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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
309 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 16
For four hours on Christmas Day, a Jerry's Plain's landowner, Mr. R. W. Moses, of "Wandewoi," his wife, family, employees, and neighbours fought a bushfire, which threatened his own and neighbouring properties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seeing smoke in the vicinity of Ca[?]nes’ oil depot Is Bourke-street, West Maitland, and fearing that the depot might be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HOBART Monday.âAlthough the results will not be officially announced until all the entrants have either finished of retired, the Tasmanian 41 feet cutter, Westward, has won the handicap class and the B division of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Jan. 4—Fires, started by Republicans in the Sumatran town of Jambi, would probably burn for months, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SINGLETON Wed.—Fire fighters yesterday extinguished a grass fire on Mr. A. S. R. Shearer’s property, Wyoming, at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Most Singletonians fully appreciate the service rendered by the Singleton Voluntary Fire Brigade, which is called out at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What might easily have bean a serious bushfire outbreak was quelled during the holidays by Mr. Jack Ayton, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton firemen were called from their breakfast this morning to fight a fire at the Percy Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Reuter’s Tel Aviv correspondent says that the Israeli Cabinet is understood to have accepted in principle the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CAIRO, Jan. 7.—Israel has accepted Egypt’s request for a cease fire in the Negev. The “Times” correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LAKE SUCCESS, January 7.—Dr. Ralph Bunche, acting United Nations Palestine mediator, announced yesterday that Israel and Egypt had agreed to a cease-fire effective from 10 p.m. to-day, Australian EST…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Israeli military spokesman said Israel had agreed to a "cease fire" in Negev at 1400 hours (G.M.T.) on January 6. but, as no answer was received from the Egyptians, fighting still continued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Sat.—factory tenants in eight city buildings were yesterday ordered to quit by the Minister for Labour and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Jan. JO. — Commonwealth High Com missioners who saw the British Foreign Minister, Mr. Bevin, of the week-end are believed to hive Strongly criticised the British attitude on Indonesia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Board of Fire Commissioners submitted estimates for 1949 and advised Cessnock Municipal Council that the amount to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWCASTLE, Wed.—The town clerk (Mr. Miller) submitted figures to Greater Newcastle Council’s finance committee showing that on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →what might have been a serious fire was narrowly averted in the home of Mrs. G. Dunn, of Ogilvie Street, Denman. The smell of smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire destroyed the top floor of a three-storey building at the Riverstone Meat Works last night. The floor housed the workmen’s change…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MELBOURNE, Monday.—Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by fire to Noske’s flour mill at Carlton. About 1000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage is estimated at £100,000 when a fire destroyed 200 oil paintings, watercolors and sketches, worth £2000 in a…
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