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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
559 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 28
The aviator Daucourt; who was wrecked in Asia Minor, on his way to Cairo, gave a garphic description of his experiences to "L'Opinion." On December 18 he sat down and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three hundred and fifty girl students field for their lives when a fire broke out in a local college. Many groped their way through rooms filled with smoke, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →President Wilson, in a speech at a "housewarming" of the Press Club, drew an intimate picture of himself, based on the statement that whenever he read an article about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sixty thousand bales of cotton were destroyed by fire last night, the damage being estimated at £500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An electric tram-car caught five at Marrickville. The passengers became panic-stricken, and eventually all, jumped out, many of them falling on the roadway,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquiry was held at the local Court House, before Mr. McDougall, P.M., on Wednesday last, concerning the recent fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A big blaze occurred at the randwick tram sheds early this morning, when off valued at about £5,000 was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At midnight on Saturday a five brock out in Upper Hutt, 20 miles from Wellington (N.Z.), in a general store, occupied by Benge and Pratt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At midnight on Saturday a fire broke out in Upper, Hutt, 20 miles from Wellington (N.Z.), in a general store, occupied by" Benge and Pratt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Acting-secretary (Mr. H.M. Webb) of the Board of Fire Commissioners, has written to the secretary of the Maitland Hospital, informing him that the president…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early this morning, shortly. before 3. o'clock, residents in the' vicinity of Belmore and Newtown, and . a number from.the. town, Itself, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several fires occurred during the week-end in the metropolitan area, involving serious damage to houses and other property. The most serious was at Burwood, where…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Estimates providing for a coachman and footman for the State carriage of the Secretary of State, Mr. W. J. Bryan, led to a debate in the House of Representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two further cotton fires have occurred. One of them was extinguished after damage to the extent of £10,000 had been done, but the other is still burning, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred at Portland on Wednesday afternoon, when several business places in William-street were destroyed. The fire seems to have broken out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred in a warehouse in Liverpool, and a thousand bales of cotton were rained. A fireman was missing and upon a search…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The epidemic of cotton fires continues, and there is no clue to the origin. A large portion of the new market, two valuable sheds crammed with goods, and other buildings, have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A burglar was surprised in the People's Palace Haymarket, early this morning, by the night porter, who fired two shots…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred early this morning in a furniture store at North Sydney. The blaze was soon extinguished, but not before a considerable quantity of furniture had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A destructive blaze occurred at Oakahmpton early on Saturday evening, when an old five-roomed cottage, of brick and weatherboard, situated near the entrance to the…
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