Fire at Cessnock. Weatherboard Building Destroyed. Cossnock
A weatherboard building owned Sarroff was destroyed by fire curly on sunday morning. The building had been remove from a site in Vincent-street to the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1919
322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 17
Girl Sapper's Adventure in the War Zone. Hid in Dug-out Under Shell Fire for a Fortnight. Betrayed by Hunger
One of the most remarkable stories of the war, describing the adventures of a girl who succeeded in spending nearly three months in the war zone, disguised as…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Heat and Bush Fires
Singleton, like most country towns, is just now experiencing a heat wave that is being felt very severely. On Saturday last the register was well up to 100, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire-proof Aeroplanes
The aeroplane of the future will probably be built entirely of non-combustible material. Important advances in this direction have already been made by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extraordinary Case. Boy at Years of Age Sets Fire to Premises
An inquest was held at the Waratah Courthouse yesterday by the District Coroner (Mr. C. Hibble) regarding a series of fires which occurred on October 31 on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Loss by Fire
Mr. Jas. Henry, superintendent for the A.A. Co. at Warrah, who has just been transferred to Waratah, suffered a serious loss on Saturday, in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Juvenile Incendiary Waratah Fires Explained
An inquest was held at Waratah this week to ascertain the origin of some seven fires that broke out on the premises of John Howell, Christie-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raided Russian Document. a Blood and Fire Doctrine. Kill and Destroy Everything. Washington, Tuesday Night
The Department of Justice has published a document which was approved by the Federation of Unions of Russian Workers in the United States, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Expensive Bush Fire
Mr Ernest Loder was a heavy loser by the bush fire that was raging at last week-end at the Yellow Rock, between Broke and Wollombi. He had a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Grass Fire
Mr. Ernest Loder was a heavy loser through a bush fire which occurred at the week-end at Yellow Rock, between Broke and Wollombi. He had a spenldid growth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singleton. Serious Loss by Fire
Mr. Jas. Henry, superintendent for the A.A. Co. at Warrah, who has just been transferred to Warrah, suffered a serious loss on Saturday, in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bedding Factory Fire. Extensive Damage Wrought
It was estimated by a director that £100,000 damage was caused by a fire which occurred on Friday evening at the bedding and wire mattress factory of Busst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girl Sapper's Adventure in the War Zone. Hid in Dug-out, Under Shell Fire, for a Fortnight. Betrayed by Hunger
One of the most remarkable stories or the war, describing the adventures of a girl who succeeded in spending nearly three months in the war zone, disguised as…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire in Melbourne
Hickmer's picture frame works in Melbourne were gutted by fire. Her Majesty's Theatre, adjoining, was saved by the firemen after strenuous efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney. Photographic Studios Gutted
Shortly before 10.30 last night a fire occurred at the six-storey building chiefly occupied by W. Amsworth, draper, in Liverpool-street Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To-day's Telegrams. Fire at Braidwood. Sydney
Three buildings were destroyed by fire at Braidwood this morning, while the Alhion Hotel, adjoining, had a narrow escape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Braidwood. Three Shops Burnt Out. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Three shops, occupied by Messrs Young, M'Leod and Gee, were burnt out at Braidwood this morning. Seven other shops had a narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in Melbourne
Early on Tuesday morning a fire destroyed the five-storey building of Hicknier and Sons, picture-frame makers, Lonsdale-street, Molbourne, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire
Mr. H. W. Vyner of Benditi, Yarrowytch (says the Walcha News') suffered a heavy loss by fire a few days ago. It appears he went into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bedding Factory Fire. Extensive Damage Wrought
It was estimated by a director that £100,000 damage was caused by a fire which occurred on Friday evening at the bedding and wire mattress factory of Busst…
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