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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Fire in Talbragar Street. Big Blaze Narrowly Averted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 2

Yesterday morning a few minutes after 8 o'clock a call was received at the Fire Station announcing an outbreak of fire at Morgan and Gray's…

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Fire in Lewis' Buildings

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 2

Shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday morning somewhat of a sensation was caused in Talbragar-street, when it was found that a fire had broken out in an…

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A Big Fire at Longreach

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 3

News from Brisbane states that damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by a great fire which threatened to devastate the town of Longreach on…

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Those Fire Accounts the Two Councils Meet

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 4

When the bush fires raged in the Dubbo district last year concerted action was arranged between the town residents and the country people to combat the fire…

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Gilandra Fire Brigade. to the Town." Council Talk

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 16 June 1922 · page 6

At last Friday's meeting of Gilindra Shire Council Councillor mirthwaite asked the President: Are the people of the town…

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Disastrous Fire Near Cumnock

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred whereby the residence of Mr. McLaren, on the Norah Creek Soldiers' Settlement, near Cumnock was totally destroyed. The…

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Sunday Morning Blaze

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 2

At about 1.30 o'clock on Sunday morning the chimney of the kitchen at Cordato Bros. in Ma[?]quarie-street, Dubbo, caught fire, and the ceiling also…

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Fire at Mu[?]dgerie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 2

Three hay stacks, the property of Messrs. J. Campbell and P. Neville on Murrumbldgeri[?], were destroyed by fire. It is supposed the mice were the…

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From Various Sources. Mice Cause Fires

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 4

Mice have been blamed for nearly 100 fires in the central West' in the last two months. Three haystacks, the property of Messrs J. Campbell and P…

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A Peculiar Fire

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 2

Some young ladies passing the Infants' School late on Friday, night last noticed a glare in one of the class rooms They jumped the fence to make an…

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The Blazing Wild a Thrilling Forest Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 5

Hot sunshine in the country is a very different thing from hot sunshine in the city, and its effects in the former case are often very much…

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Another Gilgandra Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 2

The Australian Hall at Gilgandra has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £5000. Only a few weeks ago the Chelmsford Hall in the…

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Fire at Trangie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 2

A shed and motor car and other contents of the building, the property of Mr. A. Taylor, of Trangie, have been destroyed by fire. There was no…

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Fire at Great Western Hotel

Western Age · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

About 2.30 on Sunday afternoon a fire broke out in the writing room at the Great Western Hotel. This was soon extinguished by the prompt efforts…

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Fire at Gilgandra

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 6

A disastrous fire occurred at Gilgandra last night. It appears that at about midnight the Lutheran Church, a wooden building, in one of the main parts…

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Another Big Fire at Gilgandra. Two Buildings Gutted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 4

At about midnight last night a fire broke out in the Lutheran Church at Gilgandra, which also destroyed the Masonic Temple…

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The Gilgandra Fires

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 1

The residents of Gilgandra just at present are is a state of panic on account of the too frequent recurrence of fires is that town These fires…

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The Gilgandra Fires

Western Age · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 4

The residents of Gilgandra just at present are in a state of panic on account of the all too frequent recurrence of fires in that town. These fires…

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A Big Blaze. LARGE [?] and Stores Gutted. Good Save by [?]

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 2

What was undoubtedly the most disastrous fire that has occurred in Dubbo for a great many years broke out in the premises occupied by Wah Ye[?]k in…

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Disastrous Fire. Hotel and Shop Destroyed. Three Other Business Places Damaged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 2

On Saturday morning at about [?].15 the alarm of fire was raised in Talbragar street. A few minutes before the alarm was raised Constable…

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