Big Fire at Buyney. Blayney
About 2 o' clock this morning a fire broke out in a shop in Adelaide-street Blayney. The flames spread with great rapidity, and soon other shops were involved. There is no fire brigade in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1909
392 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 20
The Volunteer Fire Brigade. Annual Dinner
The annual dinner of the West Maitland Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the station last evening, the place having been tastefully laid out and decorated with flags…
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Bush fires were raging all round Cessnock on Thursday. Great fears were entertained lest houses in the vicinity of the burning bush should catch fire. In some…
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The residents of Aberdare had an anxious time on Wednesday and Thursday. The fire which started to the south-east of the town advanced so…
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At Cundagai on Wednesday the thermometer reached 108 degrees. The town is enveloped in smoke from bush fires, which started at noon on Tuesday on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires at Broken Hill. a Woman Severely Burned
A fire occurred in a. four roomed house in North Broken Hill on Wednesday which is likely to have tragic results The outbreak occurred in a kitchen, and…
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Two men drawing wood into Bathurst on Wednesday had a strange experience. They smelt something burning, and made a close search thinking the wheels were…
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Extremely high temperatures have prevailed all over the State during the past two days, the record being held by Bourke, where the thermometer registered 125deg. in the shade. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trip to the Williams River. Bush Fires Around Dungog
The Williams River district, according to Messrs. Fred, Marsh and Bert E. Broue, is one of the most pleasant and exhilarating spots in the State for an enjoyable holiday…
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Huge bush fires were raging during the greaten part of yesterday in the ranges about the Hawkesbury, and at several places between the river and Hornsby. As…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Berkshire park, the residence of Mr. G. Lanzius, near Windsor, last night. the extreme heat is supposed to have caused the oil in his motor to i[?]nite, and…
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A [?] the excessive heat is the dreaded [?] fire. Conflagrations are reported from various parts of the district. About midday on Sunday a…
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Passangers travelling to Melbourne on Sunday night by the express were provided with [?] of excitement by way of bush [?]. For some miles on [?]…
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A serious outbreak of fire occurred at Malebo yesterday, 2000 acres of grass and much fencing being destroyed. Mr. J. G. Fletcher lost 1800 acres of grass and a…
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THE biggest fire ever known in Blayney occurred on Friday morning last, when a whole block of buildings in the main part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fighting the Fires. a Trying Time at the Coalfields. Kurri Kurri
The high temperature which prevailed in the district on Sunday was maintained yesterday, and residents had a trying and anxious time. Towards mid-day, the fires which had been left…
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The steamer Paparoa, whose cargo was damaged by a fire in No. 3 hold, off St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, has just jettisoned 16,000 cases of damaged butter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letter to the Editor. Kurri Fire Brigade
Sir,—Would you permit me through your columns to appeal to the non-resident property owners of Kurri for some slight monetary recognition of the splendid Work done…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heat Wave Subsides. the Bush Fires
The southerly change on Monday night proved to be the end of the beat wave. In several places thunder and rain squalls followed, which served to…
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