Fire Alarms
A couple of alarms of fire were raised in Dubbo last week. About 2.30 on Wednesday afternoon a message was received from Mr. R. G…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
122 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 7
Fire at Dalton Park. Ald. Padula's Residence Destroyed
Shortly before 8 o'clock on Monday morning, 3rd instant, the town was alarmed by the ringing of the fire hell and the blowing of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gilgandra Police Court. Thursday, Dec. 30. Before Mr A R.. Perry, P.M, Careless Use of Fire
John Bell Stinson pleaded guilty to having lighted fires without previously given notice to the adjoining landowners. Mr Kelly, who…
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On Friday last a fire consumed about 200 acres of grass on Mr. C. Buckley's property, Six Mile, Cobbora road. The origination is a mystery…
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A spur of mountains on the left bank of the Is[?] has become historic. The King of Italy wishing to be present at the fight proceeding close at hand, left…
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A fire occured at Wrightville on Wednesday evening last, when the residence of Mr W. Preston, situated near the Public School, was burnt to…
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A destructive fire broke out on Mr. F. Bootle's farm on the Larras Lake settlement area, near Molong, and on which Mr. C. Hughes had a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at the Mill
About 3.30 on Sunday morning residents in the vicinity of M. McLeod and Co.'s mill at Gilgandra were aroused from their sleep by the…
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A bush fire has been raging in the scrub country beyond Terramungamine during the past two or three days. The extent of the damage is not…
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Last week a bush fire broke out in the Terratmungamine district, and continued for several days. The fire spread through the properties of…
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A mysterious fire occurred at Mr. A. George's farm at Bodangora on Wednesday morning, resulting in the destruction of two harvesters, one…
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The timely extinction of a are in a wheat crop was effected under unusual circumstances at Westville. The Cowra mail was passing by Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drum-fire Artillery. Kaiser's Son As Author
Prince Oscar, the fifth son of the Kaiser, has written a little book called Winter Battle, in which he describes the hard fighting of the 3rd German Army in Champagne, in February…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War! Montenegro Surrenders. the Bergen Fire. Disastrous Withdrawal of the Austro—germans. Enormous German Losses. London, Jan. 19
A German wireless says that Montenegro has unconditionally surrendered. 400 buildings, valued at over one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Bush Fire
A disastrous bush fire is reported from Dunkeld, near Bathurst, as a result of which Mr. J. O. V. Reid, a well-known pastoralist and sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Forbes
The industrial Hall and poultry pavilion on the Forbes Show Ground were totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Owing to a strong wind…
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Mr. Inspector Graham, of the Fire Brigades Board, was in town on Tuesday, and in the evening conducted a drill of the local firemen. He…
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A fire occurred in Nyngan in the early hours o[?] Monday morning of last week, when a weatherboard cottage, owned by Mr. Flashman and situated in…
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An extensive bush fire occurred at Boomley early last week, a considerable area of country being covered. Many sleeper-cutters in the vicinity…
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