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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1916

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Bush Fire Brigade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

At a meeting of the Central Committee Of the Bush Fire Brigade on Tuesday night, something tangible was done to evolve the proposal from the…

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Bush Fire [?] Meeting at [?]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 5

A meeting to f orm a [?] gade at Delroy was held on Monday night. Owing to the in[?] ther the attendance was [?]…

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Bush Fire Brigade. Movement Further Advanced

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 4

Meeting of the central committee of the Bush Fire Brigade movement was held at the hon. secretary's office on Tuesday night, when there were…

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Bush Fire Brigade. Meeting of Central Committee. the Question of Finance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 4

A meeting of the members of the Central Committee of the Dubbo District Bush Fire Brigade was held at the P.P. Board's Office On Tuesday…

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Fire at "Macquarie View." Hay Shed Burnt Out

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

Shortly before midnight on Saturday last the town fire bell rang out an alarm of fire, and a bright reflection in the sky to the north of the railway…

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Hems of Interest Tomingley Fire Brigade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

Mr. J. Sawyer, president of the Tomingley branch of the F. and S. Association, occupied the chair at a farmers' meeting at Tomingley to form a bush…

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Night Before Guillemont How the Irish Prepared. Rosary Recited Around Camp Fires

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 3

Describing how the Irish troops prepared for battle on the night before their brilliant capture of Guillemont, an officer writes:—…

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Tomingley Bush Fire Brigade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 6

A bush fire brigade has been formed at Tomingley. The membership fee has been fixed at 10s, to provide a fund wherewith to buy the necessary…

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Eschol Bush Fire Brigade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. C. E. Brownlow has convened a meeting to be held at the Eschol Hall on Monday next, 27th inst., at 8 p.m. The business is of paramount…

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Fire Pots

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 4

For housewifes who have no means of cooking should the gas-stove be put out of requisition, the fire-pot offers compensation. It can be made from a…

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Another Suspicious Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 4

The fire which destroyed the timber drying yards at the Belmore Timber Company's Works, Belmore, on Tuesday night did damage estimated at £800…

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Bush Fire Brigades

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

The Bush Fire Brigade movement has caught on like a bush fire, and in a great many centres these useful agencies have been already established,…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 1

In this issue the secretary of the Dubbo and District Bush Fire Brigade appeals to those intend to contribute to send their donations in without…

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Yerrabah Fire Brigade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

The efforts made by a number of residents of Yerrabah, on the Peak Hill road, to form a bush fire brigade have been very successful, and the…

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Bush Fire at [?]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 2

Yesterday a bush fire broke out [?] the property of Moore Bros., [?] near Wongarbon, which for a [?] looked as though it would [?]…

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Bush Fire Brigade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the local brigade will be held at the Secretary's office, Mechanics' Institute, on Thursday evening next, when business of a most…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 1

A meeting of the Dubbo District Bush Fire Brigade was held last night when there were present: Messrs H. E. Holmes (president), J.Gibbs, A. E…

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Asphalting Plant on Fire. a Street Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

A great commotion and considerable excitement was occasioned in Wingewarra-street, near the "Liberal" Office, yesterday morning, through the…

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Fire Carts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 1

Cr. W. Baird bus been authorised by the Talbragar Shire Council to secure. If he can, the wheels and frames of poison carts on which to mount the…

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DELROY. Bush Fire Brigade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 5

Ot the last meeting of the Delrey Bush Fire Brigade it was decided to purchase a tank, hose, pump and fittings, and get an outfit ready as soon…

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