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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
250 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 13
A very alarming accident happened to the West Cross exprees between Penrith and Shap, on the afternoon of July 21st. Soon after passing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Westminster, the former capital of British Columbia, has been partially destroyed by fire. The buildings of the entire business Portion of the city were consumed and a part of the residential…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The German mail steamer Oldenburg of 5000 tons, in command of Captain H. M. Guthemann, which left Sydney on August 11, Melbourne August 16, Adelaide August 20, and Fremantle August 25…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Particulars of the fire at the Jubilee Dock, Darling-street, East Balmain, early this morning, show that a workshp and a six-roomed weather-board cottage were both totally destroyed, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRE broke out at the Jubilee Dock, East Balmain, this morning, whereby a cottage and workshop were burned to the ground. Several of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By a fire at a grain elevator in Tol[?]do, Ohio, eight persons were burned to death, and nine others were fatally injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out in a bedroom of a fruit shop in Peel-street, last night, being caused through Mrs. Bennett, the proprietress, having accidently set fire to some clothes hanging on the door with a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Vell, vell,' said Moses. 'Vell, vell, yon are sharp, 'pon my vord yon are.' 'But you're a sharper, ain't yon, Mr. Moses?' said the managing clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The forests in the State of Wisconsin have been devastated by fire. The damage is estimated at 3,000,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In New York it is reported that serious.forest fires have occurred in the State of Wisconsin. The resultant damaged is estimated at 3,000,000 dols…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN old house, situate near the Greta Colliery and occupied by an aged man named Richard Head and his widowed daughter, caught fire about 5 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BROKEN Hill residents seem anxious to distinguish themselves on original lines. After some of them agreeing to boycott France, the fire brigade,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great excitement prevailed in Regent-street, this afternoon, when it was learned that Hudson Bros. timber yards had caught fire. The buildings were completely gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brief mention appeared in our issue of Saturday of a destructive fire in Hudson's Timber and Joinery Works, at Redfern, which broke out on Saturday afternoon. Our telegraphic agents sent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A great part of the city of Hankow, on the Yang-tse Kiong, has been devastated by fire. Ten thousand houses were destroyed, and 1000 lives were lost. The damage is estimated at 8,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our correspondent at Mirranic writes:— A bush fire occurred here on Thursday, the conflagration breaking out in one of Mr P. Stacey's paddocks, Reedy Crook. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ten thousand houses have been burnt down in Hankan, and a 1,000 persons have been killed. The damage done is estimated at eight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT twenty-five minutes to 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon people in the western part of the city were startled by a great column of smoke that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An inquest was opened to-day concerning the recent disastrous fire at Redfern. A jury having been empane[?] they proceeded to view the scene of the conflagration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ettie Jacques, 13 years of age, who lived in Lawrouce.st., Alexandria' was this morning the victim of a terrible burning accident. While…
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