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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
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What proved to be an extremely disastrous fire one the most serious that his occurred in the history of Newcastle, broke out in Messrs. Cohen and Company's fine bulk store, at the Sandhills, early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A great bush fire has been raging at Collarendabri. A number of selectors were burnt out and driven from home; wide areas of country being devastated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The bulk store of Messrs. David Cohen and Company, situated on the eastern end of Newcastle, was destroyed by fire on Monday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About a quarter to 9 on Wednesday night a fire occurred at No. 2 station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, George-street West, and spread with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →What proved to be an extremely disastrous fire and the most serious that has occurred in the history of Newcastle, broke out in Messrs. Cohen and Company's fine bulk store, at the Sandhills, early…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The annual dinner of members of the West Maitland Fire Brigade, held on Saturday evening at the Brigade Station, was well attended. The Superintendent (Mr. Charles Phillips) presided. On his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About 7 o'clock last evening a fire broke out in premises occupied by Messrs. Moss and Co., tailors, Byron-street. With wonderful rapidity the conflagration, spread, and in a very short time the buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous fire has occurred at an orphan asylum containing 175 children, at Rochester, New York. A boiler exploded, and it completely shattered one wing of the building. The debris blocked the outlet from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening a fire broke out in premises occupies by Messrs Moss and Co tailers Byron street. With wonderful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The old saying that "misfortunes never come singly," has been again verified in this district. In last issue we recorded a severe accident which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TERRIEBLE fire broke out in an asylum at Rochester, New York State, occupied by 175 orphans. A boiler exploded in a wing, blocking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 7 o'clock Tuesday evening a fire broke out in premises occupied by Messrs. Moss and Co., tailors, Byron-street. With wonderful rapidity the conflagration spread, and in a very short time the buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gunthorpe's couch bus just gone out with twenty men to a bush fire at Goonal and Midkin station boundaries, thirty-five miles distant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →What at one time seemed likely to be a fire which would sweep another city block away broke out in Little Collins-street, Melbourne last night between 9 and 10 o'clock, Before it was conquered the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FURTHER particulars of the bush fires at Mahonga, in the Corowa district, show that 15,000 acres of grass and fencing bave been destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WHAT at one time seemed likely to be a fire which would sweep another city block away broke out in Little Collins-Btreet, Melbourne, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous fire occurred last night, which completely deseroyed the premises occupied by John Moorhead and Company and Misses Harman; the premises of C. Duggan and L. Jacobs, on the north,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday last a haystack, the property of Mr Ed. Burns, of Scott's Flat, was dostroyed by fire. The origin of the outbroak is unknown. The property was valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YESTERDAY afternoon, at about two o'clock, a destructive fire broke out at Aberdeen, on the property of the A.C. and F. Co., when two buildings of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A DISASTROUS fire occured at Grafton last night, which completely destroyed the premises occupied by John Moorhead and Misses Harman. Some…
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