Grass Fire
The Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday to vacant land off King-street, Cessnock, where grass and scrub had caught fire, and was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1919
322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 17
Fire at Aberdeen. Aberdeen
A five-roomed weatherboard cottage owned and occupied by A. Featherstone was completely destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon, The source of the fire is a…
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The township of Albion Park had a narrow escape from destruction by bush fire last night. Fire fighters are still battling with the flames and it is believed they have…
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A wheat stack containing 16,489 bags, at Blackheath, near Mount Victoria, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday, together with the elevator and…
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ALARMING AFFAIR AT MORTLAKE. AD immense stack of coal belonging to the Australian Gaslight Company which had been piled up near the water's edge after…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Commissioners. Election of Representatives
The nominations for the election by the country municipalitios and shire of a representative of the Board of Fire Commissioners for the period 1919-21, closed with Mr. S…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Commissioners. Visit to East Mainland
Mr. E. Farrar, M.L.C., president of the Board of Fire Commessienors, and Mr. R. Shepherd, representative of country municipallties on the board, accompanied by…
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The promises of Hoadley's Ltd., the well-known [?] manufacturers of South Melbourne were completely destroyed by the this morning…
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The stewards in their inquiry into the accident when Greek Fire broke his leg came to the conclusion that it was due to careless riding of F. Cragg on…
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Shortly before l.30 p.m. to-day the West Maitland Fire Brigade received a call to a grass fire that had broken out on the river bank at the brear of Messrs. Compton and…
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For several months Station-Officer Sercombe, officer in charge of the West Maitland Fire Brigade, has been indisposed and unable to carry out the duties attaching to the…
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Mrs. Annic Murphy, who carries on small confectionery business in High-street opposite the Technical Collage, had a narrow escape last evening from being suff[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Cessnock. Outbreak in Timber Yard. Cessnock
[?] [?] one o'clock the morning the Cessnock brigade received a call to a timber yard in Main street, occupied by Albert Turner and owned by George Browen. Station Officer While and men proceeded…
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Mr. H. F. Ogilvie, a well-known grazier has returned to Albury from the Upper Murray district after having spent several stre[?]ous days and nights helping the settlers to…
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Messrs. F. H. Croaker. H. E. Mitchelmore, H. Inglis, Angus Gunn, and F. Sanderson had an exciting trip in a motor Car from Wagga to Kosciusko. When in the…
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Mr. E. Farrar, M.L.C., president of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and Mr. R. Shepherd, representative of country municipalities on the board, accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →News by Wire. Fire on a Motor Ship. Sydney
A fire broke out this morning aboard the now Commonwealth motor ship Coolcha, which was moored at the wharf at Cockatoo Dock. A considerable portion of the…
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In a disastrous fire at Coraki early on Monday morning, several business premises in the centre of the town were destroyed. Among them was the brick…
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Mr. H. F. Ogilvie a well-known grazier, has returned to Albury from the Upper Murray district, after having spent several strenuous days and nights helping the settlers to…
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A fire at Coraki, in the principal business part of the town, destroyed Sheridan's store and Claffy's buildings. The "Herald" office caught, fire,…
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