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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

215 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 11

Bush Fires

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 November 1905 · page 2

Disastrous bush fires are raging in various parts of the country…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Raging all Round

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 November 1905 · page 3

REPORTS to hand state that bush fires are raging in most districts around Dubbo. AT GEURIE. At fire broke our on Messrs. Cleary Bros…

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Bush Fires Serious Outbreaks. The Need For Care

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1905 · page 2

The recent spell of hot weather was particularly favorable to the bush fires, and it would have been remarkable had the district escaped disaster. Several…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1905 · page 2

At the Cobborah Police Court on November 23, before Messrs. Chas. Craft and Thos. Yeo, Js. P., two travellers were fined £1 of three days, for careless uses of fire on Narran…

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Fires at North Dubbo. Nearly 100 Acres of Grass Land Swept

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 November 1905 · page 2

ON Saturday about midday the residents of North Dubbo near Mr. Jas. Samuels' property were alarmed by the outbreak of fire on some of the farm lamds included in Mr…

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Bush Fires. Yalcogrin North

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 6

A most destructive bush fire on Monday burnt country from Lake Cudgellico, taking grass and fences, including Wooyeo, Boreambil, Bygaloree…

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Rain and Bush Fires

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 4

Further rains have fallen in many parts of the country, and as a result many bush fires have been extinguished. Steady rain is falling in Sydney…

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Big Blaze at Nanima

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 5

About 1 p.m. on Monday, when the wind was at its worst and the shade temperature stood at 105 (goodness knows how much in the sun) a fire…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 4

At the Police Court, Cobbora, on 23rd instant, before Messrs. Charles Craft and Thos. Yeo, J's.P., two travellers were each fined £1 or three days…

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The Fire Fiend. Fighting the Flames at Geurie. Outbreaks at Nanima and Terrabella

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 5

For days past news has come pouring in of disastrous fires in and about the district. Authentic news concerning such is often difficult to obtain…

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Bush Fires

The Castlereagh · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 4

During last week bush fires have been raging at several place in the district sad considerable damage has been done…

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Bush Fires Precautionary Measures

The Castlereagh · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 3

The premier has p[?]ed the following minute:—"Boob and Grass Fires—The danger of three [?] is again imminent, owing to the character of…

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A Mother's Bravery. Exciting Rescues at a Fire

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 4

In the early hours of the morning of the 20th ult, (says the "Dally News") exciting rescue scenes were witnessed at a fire at High street, Hornsey…

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Bush Fires

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 8

This year points to more bush fires in [?] any which we have yet exp[?]. Looking to the causes of th[?] vast d[?] we find that…

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Gigantic Bush Fires. on the West of the Wheat Belt. The Whole Country Ablaze A Face of Flame Thirty Miles Long

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 4

"Temoin," on the face of the fire, Tuesday, 9 p.m.—A calamity of the gravest character has smitten the whole district west of the main road between Trangie…

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The Fire at Geurie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 December 1905 · page 2

MESSRS. W. and E. CLEARY write: " In your report of the Gourie fires you stated that the fire started on our property, which is untrue: as it started two miles west of our place, no…

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Bush Fires. a Word From the Government

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1905 · page 2

The season of the year during which bush fires are to be feared has now begun, and we have been requested by the Government to invite attention to…

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About Bush Fires a Government Circular

The Castlereagh · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 2

The season of the year during which bush fires are to be feared has now began, and we have been requested by the Government to invite…

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Bush Fires

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

This year points to more bush fires is our [?] than any which we have yet experienced. Looking to the causes of these vast destructions we find that…

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