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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
970 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 49
A fire destroyed the main building of Earl Grey's palatial residence, Howick House, in Northumberland. Two wings, are intact. A quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A message from Melbourne on Monday stated that Gippsland was still in the grip of bush fires. Daudenong Ranges have been devastated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out in a shop at Newtown late last night. The flames were soon extingulshed. An examination of the premises…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The heat on Sunday was responsible for an extraordinary incident during a church service at Binya, says a Barillan message…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The railway bridge at Liberty-st., Newtown caught fire last night. It is believed a spark from an engine caused the blaze. The flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heal-wave conditions continue over Riverina, and, meanwhile, the bush fires in the Holbrook district are gradually spreading and consuming…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Over £30,000 is the estimated loss as a result of the fire which domolished the block of business premises at Tingha. The insurances…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further bush fires are reported in various parts of Victoria. A severe outbreak occurred in the Tallangatta district but a large body…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The extensive plant and works of Blenkhorn Bros, at Railton, Tas., were destroyed by fire. A case cutting plant and 1000 fruit cases. ready for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush fires in the producing areas of the Central West, notably the Orange and Oberon districts, have had the effect of causing a scarcity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A bush fire broke out to-day at fe[?]tree Gully. the district is a well populated mountain resort, and most of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A change of wind and steady rain removed the danger of further grass fires in the Ashburton district (N.Z.). Mr. William Page, while…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire which broke out at Moree early on Saturday morning completely destroyed Davis Bros.' store, one of the largest in the town. The…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The local fire brigade received a call at 8.50 o'clock on 27th ult., the outbreak being on the premises of Messrs. James Moore and Co., Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four shops were burnt at Forbes on Monday night, and the School of Arts was destroyed on Tuesday night. Again on Saturday morning about…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A fire broke out in a shop in Newtown late night. The flames were soon extinguished. An examination of the promisos showed that the back…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire destroyed the business premises of G. V. Saunders and Co., general storekeepers, at Narrandera, early on Saturday morning. The whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A former employee at State Government House, Vic, Henry Hord, was sentenced to 12 months gaol for arson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific bush fires rayed throughout the Dandelion, Ranges yesterday. Already about twenty houses have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A spectacular fire occurred at Waverley last night, when a large quantity of photographic material caught alight at the conema Studios…
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