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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1897

220 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 11

The Recent Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 3

The [?] attending fire at Messrs. Lye, Bizant, and Dugan's establishment were inquire into by the Coroner to-day, the Australian Mutual fire Company. being represented by…

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Serious Fire at Coolgardie

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred nt Coolgardie on Tuesday morning between 3 and 4 o'clock, when Kennedy's Hotel and the adjoining buildings…

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Terrible Parisian Fire. 200 Persons Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 4

A FIRE broke out at a charity bazaar which' was being held in Pari, and caused a dreadful panic. About 1800 representatives of the fashionable…

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Destructive Fire in Tamworth. Tamworth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 7

Shortly af for 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out is the workshop of Messrs. Lye, Bizant, and Dugan, wheelwrights and coachbuilders, in Brisbane-street. When the fire was first observed the flames had a…

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Orange. a Fatal Fire.—heroic Conduct

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1897 · page 5

A fatal fire occurred at Lucknow last night, resulting in the lose of five lives and the total destruction of a large wooden house. Information as to the cause is not yet to hand. The…

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Fatal Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 3

A fatal fire occurred at Lucknow yesterday when a large wooden building occupied by a Mrs Roberts and 3 children, became ignited, and was…

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Another Fire at Tamworth. Great Destruction of Property. Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 5

A great fire, resulting in much destruction of property, broke out about 7.30 to-night. It originated in a baker's shop belonging to Mr. J. A. Martin, This was soon in a blaze, and the flames…

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The Parisian Fire

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

The remains or the victims of the fire at the charity bazaur in Paris were Interred on Saturday. All the city was in mourning. Ten of the victims…

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Large Fire at Tahworth

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 4

The most disantrous firie that over occurred in Tamworth broke out in Peel street oil Monday night in the most central part of the town. Luckily…

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A Steamer on Fire. Cowardly Stokers. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

News has been received from New York of a torrible fire on the steamer Leona, from New York to Galveston. The heat from the fire was so intense…

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A Destructive Blaze

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 3

A fire broke out yesterday in the establishment of Messrs. G. and C. Hoskins, engineers, at Ultimo, and 4250 gallops o tar were destroyed. The outbreak was caused by a lighted lamp being upset into…

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A Fatal Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 11

A fatal fire occurred at Lucknow on Sunday night, reselling in the lose of five lives and the total, destruction of a wooden house. The conflagration tion broke out about midnight, and quickly gained…

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The Tamworth Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 4

At the receut fire at Tamworth the fire-brigado, with their out-ofdate engine and appliances, were quickly on the scone, but not a drop…

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Tamworth. the Recent Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 5

The Coroner, Mr. Jones, P.M., hold an inquiry this morning into the cause of the fire which resulted in the destruction of the Olympic Hall, the Royal Standard Hotel, Martin's store, and…

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Destructive Fire at Tamworth. Tamworth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 12

A great fire, resulting in much destruction of property, broke out about 7.30 to-night. It originated in a baker's shop belonging to Mr. J. A. Martin. This was Boon in a blaze, and the flames…

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A Destructive Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 5

A sever-roomed weather board cottage, owned by T, Hall, and occupied by Donald McKinnon, Was totally destroyed by fire at Hurstville this morning. The outbreak originated through the explosion of…

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Orange. Destructive Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 3

The Carriers' Arms Hotel, Orange, was totally destroyed by fire yesternight. The inmates narrowly escaped being hemmed in by the flames, but they, however, escaped without injury…

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A Destructive Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 3

A fire was discovered this morning on premises in Erskineville, occupied by George Schweitzer, a grocer. The premises, which were of weatherboard, with iron roofing, contain six…

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Disastrous Fire at Orange [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Orange, the Carrier's Arms Hotel was utterly destroyed. The fire had a strong hold on the hotel, which was built of…

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A Fire at Sea. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 2

NEWS has been received of the burning of the ship Buckburst, which left Newcastle on February 2nd last, with a cargo of coal for Ranama. The…

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