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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1919

52 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 3

The New Fire Station

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 2

Rapid progress is being made with the election of the new fire station. Muc[?] of the brickwork has been constructed and the trade-men, being on…

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Fire

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 2

On Sunday morning last about 7 a.m. a fire broke out at Mr. Morrall's bakehouse in Mitchell-Street. The fire brigade were quickly on the scene…

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Destructive Fire at Yokohama. London, May 6

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 2

A conflagration at Yo[?]hama destroyed 3500 building and done damage to the extent of £1,000,000 sterling…

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Car on Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 1

" We don't need you now; we ve put it out with dust" quoth a motor man late last night after having distributed the rest of the officer in charge…

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Lime Causes Fire

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 2

Mr. Male, the contractor for the erection of the big motor garage in Swift Street, was unfortunate in having about £30 of tools destroyed by fire early on…

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The Archaic Fire Grate

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 2

After the war everything is to be reconstructed in England, including the time-honored domestic hearth. In the "Daily Mail" a discussion has been…

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Big Fire. Damage Estimated at £50,000

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 2

The printing establishment of Marchant and Co., of Kent-street, Sydney, was destroyed by fire carly on Wednesday morning. When the fire brigades…

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Destructive Fire In Sydney £100,000 Damage Sydney

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 2

A destructive five occurred in Sydney last night, when an eight storey building near the railway station occupied by Burnet (wholesale grocer)…

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Macquarie St. Blaze

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 4

Between 11 and 12 on Sunday night a fire broke out at the rear of Mr. F. Chalioner's by the time the alarm was given…

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Fire In Macquarie Street Mr. Challoner's Surgery Gutted. Over £1000 DAMAGE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 2

Just before midnight on Sunday late pedestrians in the vicinity of Macquarie-street saw flames leaping through the roof of the surgery and back…

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Mr. F. Challoner's Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 2

Mr. F. Challoner has just began to discover the extent of his loss by the fire on Saturday night. The insurance on the stock was infinitesimal. On that…

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Fire Bug Sentenced

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 2

At the Cootamundra Sessions, Percy Hayes pleaded guilty to setting fire to places at Gundagai, and stealing from one of the places. Inspector…

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The Bonfire and Fire Works Display

The Western Herald · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

The Grand Bonfire and fireworks display at Night was the means of bringing half the town to the Cricket Ground. Fireworks were distributed…

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Challoner's Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 July 1919 · page 2

Before the P.M. at Dubbo on Saturday, Maurice Wren (24), chemist, woe charged that on Juno 20 at Dubbo, he broke and entered the shop of…

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The Challoner Fire. Coronial Inquiry. Wren Committed for Trial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1919 · page 2

On Saturday morning at the Court House tho adjourned inquiry into the recent fire at F. Challouer's chemist and dentist shop, Macqunrie-street, on…

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Dubbo Fire Brigade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 1

On Wednesday the Hon. E. H. Farrar, M.L.C., President of the Fire Brigades Board of N.S.W., accompanied by Mr. McNevin, clerk of works,…

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Another Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 1

Mrs. Haldane, wife of the now manager of the Bank of Australasia, arrived in Dabbo last night and met with a warm welcome-- there was a…

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Alleged Setting Fire to a Dwelling House

Western Age · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 2

Johannes Motavis Wessel pleaded not guilty to a charge of malidiously attempting to set fire to thr Royal Hotel, Bobadah, on the 12th June…

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Local and General Fire at Peak Hill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 1

The Cambridge Club Hotel and Massey Harris premises adjoining, at Peak Hill, were destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The windows of the…

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Second Peak Hill Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 1

Can it be wondered that superstition not only survives, but enslaves a lot of people. It is n common did win of mysticism that if. after a lapse of…

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