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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
215 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 11
ON Tuesday night an alarm of fire was sounded in town during the sittings of the Circuit Court. It was discovered that the fire was at a four- roomed wooden cottage at Newtown, occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT Stapstones, near Osmotherley, a village on the Yorkshire moors, is on unpretentious inn, called the Chequers, which, despite its commonplace appearance, can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly after 7 o'clock this morning Messrs. Fenwick's passenger river steamer, Sarah Hoxon, which was moored alonguide the public wharf,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Long Acre, the home of tho carriage and motorcar industry, was on February 22 the scene of a great fire. A large block of business…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A FAIR attendance turned up at the Sports Ground on Thursday night, when the Fire Brigade and Band held a continental. A torchlight procession round the town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Thursday evening a continental on behalf of the local band and Fre Brigade was held on the Sports Ground, both bodies co-operating. The torchlight procession through the streets as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred in a cottage at Boomley on Friday, April 28th, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and two children. The inmates were all away…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Buncle and Sons' machinery works at North Melbourne were destroyed by firo this morning. The loss is about £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One of the most destructive fires which have occurred on the Tyne for years took place on the night of March 3, at the Commissioners' Sta[?]ths, Whitehill Point,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DURING the school celebration of Empire Day at Nyagan an outbreak of fire occur[?]ed in the town, and butcher's shop belonging to Mr. J. Finn was totally destroyed. The teachers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Wednesday, morning (says the " Nyngan Observer ") a fire broke out, at Lower Town, which resulted in the complete destruction of the buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Metropolitan Fire Brigade of Brisbane. Queensland, will shortly put into service a powerful motor fire engine of novel construction. This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The German steamer Priuz Sigismund, from Japan to Hongkong, was fired upon by the Russian cruiser Dniepper on 1st instant. Her papers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—With reference to the above matter I desire to state that I am prepared to contribute £1 10s annually, payable in advance, if the other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There was a fire-walking ceremony recently in the village of Chekkarpalayam. near Palghaut. The fire Was about sixteen feet long and twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the town of Lancaster, fifty miles west of Montreal, four burglars on the night of 25th April broke into the Merchants' Bank by battering in the door…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With a fire raging in her main bold the Nelson liner Highland Brigade put back into Liverpool on llth May. It was stated that the crew had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One of the officials of the L. B. and S. C. Railway stationed at Sheffield Park has contrived an ingenious electrical machine, which will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was a good attendance of members at the meeting of the H. H. Football Union on Wednesday night at the Fire Station, Mr. H. D Ireland presided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday night, when accounts were passed for payment and the question of finance gone into. Through the…
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