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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
143 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 8
A disastrous fire occurred here about midnight on Wednesday, totally destroying a row of shops in Miller-street, the property o Mr. A. Miller. The premises were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about midnight on Wednesday, the 12th inst, the most destructive fire that has been witnessed in Gilgundra broke out in Mr, F. Leary’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Haves' flour mill at Albury has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire at Lie[?], France, destroyed five buildings, containing 900 tons of sugar and 400 tons of flax, valued at £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The first ball under the auspices of the Cobar Fire Brigade was held at the Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening last and proved a huge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The natural beauty and richness of Newfoundland are hardly equalled—certainly not surpassed—by any other British Colony. Its wealthy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An impromptu "Red Cross corps," composed of some of the best-known New York millionaires and their wives. clad in dressing-gowns, was called to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This [?] (F[?]day), between I and 2 o’clock a [?] out in Bibb’s Avenue Hotel, Cast[?] street and totally destroyed the building. How the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extraordinary story was told at Chester Asylum (says the "Daily Express") concerning the death of Edward Rigby, a boot repairer of Hovlake. His…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WE regret to report that the shop and dwelling house of Mr. G. Leos, storekeeper, of Brisbane street, were totally destroyed by fire at an early hour on Monday morning. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]e clanging of the fire bell on Tuesday night put fear into a few Cobarites occurred about 11.15, when most of [?]rly bird or early worm section had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four shops were totally destrayed by fire at Marrickvill yesterday morning. The damage is estimated at several thousands of pounds, The fire was occasioned by the bursting of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An hotel at Overton, near Corowa, was destroyed by fire, and the inmates barely escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Goonombil Hotel at Overton, near Corows, was burnt down last night. The building contained twelve rooms, The occupants escaped with the clothes they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Half the Canadian silver mining town of Cobalt has been burnt down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Piggott's drapery establishment at Toowoomba, Queensland has been totally destroyed by flire The damage is estimated at £17,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A destructive fire occurred at Toowoomba last night. The drapery establishment of Piggott and Co., one of the largest drapery warehouses in Ruthven-street, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is a peculiar and significant fact that fires never come singly in Cobar. We do not profess to believe in fate or general order of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Club Hotel at Cobar was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning. Nothing was saved, except the landlady's private rooms…
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