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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
970 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 49
A sensation has been caused in the Wagga district by the reported finding ol phosphorus sticks near the scene of a fresh outbreak of fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush fires continue unabated in the western and southern districts, and several towns arc threatened. Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of crops…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The president of the Shire of Merriwa, in view of the dry state of the reserves and camping places within the shirr boundaries, has requested the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous bush fires swept vast areas in the western, southern, and south-western parts of the State on Friday and Saturday. A man named Cox, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leaving desolation in their trial, bush fires swept thousands of miles of country during the week-end. The fourth victim in a week—George Cox—died in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Agriculture Mr. Dunn, stated to-day that officers of the Department in the districts effected by the bush fires had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fives continue to rage in parts of the country. Two more deaths are reported. Mr. James, a retired farmer, was fatally burned in a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A party of motorists had an exciting trip from Melbourne to Sydney during the week-end. Thirty miles from Eden, they met…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A bush fire which started on Mr. A. Braggs' property at Jindalee, Murrainhurrah, swept the whole countryside. Tanned by a strong gale, it carried…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reports of a most alarming character of disastrous bush fires come from, for the most part, the Southern Riverina, the districts most affected being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grans fires have broken out in several paddocks' in the western side of the river. There are places in town needing attention. If not touched such…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage is estimated at about £500 was caused by a fire which broke out in a detached classroom of the Artarmon Public School last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Wagga message states that the Riverina is now practically free from bush fires. Some are still burning, but are well under control…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extensive bush fires broke out in the Widdcn Valley on Friday last, and it is estimated that over one thousand acres and many miles of fencing have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade had a strenuous time on Friday combatting local outbreaks of fire. The first call came at 1.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The biggest fire in the history of Walgett occurred at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning, and caused damage to the extent of £20,000. Premises totally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cessnock district folk are not slow to respond to a case of need. On Friday last the home of Joseph Oliver, at Kitchener, was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A big blaze at.Walgett caused £20,000 worth of damage. Eight propertics were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Much grumbling is indulged in at frequent intervale at the slow progress of settlement in the back country, and the apparent absence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An extensive grass fire broke out near Dartmouth on Sunday afternoon. No damage of a serious nature resulted A Successful Bazaar.—…
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