A Disastrous Fire
Last week, during a severe windstorm, Mr. R. Allen, of Mogo Forest, a distance of about 12 miles from Dubbo, discovered that portion of his property…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
131 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 7
Fire at Royal Hotel
On Friday evening last there was an outbreak of fire in the cellar of the Royal Hotel, Dubbo. Fortunately the fire was detected shortly after its…
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That the safety of Dubbo in regard to tires should depend on a hand reel is a remarkable state of affairs. The town is a large one, with valuable…
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Mr. Worboys had his Overland destroyed by fire along the Bodangora road on Sunday night. The car was hired by Mr. Reinhard, Jun[?] and when…
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The land which has come down in history as Iceland might with more accuracy have been given a diame[?] opposite title, and called "The…
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At the meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday evening last, a communication was read from the Board of Fire Commissioners stating…
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If business firms were as dilatory as the Government is the commercial life of the country would be in a condition of chaos, if not dead. For some years…
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Gilgandra, which was the scene of many fires last year, had another scare at the Electric Supply Company's power house a few days ago…
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Gilgandra, which was the scene of many fires last year, had another scare at the Electric Supply Company's power house a few days ago…
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A farmer of Honerville France, had a quarrel With his wife and decided to sleep in the [?]. This [?]perated the women, who drenched her husband with wood alchol and…
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Mr. John Miller, of Baker's Swamp, suffered a great loss by fire on Wednesday last, when he had six large hay stacks destroyed. The cause of the…
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Last Saturday evening a cottage at North Dubbo, owned by Mr. W. Hands, was burned to the ground. The cottage was occupied by Mr. J. Hands, but all…
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A fire took place at McPhail recently, and as a result the premises owned by Mr. Edward Bullock, of Parkes, together with its contents, were totally…
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Ald. and Mrs. David Spring had the misfortune, early yesterday morning to see their home and at their belongings reduced to ashes by a fire watch…
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On Wednesday last Mr. W. J. Mills, Hour., of Bakers Swamp, accompanied by the wife, visited Wellington to attend Messrs. Abel Wilkins and…
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On Wednesday evening last the electric lighting station at Gilgandra was burnt to the ground. The insurances amounted to £2500, but the loss is…
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A further stereotyped reply to the council's request for a motor fire engine for Dubbo was received from the Board of Fire Commissioners by the…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Barndino on Sunday afternoon, when Fincham Bros.' sawmill and the Lachlan Freezing works were totally destroyed…
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At 12.15 a.m. yesterday the alarm of fire was raised in Gulgandra, and soon it was known generally among the townspeople that the premises of the…
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A fire in the main business block of Lee Street was discovered a little before one o'clock yesterday morning, and the alarm was soon raised, which…
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