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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
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NEW YORK: Thirty-three helicopter took off from New York yesterday in answer to a call for their services in devastating Kansas floods, which already have claimed 12 victims, with several others missing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW YORK: Although the twin cities of Kansas City [?] in Missouri and Kansas City in Kansas appeared to be [?]inning their fight to contain Mie disastrous, floods that [?]nundated four industrial districts, the raging fire that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The twin cities Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, appear to be winning the fight against the disastrous floods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEW YORK: A flood-crest 40 feet high rolled towards St. Louis yesterday far[?]cing levee workers north of there to give up their fight to save West Afton, despite around-the-clock help from troops rushed to critical points along the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Several inspection in recent weeks have disclosed broken, unsafe banks of the Hunter River in the Maitland area extending from Oakhampton to Swiney’s Point, Horseshoe Bend, and although the river stream is at present at a height which hides the scars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire damaged the retread department of Advanx tyre and engineering establishment in High-street this morning, and spread…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GLEN INNES: A detective has arrived here to help local police investigate lour mysterious fires. fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SAN FRANCISCO: At least [?]even persons were burned to death in a fire which destroyed a block of flats her eyesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE: The Minister for Lands (Mr. T. A. Foley) said that 40,000 sheep died In this year's bushfires, which caused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A full yesterday and this morning allowed Maitland Fire Brigade a chance to complete reports and check equipment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The wash-house and the roof of a room adjoining were severely damaged this morning when tire broke out in an eight-roomed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Singleton district 7000 tons of coal have been destroyed by are, which has been burning 10 days at Newdell open out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SAN FRANCISCO: Police allege that Kenneth Skinner, 17 years-old high school student, has confessed to starting a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Cessnock Technical College was threatened yesterday when a fire started on vacant land in the vicinity,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Miners' Federation is demanding a public inquiry into the loss of coal by fire in a dump at a Ravensworth open…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEWCASTLE Firemen are fighting a huge blaze on the freighter Devanha in Newcastle Harobur to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maltiand Fire Brigale attended two minor fired last night The first [?] at 8.40. A chimney in premless at 27…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Fire Brigade was called to deal with a fire in South Avenue yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY: Members of the CIB arson squad, are Investigating the cause of the fire at the RAN depot at Randwick last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Believing it to be on fire, a middle-aged woman jumped from a moving car at Red Hill Greta, yesterday morning…
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