Bush Fires
The long dry grass that coats the country hereabout threatens to bo very dangerous. This was illustrated on Saturday last when a fire started…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
291 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 15
Fire Brigade Inspection
Mr John Grahame, an inspector under the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, was in town yesterday, when he made an inspection of the…
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At about 5.30 on Sunday afternoon a fire broke out in the tarpaulin works connected with the railway workshops at Eveleigh. Ly the time the brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Cessnock. Dwelling Destroyed. Cessnock
About 7.30 this morning a fire broke out in a two-roomed house on O'Brien's estate, owned and occupied by Mr. Thomas Hoskin and his wife. The place was built mostly of…
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A special disaster, the biggest of the century, has befallen Fez, capital of [?] A great fire has destroyed 9000 square yards in the centre of the commercial quarter,…
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At 12.40 to-day a call was received at the West Maitland Fire Station from East Maitland, a fire having broken out in a 15-acre paddock owned by the Church of England…
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Mr. John Grahame, an inspector under the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, was in town this week, when he made an inspection of the local fire station and plant…
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A fire on Sunday evening destroyed the Railway Commissioners' tarpaulin shed at Eveleigh, after resisting the efforts of the full force of the brigades for nearly an hour…
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The expedition sent out to explore the region devastated by the eruption of Mount Katmai, in Alaska, has returned to Washington with a vast amount of important new information concerning…
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It is only by personal acquaintance with the severe forest fires which sweep the rough country in Coastal Districts of New South Wales that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Blaze at Cessnock Business Places Destroyed Others Damaged. Cessnock, Tuesday. [?]
[?] morning [?] destroyed three business places in Vince-street, Cessnock, and damaged three others. All the places adjoined. They were of [?]…
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In addition to the damage by fire at Cessnock, mentioned in last evening's issue several plate glass windows in shops on the opposite side of the street were broken by the…
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A serious tire ocurred at Cessnock on Tuesday morning, three business places in Vincent-street being destroyed and the others damaged. All…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock District News. the Late Fire. Cessnock
Mr. A, L. Pogonoski, who lost the whole of his printing plant and stock by fire on Tuesday morning, has received letters of sympathy and offers of assistance from people in…
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About 3.30 o'clock this morning a fire destroyed three business places in Vincent-street, Cessnock, and damaged three others. All the places adjoined. They were of wood…
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The news of the German retreat is the most momentous since General Foch commenced his counter-attack, for it is tantamount to an admission of defeat by the enemy…
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The damage done by fire to the premises of the Expert Box Manufacturing Company, Annandale, late last night, has been estimated at about £1000…
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The following recommendations for wheat growers have been issued by the College of agriculture of the University of California:— (1) Keep your machinery in repair, well…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Cessnock Fire. the Inquest. Cessnock
The District Coroner (Mr. G. Brown) held an inquest at the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday concerning a fire that occurred on July 23, as a result of which four buildings in…
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The following recommendations for wheat growers have been issued by the College of Agriculture of the University, of California:—…
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