Fire Fighting Appliances
The Dubbo Fire Brigade urgently require a long fire ladder. At present it only possesses a short ladder that reaches the height of a single storey,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1924
150 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 8
Wednesday's Fire Losses
Yesterday a representative (Mr. Geo. Cole) from the head office of the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd., arrived in Dubbo in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Macquarie Street Blaze. Three Buildings Alight. Laverack's Garage Gutted
Just before 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning the night watchman, Mr. Ryan, while patrolling Talbragar-street, saw a light in the sky well down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dubbo Liberal and Maequarie Advocate. Friday, January 11, 1924. Editorial. Fire!—and Water
The fire of last Wednesday morning, following so closely upon the unnecessarily destructive blazo at Siemsen's corner, calls insistently for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Dubbo at Laverack Bros.' Garage and Berima Co.'s Premises. Extensive Damage
Shortly before 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning the watchman was heard by many people in Macquarie-street shooting out "Fire." and the fire bell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Outbreak of Fires
A shed, together with its contents, at the rear of Mr. H. Bennett's residence in Montefiores, was burnt to the ground on Saturday night, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Shortage of Water at the Recent Fire
In connection with the difficulty which was experienced in coping with the fire in Macquarie-street on Wednesday morning inst, efforts are being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Telegrams. Disastrous Sydney Fire. Marcus Clark's Warehouse Destroyed. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Newtown last night, when Marcus Clark's four-storied warehouse was destroyed, and thirteen shops surrounding the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Newtown. Sydney
Marcus clark's furniture and drapery warehouse at Newton was gutted by fire last night, while 13 shops and surrounding premises were also badly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Fire Horse Plunges Through Flames
Conceded by experts to be one of the most thrilling' scenes ever fiung upon the screen, in which a veteran fire horse, plunges through a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coonamble Fire Brigade
A recent fire in Coonamble was responsible for some of the alderman cri[?]cising the fire brigade of that town. Coonamble has suffered from a water…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Narromine Fire. Three Buildings Destroyed
A fire, which is reported to have had its origin in Mr. Galpin's dentistry premises in Daudaloo-street. Narromine, totally destroyed three buildings on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coonamble's Similar Trouble. Aldermen Condemn Fire Brigade
The Coonamble Council at its last meeting expressed, through Alderman Derwin, its indignation at the laxity of organisation in the local Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Narromine Damage Estimated Over £2000
A disastrous fire brake out in Dandaloo-street, Narromine, about 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday evening, when three business promises were totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire at Elong
On Saturday morning a bush broke out on some station property at Elong and burned fiercely throughout the day. During the afternoon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires. Fire at the Public School
The ringing of the local fire bet[?]late the residents running in various directions seeking out the seat of the blaze. When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Narromine
A disastrous fire broke out Dandaloo-street, Narromine, about 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday evening when three business premises went…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Big Fire at Dubbo
Another disastrous fire, the third within a few weeks, occurred in Talbragar Street, Dubbo, yesterday afternoon, right in the heart of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaze Narrowly Averted
During the progress of the fire in Talbragar-street on Sunday afternoon a second blaze was narrowly averted at the residence of Mr. H. Kingston in…
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