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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1900

99 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 5

Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1900 · page 2

SHORTLY after 1 a.m. on Wednesday a fire broke out at Newtown in a small shop conducted by Mr. R. Jamieson, carrier, etc. Assistance was at once rendered from the…

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Terrible Bus Fires

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 December 1900 · page 2

A big grass fire is said to have broken out on Friday in or near Messrs. Strahorn Bros' "Derowie" property and it is still raging. Just before going to press news reaches us…

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Fire at Bodangora

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 December 1900 · page 3

A fire occurred at 3.30 a.m. on Sunday morning in promises in Dick street, Bodangorn, occupied by Mr. Hurst as a bakery. It is said the fire first made its appearance in…

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Bush Fires

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 December 1900 · page 3

Sensational bush fires are occuring throughout the colony, destroying homestead, crops, &c 10,000 acres have been swept clear near Albury, the damage is estimated at thousands…

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Disastrous Fires in Dubbo Fire at Trelanvean

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1900 · page 2

Shortly after the mail tram left for the west on Monday morning, a fire was discovered in a paddock adjoining the railway line at West Dubbo, between…

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Fierce Fires at Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 December 1900 · page 2

MONDAY, the 17th of December, will long be remembered in Dabbo as one of the most disastrous in the history of the town, as on that date no fewer than six outbreaks of fire took…

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Fires Everywhere

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 December 1900 · page 5

In the Riverina district thousands of acres have been burnt, over 20,000 bags of wheat being destroyed, and many farmers have been rendered homeless…

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Fierce Fires at Dubbo

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 December 1900 · page 5

Monday, the 17th of December, will long be remembered in Dubbo as one of the most disastrous in the history of the town, as on that date no fewer than six outbreaks of…

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Great Fire at Dubbo. Dubbo, Monday, 4.30 p.m

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 5

Alderman Utley's Centennial Sawmills, situated in the heart of the town, were burnt to the ground with all their contents at dinner time to-day. The…

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Fires

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 2

At Dubbo on Monday six outbreaks of fire were reported. Bush fires surrounded the town on Sunday mid Monday. At Mr Fitzhardinge's the flames burned fencing,…

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The Recent Fires. Cente[?]ial Mills

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 2

AN inquest into the origin of the recent fire at Mr. E. H. Utley's sawmills was held at the Court House on Wedngeday morning, before the District Coroner (Mr…

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Fire at Trelanvean

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 4

AN inquest was hold at the Court House, Dubbo, on Thursday, by the Coroner (Mr. R. G. Dulhunty. After the jury had been sworn in, they visited the scene of the fire, and on their…

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The Fire at West Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 2

AN inquiry was on Thursday morning opened at the Court House. Dubbo, before the District Coroner (Mr. R.G. Dulhunty) into the origin of a fire at West Dubbo, by…

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The Fire at Utley's Mill. the Inquest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 4

An inquest was hold by Mr. R. G. Dulhunty at the House, Dubbo, on Wednesday, the 19th, touching the cause of the fire st Mr. Utley's mill on Monday last. The following…

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Fire at Suntop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 2

ABOUT 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the 17th instant (says the "Wellington Gazette") Mr. K. O'Brien noticed a fire in Mr. Murray's grass paddock, opposite the "Glencardie " school,…

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Dubbo Fire Frigade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of the Dubbo Fire Brigade was held at the Fire Station on Friday evening last. The captain (Mr. S. Lovett) presided, and there was a good general…

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The Fire at Suntop

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 2

As so many rumours have been circulated as to the extent of the recent fires at Suntop it is just as well that the public should have a correct version. In conversation with Mr…

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Dubbo Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 1

A MEETING of the Dabbo Volunteer Fire Brigade woe held at the Fire Station on Friday evening, Captain Lovett in the chair. There was a good attendance of…

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Terrible Fires

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 26 December 1900 · page 2

The most destructive fires ever known in this, colony were raging in the South last week and the week before, about Grenfell, Forbes, Parkes, Albury,…

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