These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 6
News of a terrible calamity in Canada reached London late on May 6. A Dalziel's telegram gives the following particulars:—The Insane Asylum, situated at Longue Point, about nine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the courthouse, Morpeth, on Thursday afternoon, an inquiry into the circumstances attending the fire which occurred on the 15th instant, by which the smithy of Mr. John Tobin, the occupier…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A MEETING of the guarantors to the Commercial Bank for an overdraft to secure the Volunteer Fire Brigade's plant for the use of the residents of Singleton was held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occured at Kyabraim (Vic.) this morning. when buildings covering half an acre were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning a little boy threw'a lighted match at a girl in play, and her clothes caught fire. It is feared that she will not recover…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A DEPUTATION, consisting of Messrs H. Munro (Mayor of Singleton), A. C. Robinson. E. J. Bourke, J. Kelf, W. W. Robinson, G. B. Lloyd, E. B…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Wednesday John Jackson, school master at Ash Island, midway between Newcastle and Hexham, reported to Inspector Brenna[?] that the public school [?] there was burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"I do not care to say whether or not men are directly called to preach," said the Rev. Mr. Hickers, "but I do know that some sort of influence is brought to bear."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE financial troubles of the Singleton Fire Brigade have lately been a theme of much anxious concern to the inhabitants of the town, through the fear that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The publisher of this work writes us that this is his first attempt at putting forth a book and that he has secured the Australasian rights of the story which has had a great popularity in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred to-night shortly after 5 o'clock [?] Clauscen and Foley's furniture warehouse, Bo[?] street East, caused by the accidental ignition of some curtains in one of the shop windows while…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire broke out early this morning at 76 Clarence-street, which is occupied by several firms of importers and manufacturers. The flames got a good bold, but were subdued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Public schools as a rule are built with fire places and chimneys in them, but, unfortunately for the children, are not built with fires in them. I was given to understand that the teachers of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A COURAGEOUS act, which shuld not be unrecognised (says Melbourne Argus), was performed on Friday morning by George T. Dennis and Thomas Duffy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Elders'ie, from London to Sydney, which was on fire between Perth and Albany, is now at Melbourne, and should arrive at Sydney,[?] a few days. The circumstances connected with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRE occurred early on Sunday morning on the stage of the Gaiety-hall, attached to the Palace Hotel, Bourkestreet, Melbourne, Fortunately the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TERRIBLE fire broke out on Mount Athos, a lofty mountain in European Turkey, at the extremity of the peninsula of Macedonia. Whole forests were devastated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A few days since, while busily engaged in reviewing a spring poem that a school ma'am of Karnak had sent in, a timid rap was heard and in answer to my cheery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An extensive fire broke out in Mitchellstreet, Bourke, early this morning, and a small block of brick buildings was completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large fire broke out early this morning at Langdon and Hopkins' timber yards, Petersham, which completely g[?]tted the place. The premises and contents are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →