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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 28
An Australian trooper, describing Gallipoli as a trial of nerves, states the campaign is probably more severe than any in the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reference was made at the hospital meeting last evening to the outbreak of fire, which occurred at the institution, and the plucky part played by the matron and nurses in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London, Tuesday Night.—It is officially announced at Paris that Dunkirk has again been bombarded by long-range guns. Fourteen shells struck the town,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The District Corner, Mr. G. Brown, conducted an inquest at the Aberdare Hotel, Weston, last week, into the circumstances of the fire that destroyed Jewell's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the course of the encampment of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade at Bolwarra, an interesting lecture on "Light Horse Fire Action," was delivered by Caption Blake,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A communque states: Austrian scouts and destroyers bombarded the completely undefended towns of Pesario and Rioni, but damaged only a few houses…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The camp fire concert held at the encampment of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade at Bolwarra on Saturday night, was probably the most successful event-of its kind…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sister Julie has not yet been celebrated in deathless [?] as the heroine in Gerbeviller, but she has been [?] by the President of the French Republic in person, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Since the recent outreak of the at the Maitland Hospital the fire service equipment has been thoroughly overhauled and a recommendation is being made with respect to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An electric tram caught alight, many people being injured, including Dr. Affonse Costa, who throw himself into the street and fractured his skull. His condition is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For some time endeavours have been made in this State to obtain from abroad, at a moderate cost., a motor-propelled pumping [?] of a light type for use in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The transport liner Minnehaha took fire in mid-ocean on route to London. It is believed that the outbreak has been controlled. The vessel, which carried a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious fire occurred at Broke in the carly hours of yesterday morning, when a large hayshed, the property of Messrs. Clarke Bros., was gutted. The shed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Messrs. L. and A. Clarke, of Broke, suffered a serious lots by fire early yesterday morning, their large hay-shea being destroyed by fire. The shed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The "Tageblatt" states that a great turf fire is raging at Schweges Moor, Ornabruck. Already 10,000 tons of turf has been destroyed. Forest fires are extending, many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire was discovered this morning in the holds of the oil laden steamer Caldergrove, which was discharging at Auckland. It was extinguished after nine cases had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonel Monash of the 4th Infantry Brigado, writing to his wife, says: "I am convinced that there are no troops in the world to equal the Australians in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Germans have used every method they can to stop the advance of the Allies, from poisonous gases to spraying trenches with liquid fire. Both these methods, by the way…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia Day will be celebrated at East maitland on Friday, 30th instant, by a grand sports carnival and camp fire concert to be held on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barton Egan, aged 60 years, of Bayswater, was 'burned to death in a fire which broke out between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning. The fire totally…
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