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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
270 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 14
Mr. G. C. Wade, who as Special Commissioner recently held an inquiry, under section 23 of tho Coalmines Regulation Act, into the matter of the Greta Colliery fire which broke out on December 5th,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A serious fire broke out at Clermont, Queensland, this morning, destroying the Prince of Wales Hotel and six other promises, with most of their contents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The promptitude of the Fire Brigade with the heroic efforts of many of its members, was responsible yesterday (Sunday) morning for the speedy extinction of a fire at the All Saints' (C.E)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VERY shortly-after 9 o'clock.on Sunday morning people were alarmed by the clanging of the firebell at the Fire Brigade Station answering the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Portion of the premises of Mr. F. M. Mitchell, chemist, Forbes, was destroyed by fire this morning, and a big outbreak was only averted by the promptitude of the fire brigades. Or rat damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] A fire at Largo, in the State of Florida, destroyed [?]ghteen large warehouses and two streets of bouses…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MSASTROUS fire has occurred at Stage, a large town in Belgium, and eighteen large warehouses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A produce Store together with an adjoining six roomed cottage, was destroyed by fire at Concord at two o'clock this morning. A dwelling next door, which was unoccupied, was also damaged. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An outbreak of fire threatened serious results at paling's buildings at eleven o'clock this morning, but the prompt arrival of firemen subdned the flames before any material damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There is no better known figure in Leeds legal circles than Tom Lowther, private detective and prince of good fellows. Tom's burly figure looms large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About three o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the harness-room at Mr. Thomas Judge's livery stables, High-street. When Mr. Judge rushed out he found the flames running up the wall in one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The abrupt appearance of a star where none was seen before and its disappearance shortly afterwards have always been the cause of profound amazement both to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Those who had come to the wedding of Cecil Warpley never expected the ceremony to end in a tragedy, though, if the truth were told, they were not sorry to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The steamer Apiriana put into Albany this morning on fire. She was bound from Calcutta to Dunedin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A new use has been discovered for woolly dogs. A man in the train the other day stated that there had recently been a small fire in his house. Some of the furniture and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out in a public house in Piccadilly at day break and out off nine barmaids and servants in the upper floors. Intense excitement prevailed, but when the escape appliances arrived all were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It was many a long day since Leeds had been supplied with a sensation such as that caused by the unaccountable suicide of Cecil Warpley, and few people…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A GREAT fire occurred in a publichouse, in Piccadilly, at day-break this morning. The flames cut off nine barmaids and servants sleeping on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The frenzy of passion which tempts a man to murder usually robs the deed of much of its terrors, for at that moment when madness prompts one human…
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