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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
200 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 10
AT the Police Court on Tuesday (yesterday) the police proceeded against a young man named Francis Seivers for igniting inflammable material within three yards of grass land. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As the result of a fire at the Molong Cottage Hospital on Monday night, the infectious ward was destroyed. The outbreak, which occurred shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Dubbo Police Court on Tuesday the police proceeded against a young man named Francis Seivers for igniting inflammable material within…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in Clareville district did much damage. Over 1000 sheep on one station were burnt to death. A woman and two children took refuge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Postmaster-General's Department has written to the Council to the effect that the regulations do not allow of the Fire station being connected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late on the night of 9th November the New York police, arrested a youth named Frank Morris, who is accused of attempting to burn a large block of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SHORTLY after midnight on Saturday the alarm of "fire" was given, and the outbreak was speedily located in the extreme oast of the town. Closer investigation showed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A firm in London are introducing an electric automatic metropolitan police whistle, slightly penetrating through the wall protected by an air-brick, with wire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Late on the night of 9th November, the New York police arrested a youth named Prank Morris, who is accused of attempting to burn a large block of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Wednesday night a fire broke out in a grass paddock on the river bank close to the Bumps, and though it was at first of small extent it bid fair to spread owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AN alarm of fire in the immediate south of the town was given about midnight on Wednesday. Investigation located the outbreak in the "pole paddock"--the property rented…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Thursday last the Wagga coroner held an inquiry into the occurrence of four fires on a local farm. The policeevidence gave forth that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The German sleamer Seidlitz, pending to Colombo, caught fire at sea. A passing steamer rescued 104 passangers and malls, and escorted the burning steamer to Ceylon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bourke Fire Brigade compeled to-day in three events, in connection with the great Inter-state Fire Brigades Demonstration. They gained third place in the Alarm and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A bush fire occurred on "Mr.G. Stanford's property, McPhail, and 1000 acres of grass were.destroyed. Mr. E. Stanford had 50 bags of wheat damaged. A fire broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Premier has wired to Kempsey instructing the, Government officials. There to afford whatever assistance is necessary to suffered by the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A novel fire-escape which has been erected at a school in Louisville. It consists of a steel cylinder and a spiral slide, which is so constructed that it controls…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CAPTAIN RITTER, of the local Volunteer Fire Brigade and his contingent, of eight [?] one who was detained down the line), returned to town on Thursday from the annual Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A destructive fire occurred at Kempsey, on the Macleay River, yesterday morning. Practically the whole business centre was reduced to ashes. including' four general…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the second day Bourke Brigade started in [?]ive events. They got three "fourths, one "fifth," and one "tenth." Sixty-two brigades competed…
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