with that he did, on 5th May last, leave a fire on the Reserve before the same was extinguished. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Assembly on Thursday evening, Mr Melville asked whether the Minister for Education intended to make a grant to country schools during the cold weather for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Allow me space to call your attention to the fire plugs in this town. At night they are raised by boys that have nothing else to do, and are left open all night. This is very injurious to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Coronar for the district (Mr R. H. Mathews, J.P.) held an inquiry at Jerry's Plains on Thursday, respecting the burning of a building in which hay, corn, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The water seemed to spur the fire to wilder deeds. The flames and the smoke climbed and rolled higher and higher, and the scene became luridly, awfully magnificent beyond tottering words'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The other afternoon nn expressman delivered at the house several strange packages, ond when Mr. Bowser came up in the evening he explained that they were fire escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The training school for the horses of the New York Fire Department at Harlem is (says Iron) a unique establishment. There the green or untrained horses are brought and trained to jump…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the morning of May 30 a terrible fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Garrould, milliners and drapers, in Edgware Road and Queen-street, which resulted in five persons being burned to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A very serious outbreak of fire took place at Waterloo on Friday afternoon (says the Herald) resulting in the total destruction of a large number of wooden tenements, which were occupied by…
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