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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
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Fire, hunger, and disease have spread 1800 miles, in the flood -ravaged Ohio and Mississippi Valleys bringing new terrors. Approximately 500,000 are homeless. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten brigades last night fought are of the forest from Sydney has known for months in a big york - street ware house, Two fireman were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 11.40 on Monday night, a fierce fire, occurred in a large brick two-storey building at the rear of the Westminster Hotel, Hunter-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The prompt assistance of neighbours prevented the destruction by fire about 0.80 a.m. to day, of a two storeyed shed at the rear of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Residents of the town of Boolarra, in the Gippsland country, has to stand by powerless, owing to the absence of water, and watch half their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffery) stated that nominations had been recently for the election of members of the Board of Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The problem of providing fire protection for the residences in the Shire was discussed at the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Between 100 and 500 persons have lost their lives in the disastrous floods which are ravaging the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Approximately 500,000 people are homeless. It is impossible to estimate property…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A strip of the United States from Pittsburgh in the north to Arkansas in the south is being devastated by floods. Fifty lives have been lost and at least…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 11 residents of Boollarra, a small township near Morwell, (Vic), are homeless as a result of a fire which destroyed half the buildings in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Between 100 and 500 persons have lost their lives in the disastrous floods which are ravaging the Ohio and Mississippi valleys…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For over two hours residents of Raymond Torrace vainly fought a fire which gutted the two-storied home of Mr. Joseph Adam Palmer a descendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Maitland Council last night decided to give Aid. M. J. Grifin, Mayer of Bathurst, its two first preference votes in the ballot for the election of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Saturday morning last, the two-storied dwelling, occupied by Mr. J. A. Palmer, in Port Stephens Street, was totally destroyed by fire. The house was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ten firemen from, the Mosman Brigade, under the direction of Station-Officer Brown, had a hard fight with a bushfire on Middle .Head, The bi[?]ze…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The west Maitland and Homevills Fire Brisades were called out shortly before 11 o'clock last night, but fortunately were able to quell the out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James johns, 50,a single man, a volunteer fireman of Adamstown, collapsed and died while assisting to fight a fire at an eid fire at Adamstown last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Board of Fire Commissioners informed the Cessnock Council that a fire alarm had been [?] at the corner a Mount Vincent road and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Council recently nominated Ald. J. Brown as a candidate for the vacancy which at present exists on the Board…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From D. Boyd to the Town Clerk asking his support for the candidature of Mr. M. J. Griffin on the Board of Fire Commissioners. A. G. Waugh…
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