Bush Fires
Bush fires at Jindera have destroyed several farms. About 1500 sheep, including some stud animals, were lost…
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Fires & bushfires, 1906
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Fire at Naroogal
A big fire broke out at Mr. E. A. Smith's Naroogal station in two places on Wednesday last and burnt furiously for a time. A large body of…
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AT Peak Hill during the last few days a bush fire has been burning east of the township, destroying thousand of acres of grass and miles of fencing. The fire originated on Mr. T…
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The annual meeting of the Dubbo Fire Brigade was held at the station on Friday night last. There was a full attendance of members…
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THE annual meeting of the members of the Dubbo Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the station on Friday evening. The chair was occupied by Captain Ritter, and there was a…
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WE are gratified to be able to state that the recent fire at Beni was less disastrous than was at first reported. The rumour that Mr. Donnelly had been burnt out, though given in…
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Further particulars of bush fires in Victoria show that at Woorara West the settlers endeavoured to convey an invalid named J. Williams to a place…
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Further deaths have occurred in Victoria from bush fires…
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THE bush fires in Victoria have wrought fearful devastation. Hundreds of settlers are homeless and ruined. The engine-drivers on various railway lines had to force their trains through…
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On Tuesday evening last, shortly after 10 o'clock, a fire broke out in a wooden cottage in Darling-street, occupied by Mr. Christian, and owned by Mr. Manning…
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THE "Government Gazette" notifies that, whereas on December 30th seven stacks of hay, the property of Mr. J. Crowley, of Happy Valley, Murrumbidgerie, near Dubbo,…
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THE alarm of "fire" rang out un Tuesday evening, shortly after 10 p.m., and volumes at lurid smoke were seen to be proceeding from North Dubbo. It was discovered that…
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The Dubbo firemen, who have been away at Orange representing this town at the annual demonstration of Fire Brigades of the State, returned home on Monday. In the…
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In connection with the disastrous bush fires which have been devastating parts of the country during the past few days, the Railway Commissioners have had under…
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THE Dubbo V.F. Brigade's representatives returned on Monday from the State Fire Brigades Competition at Orange, well satisfied with their trip. They had not succeeded in appropriating…
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Further disastrous bush fires have ocurred in Victoria Many parts have been completely devastated, and further fatalities are feared…
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Further deaths have occurred in Victoria from bush fires…
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The members of the Fire Brigade and District Band were welcomed home on Monday evening by a social in the Oddfellows' Hall. The…
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REGARDING the grass fire which occured on Sandy Creek station, in the Wagga district, on Tuesday, the manager, Mr. W. C. Rolls, states it is apparent someone setting fire to the…
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THE residence of Harry Stanford, Mingelo, near Peak-hill, was destroyed by fire early on Tuesday morning. The father and mother were absent at the time, and two…
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