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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
312 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 16
A meeting of ratepayers was held in the Oddfellows' Hall to consider the question of the Borough Council taking over the Fire Brigade plant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY Tuesday—An armed bandit attempted to rob Blackheath railway station early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A bulk store and contents, situated at the rear of Messrs. M. Campbell and Co.'s main store, were totally destroyed by a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MANILA May 9.—Planes of General MacArthur’s command continuing their assaults against Formosa have dropped 300 ions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON May 9.—Signed by General Jodie on behalf of Admiral Doenitz the order to the German armed forces was broadcast by the German High Command over Frensburg radio last night announcing that from midnight all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Excitement was caused for a short time in York Street yesterday morning when contents of a portable tar boiler, with which employees of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MUSWELLBROOK: A bulk store and contents, situated at the rear of Messrs. M. Campbell’s and Co. main store, were totally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY Mon.—J. E. Hackney, who was injured when fighting bush fires in the Jugiong district on Christmas Eve, 1943…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A six-room weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Mr. M. Jackson, of Lang street, Kurri Kurri, was destroyed by fire on Friday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After a monoplane, valued at £40,000, was destroyed by fire, at the Mangere airfield, near Auckland, Frederick Demchy, 19, assistant air…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GUAM, May 21.—Japanese artillery fire on Okinawa is now only 1000 rounds compared with 15,000 rounds during the middle of. April, and it is believed the Japanese are suffering ammunition shortage for their heavy, guns, which are being moved southward along the island for a final all-out effort…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GUAM, May 22.—American Marines on Okinawa yesterday blazed a fiery path to Shuri—Japanese strongpoint outside which enemy resistance so far has been the most desperate of the Pacific war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WASHINGTON, May 23—A Japanese “secret weapon”— long-range balloons—is being used against the United States. This is revealed in a joint Army and Navy announcement that, in the past month, Japanese long-range balloons have made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW YORK, May 25.—The Japanese Domei news agency admits that “some” fires were still burning in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY Monday.—Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which burned out the greater…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY Tuesday—The executive of the Shires’ Association of New South Wales has conveyed appreciation to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extensive damage was caused when a fire broke out in Messrs Sleep and Bower's garage premises early on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CHUNGKING, May 31.—Japanese troops are believed to be evacuating the important stronghold of Liuchow, where large fires have been seen, indicating that the Japanese are setting fire to the city before leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WASHINGTON May 81 — The “New York Times” correspondent on Guam states that Japan’s “Sacred Wind” is seen by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MUSWELLBROOK— Extensive damage was caused when broke out in Messrs. Sleep Bowers’ garage premises…
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