Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Fires & bushfires, all years

Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

94 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 5

Lincoln Woollen Mills. Disastrous Fire. Melbourne

Western Age · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 3

A huge fire at the Lincoln Knitting Mills at Coburg last night caused damage of nearly half a million. Valuable modern machinery was ruined, and 700…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fire at Alam's

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a fire started in one of the rear buildings of Alam's store, and the brigade was called to action. Fortunately, the fire started in…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fire in Chaff Store. Alam's Bulk Store Alight

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 2

The fire bell rang out about 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon, and a few minutes later the engine was in Mocquariestreet pumping water into the bulk…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Our Fire Brigade

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 4

To-morrow (Friday) the Board of Commissioners will visit Gilgandra in respect to a decision from the members of the local brigade to resign in a…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Gilgandra Fire Brigade Visit of Board of Commissioners Striking a Rate to Keep Service Going

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 6

On Friday morning the following members of the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners visited Gilgnadra:— Messrs. T.J. Smith, M.L.C…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Big Fire at Batmain Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 6

A large and destructive fire occurred at Balmain last night and gutted the factory of Whitelum and Catts, wood moulders. The damage is estimated at…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Iron Foundry Fire. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 6

The iron foundry of Jones Brothers, at Camperdown, was badly damaged by fire last night…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Federal Fight. Mr. Cunningham Fires First Shot

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 2

The first shot of the Federal election campaign in Dubbo was fired by Mr. L. Cunningham, M.H.R., on Saturday night. Speaking to a large gathering…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Bush Fires

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 7

Already bush fires have started in the district, no fewer than three being reported last week. The following homesteads were affected, but…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Narrow Escape From a Fire

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 6

During last week, Mr. J. Conn, of Dapper, nearly had his wool shed burnt down, luckily the smoke was noticed by one of the people,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

A Fire Alarm

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 4

A few minutes after 6 p.m., on Monday, the sound of the local fire bell indicated a confiagration in some part of the town. The brigade…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Automatic Fire Alarms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 6

Dubbo is now being equipped with automatic fire alarms. Those are being placed at convenient situations to serve the different quarters of the town…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Bush Fires

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 5

No fewer, than nine outbreaks of bush fires were reported from one holding last week, all happening in the one day The property affected…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Fire

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 5

On Sunday morning, at about 6.40 a.m., the attention of Mr. Council (Station Master' at Gular.)was drawn by a column of smoke rising…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Careless Use of Fire

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 4

Landowners and others are warned that it is against regulations to burn off within the Gilgandra Shire from October 15 to January 31 inclusive…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Bush Fire

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 6

Another bushfire was noticed in the direction of the Warrumbungles on Sunday afternoon. The wind fortunately dropped before much…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Fire at Rawsonville

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 6

A fire occurred on the property of Mr. E. S. Bootle at Rawsonville yesterday and destroyed about 120 acres of grass. The 'phone was soon ringing,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Shearing Shed Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 1

Mr. F. M. Hill, gran[?]ier, of "Wonga" Station, Blaynoy, had his "Yarraman" Station shearing shed totally destroyed by fire last week. "Yarraman"…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Bush Fires

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1925 · page 2

The season of bush fires is once again with as and owing to the wealth on grass and herbage it behaves every landholder to make all possible…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Local and General Fire Narrowly Averted

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1925 · page 2

One day last week an alarm of fire was given by Mrs. Hodges, who resides in a weather board cottage at the river end of Merilba-street. A neighbour…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →