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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
581 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 30
This morning a disastrous fire occurred at Alfred W. Norton's restaurant and grocery store, the place being destroyed. It was situated directly opposite the Quirindi railway station, between P. McIntosh…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →About four o'clock this morning an alarm of fire was sounded on the fire bell and the local firemen under Captain Porter, quickly turned out with a reel. The fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly after 2 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire was discovered in theforehold of the Peruvian barque G. Mazzini, which was berthed at the upper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At about 12.15 p.m. on Saturday a fire broke out in a two-roomed unoccupied house in Stanford-street North. According to what neighbours say the place seemed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The biggest fire in the history of Ganmain started at half-past 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The fire when discovered had a good hold of Ashwood and M'Donald's large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early on Wednesday morning a for broke out in Brisbane-street, Tamwork, by which severe damage was done to the Peel Printing Works, belonging to J.P…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A serious fire occurred at Dunoon, ten miles from Lismore, on Thursday morning, when four of the best buildings in the thriving little township were reduced to ashes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The biggest fire in the history of Ganmain started at half-past 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The fire when discovered had a good hold of Ashwood and M'Donald's large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A shoe-maker's shop at Chelsea was burnt down, and four septuagenarians were incinerated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The residence of Mr. Bower, George-street, had a narrow escape from destruction by fire. It appears that a neghbour called early this morning to borrow an appliance for easing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A shocking affair occurred at East Fremantle last night. Mrs. Ptolemy and her two children, aged four and two and a half years, retired to rest in thier weatherboard cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire at Tweed Heads on Monday morning destroyed four buildings and caused damage to the amount of £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious fire occurred at Stammore at noon to-day. Two shops were totally destroyed, whilst another was severely damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When the train from Narrandera to Finley was within three miles of Jerilderie, two trucks of lucerne hay, consigned to Berrigan and Finley, were observed to be on fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire occurred at the Duke of Newcastle's house at Clumber Park, and some priceless paintings by Tintoretto, Rubens, and Rembrandt narrowly escaped. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous fire occurred at Went Wyalong yesterday, several buildings being destroyed. The outbreak is supposed to have originated at Clarke's grocery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The second annual dinner in connection with the West Maitland Fire Brigade, under the new organisation, was held on Saturday evening, at the fire station, find was in every…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A big fire broke out early this morning in the top-story of a large warehouse occupied by the Queensland Agency Company. and despite the strenuous efforts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A conflagration with 30 sources, destroyed bazaar quarters at Damascus. Several persons were killed and a number injured. The damage is estimated at £2,000,000…
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