West Maitland Fire Brigade. the Annual Dinner
The annual dinner of the members of the West Maitland Fire Brigade was held in the fire station last evening. Superintendent Phillips presided. and there was an attend…
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Fires & bushfires, 1907
293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 15
Fire on a Steamer. Men Overcome by Fumes
Exciting seeues were witnessed on board the burning steamer Irish Monarch in Hobson's Bay on Tuesday, when efforts were made to extinguish the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Lyceum Theatre Checked in Time [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A fire, which would probably have devoloped into the largest city fire for many years if it had not been quickly suppressed, occurred at the Lyceuny…
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A large building containing the whole of the camp equipment of the Southern Command, has been burned at Portsmenth. The damage is estimated at many thousands of…
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The annual dinner, of the members of the West Maitland Volunteer Fire, Brigade was held in the fire station on New Year's Eve. Superintendent Phillips presided, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage by Fire [By Cable.] London
The damage caused by a fire at Portsmouth is estimated at £250,000…
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The Superior Court in California has uphold the contention, of the Williamsburg City Insurance Company that the company is not liable for fire losses attributable to…
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A bush fire destroyed nearly 10,000 acrbes of granss a station nine miles from Condobblin on Saturday. It is believed that some 200 sheep were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Tamworth Drapery Store Destroyed [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Messrs Neil and Ferry's drapery establishment in Peel-street, Tamworth, with its coutents, was totally destroyed by lire this morning. No…
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The residence of Mr. L. Worthington, coal overseer and timekeeper at Messrs. J. and A. Brown's works at Hexham, was gutted by fire yesterday morning, in the absence of the occupiers at Cessnock. Every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Celluloid Factory Fire
A factory for celluloid articles at Geispolsheim Alsace-Lorraine, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Twenty youths and girls who were unable to escape were incinerated…
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A fire occurred last, night at the Cottage Hospital Molong the infectious ward being burned to the ground, No patients were in the ward at the time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Earthquake in Jamaica. Destruction of Kingston. Outbreak of Fires. Serious Loss of Life Hundreds Injured. London, Jan. 16
A very severe earthquake occurred at Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, on Monday afternoon. The city, it is reported has been destroyed, and there has been much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. Disastrous Outbreaks and Narrow Escapes
A large fire started ou Nive Downs, in the Cbarleville,district (Q.), and although over 50 men were ongaged fighting the flames, it spread on to…
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Count Nicholas, nephew of Count Tolstoi, the well-known Russian author, and five guests were incinerated at the residence, Ryhora, near Moscow. Many others in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Earthquake in Jamaica. Reported Destruction of Kingston. Serious Loss of Life. Fires Complete the Calamity. LONDON
A very severe enrhbqunke occurred at Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, on Monday afternoon. The city, it is reported, has has been destroyed, and…
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LONDON, Jan. 16. A very severe earthquake occurred at Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, on Monday afternoon. The city, it is reported,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Smithfield Sydney
Early this morning two large tanneries at Smithfield, owned by Messrs Page and Lee, wore destroyed by fire. The fire first broke out at Page's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A House Destroyed by Fire. Good Save by Brave Workers
At 4 a.m. on Monday morning the residence of Mr Wilson, of Bomaderry, was discovered to be on fire, caused…
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The cruiser Dindem in the Bay of Bengal rescued 104 passenger and mails from the North German liner Sevllitz bound for Colombo and Penang a fire having broken out…
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