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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
579 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 29
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday. Stating that the defendant was guilty of negligence, the Judge awarded £1750 to Jessie Bailey, who Using a garden hose, West Maitland Fire Brigade yesterday afternoon speedily extinguished a blaze which occurred in a creeper at the residence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A lighted match, which had been thrown away, placed Mr. T. Flynn, of Morpeth, in circumstances which may have had serious consequences…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£30,000 worth of damage was caused when four business premises in Stanley-street. Brisbane, containing drums of oil, were destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 11 o'clock on Tuesday night last Mr. and Mrs. J. Ringland were disturbed by a fire which destroyed a portion of their kitchen. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A spark, caused by friction between two petrol tins as they were moved is believed to have started a fire which destroyed a motor car and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is reported from Lisbon that "a state of precaution" has been proclaimed, while the troops have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The long fight to get an extension, of the current was referred to at the ceremony of switching, on the electricity at Lochinvar,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extensive damage was done to the building and plant of Dearin and o'Riordan, dripping factory, Mascot, this afternoon. Four fire brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The chitter dump was again burning yesterday, and the residents of Weston, and especially those in The Avenue, were caused a lot of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Damage estimated at £3000 was caused when a fire destroyed a onestorey building, plant and stock of Richard Sneddon and Sons, furniture…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spanish insurgent troops entered the northern coastal city of San Sebastian yesterday morningThey were unopposed, except for sporadic sniping. Loyalists began evacuating the city on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The funeral took place at the Dawson cemetery of Mrs. Ada Ellen Mary Morris, 87, who collapsed after escaping from her burning home on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spanish insurgent troops entered the northern coastal city of San Sebastian this morning. They were unopposed, except for sporadic sniping…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Instead of using kerosene to fill a lamb used in connection with a refrigerator, Jamen Nowton, of Balidale, put in petrol by mistake. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The erection of an Air Force training camp at Penrhos was cited as an immoral violation of the rights…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many expressions of regret were heard in town yesterday when it became known that the fine new station homestead, just completed at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A new home in the course of construction for R. Lysaght at Timor was destroyed by fire yesterday. The owner was to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Within a week or two of completion, the beautiful new building which was being erected for Mr. D. R. Lysaght, on his Green Creek property, about 15 milles from Murrurundi, was on Wednesday afternoon last entirely destroyed by fire. The houes, which contained twenty-six…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A garage and a motor car were destroyed by fire at the rear of a residence of Mr. Thomas Evans, in Wollombi-road. Cessnock about 4.15…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A bush fire near the race course on Sunday night caused some anxiety to the caretaker. The outer fencing caught fire…
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