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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
84 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 5
Shortly after half-past 3 o'clock this morning a man employed at the Princess Bridge 'Railway Station noticed smoke issuing from one of the windows of Messrs. Burston and Co.'s malthouse,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A LARGE fire has occured in Dalles city America, 16 blocks of buildings were completely destroyed. The damage is estimated one million dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRE broke out on the promises of Messrs Fairweather, M'Greeger, and Co., geneneral storekeepers, in Crownstreet, Wollongong, at about 3 o'olock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Glens Innes Sessions on Friday last, before Judge Fitzhardings, Denis Hogan on bail, was charged with that he did, on the 24th August…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It may be taken for granted that many readers will be interested to learn how the coloured fires, with which the "birthday of our country" is popularly celebrated, are prepared. The process…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No less than 13 disastrous fires took place in the city of St. Louis, in Missouri, United States, on Sunday last. The total damage is estimated at over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Apropos of a cablegram to hand, it may be stated (saya the Echo) that in June of last year the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board of New South Wales communicated with Messrs. Shand, Mason, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The main sewer in Elizabeth-street was sending up smoke and flame like a furnace for some hours on Saturday. The smoking began the previous night, but the 'flames did not show until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early on Saturday morning a fire broke out in premises known as 247A Pitt-street, ocoupied by Alex. Moore and Co., furniture brokers. The third story was completely gutted, part of the second…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The town of Meiringen, in Switzerland, situated ou the banks of the River Anr, has been almost entirely destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is a certain young man of this town whose newly-wedded wife presented him last Christmas with a superb gold watch that not only chimed off the time when a spring was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Varnish a small twofold towel rack three feet high. When dry, task on the lowest round at the back of each feld a piece of stiff, deep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At midnight on Saturday a cottage occupied by the family of James Birks, who was working 20 miles from home, caught fire. The mother, who was at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →We take from the Barwon Argus the following particulars of the fatal fire which occurred at Brewarrina on Saturday week:— It is very rarely our township is visited with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRE occurred at the Darling Harbour goods sh[?] this morning. White shunting some tracke one loaded with gasoline suddenly exploded and become a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At about a quarter to 9 o'clock this morning a fire, which proved very destructive, broke out at the goods sheds at the Darling Harbour railway terminus. At the time mentioned, two break…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A serious fire occurred to-day at Messrs Warner Bros., coach builders, Geelong. There was considerable damage done to the building and its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A RUSH fire has occurred on Coree run, near Jerilderie, supposed to have been created by lightning, and has caupod a deal of damage to South Coree. The fire swept over nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday morning, November 1st, a letter-carrier, walking across the park towards Sandringham House, the Norfolk home of the Prince and Princess of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible bush fire, which started on Coradgery run, has been raging for the past four days. About 50 men, including Gunningbland and Coradgery station hands and the neighbouring selectors, have…
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