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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
131 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 7
About half-past four o'clock yesterday morning a destructive fire occurred in the coach-house and states on the premises of Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., resulting in the destruction of the whole of the building…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A destructive fire occurred at Townsville this morning, nine buildings being razed to the ground, but all the places were covered by insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A young man, a tramp, subject to epileptic fits, was camped near the railway bridge on Sunday afternoon, and was lying near a fire when he was seized by a fit, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ship Dalgonar, b und for Sydney, took fire at sea, and reached St. Vincent still burning. Part of her cargo consisted of gunpower. Some of the cargo had been jettisoned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A DESTRUCTIVE fire has occurred at the workshop in the ship-building yard of Harland and Wolff at Belfast. The engine works wore destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A geat fire has occurred at the Docks Nantes, France, where a number of Warehouse have been destroyed and the damage is estimated ay one million pound…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A great fire has been racing for two days at Libau, a Russian port on the Baltic, and a large part of the town has been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The damage caused by the great fire at Libau is estimated at 500,000 roubles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CHEESE CUSTARD.—Beat up two eggs in a pint of milk, add a little salt and two tablespoonfuls of grated cheese. Mix all well, pour into a greased dish, and bake till just…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To the question of how he felt when he first went under fire, Admiral Sir John C. Dalrymple Hay wrote the following interesting note:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A large fire at Brewarrina early this morning completely gutted the block of buildings including the Argus office, Floyd's, butcher, a billiard saloon, a hairdressing establishment, the Sportsman's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roberts' Hotel, corner of George and Market streets, narrowly escaped destruction by fire about five o'clock this morning. The firemen were on the scene within a few minutes of the alarm. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A five-roomed weatherboard cottage, situated at Burwood, together with its contents, was totallly destroyed by fire early this morning. An adjoining building was also greatly damaged. Whilst a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A dwelling-house situate in Skinner-street, South Grafton, and occupied by Messrs. Roberts, together with the contents, was but nod to the ground early this morning. An unoccupied store adjacent was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUICK PUDDING.—Boil some rice; when done break in three eggs, half a cup of cream or milk and flavor to suit the taste. Give it one boil and solid it to the table with bits of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At an early hour on Friday morning, July 18th, a fire broke out at the Humber Cycle Works, Coventry, and within one hour the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A theatre at Benton Harbor has been destroyed by fire, and as the walls of the building fell, eleven firemen were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With the near approach of warm, sultry weather, the careless use of fire is one of the things to be guarded against in a district like this, when everything both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FIRE, attended with terribly fetal results, has occured in Benton Harbour. A theatre took fire, and while the brigades were endeavouring to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire was discovered on the premises of Messrs. Horton and Company, good merchants, Hay-street, about; four o'clock this morning, and the first floor and its contents were slightly damaged before the…
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