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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
437 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 22
As a bride ship was steaming up the coast yesterday, a mystery fire was discovered in the lounge. Police, who boarded the liner at the Heads, suspect sabotage as the motive, as chairs and tables were piled in the centre of the lounge and newspapers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As a brideship was steaming up the coast yesterday a mystery fire was discovered in the lounge. Police, who boarded the liner at the Heads,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Board of Fire Commissioners has advised Maitland City Council that it has given careful consideration to the question of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Thursday.—A fire which raged for three hours last night at Winton, in Central Queensland, destroyed seven…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WELLINGTON (NZ) saturday. —About 120 employees of a [?] this week gave up three weeks’ holiday on full pay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY Tuesday —A survey of fire stations closed in September of last year is being conducted by the Board of fire Commissioners to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flames leapt 15 feet high on a 60 yards [?]rontage In a spectact[?] jar fire in tree [?]oppings at the Maitland city council rubblish tip…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thirteen patients, Including seven, babies, were carried from a fire at Normanhurst Private Hospital, Ashfield, on Sunday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →QUIRINDI : A fir completely destroyed the seven roomed home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Black and five children. The fire occurred when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JOHANNESBURG, August 14.— Six native mine workers were crashed to death in a stampedes at the Subnigal mine, when the police fired on 1500 rand mine strikers who attacked natives returning to work under police escort…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY Wed.— At Redfern Court to-day Edward Arthur John Seaton (23) soldier was fined the maximum amount of £100…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SINGLETON, Thurs.—A fire broke out in Mrs. Taylor’s home in Hunter-street Singleton yesterday afternoon. Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE Friday Bushfires have burned out more than 60,000 acres of bush and grasslands in Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY Sat—As result of a notification caused by the Chief Secretary (Mr. J. M. Beadily) persons desirous of lighting fires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINGLETON Sat — The Singleton Fire Brigade was called to are in lumbers mats in genre street very little damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire slightly damaged the decking of a bridge in North Avenue, Cessnock, yesterday. Cessnock Brigade extinguished the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE Monday.— Guests at the Royal Hotel at Oakey, in southern Queensland, had to jump to safety when fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A permit must be obtained from local councils before residents can light fires on land for clearing or other purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Over 3000 fires in the past 48 hours blazed throughout Calcutta as a result of the riots between Hindus and Moslems. Fire brigades, since the outbreak of the disturbances,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As a result of a notification issued recently by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) persons desirous of lighting fires for clearing land or for any similar…
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