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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 42
One of the most sensational harbour fires for years occurred at Double Bay early this morning, whom the collier Duroby was paractically destroyed and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ground floor of a shop at Campsie was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The inmates, finding their escape cut off by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roy Cross, a farmer, while driving two horses attached to a dray, was caught in a bush fire sweeping through the farrah red gum forest,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the most sensational harbour fires for years occurred at Double Bay early this morning, when the collier Duroby was practically…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The barking of his dog at 3 a.m. on the Sydney waterfront on Wednesday awakened William Simpson, keeper of the steamer Duroby, who discovered a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out in the operating box of Mr. Frank Buscorabe's picture ball, in Main-street, Gosford, as the audience was leaving at the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A disastrous fire occurred at the Yanko woolshed, where preparations were being made to start erutching during the day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Chinese gardener of Bulgandramine, near Peak Hill, while carting a load of hay, struck a match to light his pipe. In a second, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday night last a fire broke out in Mr. G. Norfork's house, which is situated about a mile out of the town on the Merriwa road. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electric bells are to be installed in the homes of the volunteer firemen attached to the local fire brigade. A small transformer will be erected in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday night last the alarm of fire rang out in the quiet locality of Main Creek, and a bright light lit up the Delta Mill and its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The about is the title of a volume of verses by Charles H. Souter, that has come to us from McDonald Bros. The pleasing and homely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly before 10 o'clock last night, a fire broke out at Fay's bottshep at the corner of Pitt and Liver-pool streets. The brigades got the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The buildings in Manning Square block, which were damaged in last night's fire, were the property of the City Council. They were insured in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roy Cross, a farmer, while driving two horses attached to a dray, was caught in a bush fire sweeping through the jarrah red gum forest…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Board, holded by the president, Mr. E. B. Harkness, visited Cessnock, Abermain, Weston and Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners yesterday afternoon made a visit of inspection to the stations in the Maitland fire district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two city fires, which occurred within a short time of each other on Thursday night, gave the brigades a busy time, and caused many thousands of pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A message from Dublin states that with the dev[?]ting roar of exploding land mines and the rattle of fire arms outside and the presence of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call at 10.25 a.m. yesterday to a grass fire in Stephen-street. The fire was quickly extinguished. At…
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