Big Timber Blaze. utley's Mill destroyed. Fireman's Fine Fight
E. U.Utley and Co's large sawmill, with huge quantities of timber and machinery, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The mill was full of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
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Effective Fire-fighting Method. Sydney
The country in the immediate vicinity of Tambaramba has been made safe from bush fires by large numbers of men splitting a fire lit two, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. Constitutional Association. Trangie Doings Bush Fire at Tottenham
The letter read lately at a Dubbo Municipal Council meeting from the above named Association, asking the Council to co-operate in protest against Trangie has been remarkably free from fire of any magnitude up to the present. This is due, no doubt, to the care exercised by our people in the…
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On Sunday of last week a arc was discovered at the residence of Mr. E. Kilby, "Brae Park," which might have developed into a serious…
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Frederick McGill (19), was before the Cornoner's Court, Dubbo, on Monday, on suspicion of having caused a fire on the property of John Russell…
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The bush fires in the Wagga district were put out by three inches of rain last Tuesday. The Bago State Forest of 30,000 acres of valuable ash timber…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victorian Fires. Now Under Control. Melbourne
Reports received yesterday indicated that most of the bushfires in Victoria were under control. No loss of life was been reported. The damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Effective Fire-fighting Method. Sydney
The country in the immediate vicinity of Tumbarumba has been made safe from bush fires by large numbers of men splitting a fire in two, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Bush Fires. State Forest Threatened. Criminal Prosecutions. Melbourne
The State forest, worth over a million sterling, is threatened by bush fires near Whittlesea, and fresh outbreaks are reported from Kinglake…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Cumboogle. Charge of Incendiarism. Cigarette Smoker's Indiscretion
The sequel to a fire on Mr. J. R Craig's Cumboogle estate, on February 3 last, was heard at the Dubbo Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, when…
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Mr. C. Larson, who resides at "The Pines" struck a heap of bad luck on Thursday last. The house, which was a 5-roomed weatherboard…
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[?] last a fire brake out [?] of Mr. T. J. [?] which destroyed [?] land. Messrs…
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What might have resulted in a disastrous fire occurred this afternoon when the kitchen and verandah of Mr. H. J. Weston's residence was…
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A fire broke out in a small, shed which contained about £50 worth of redwood and a truck of cement, the property of Mr. Fred Jones on his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Inquiry. Open Verdict Returned
Mr. J. B. Seobie, acting as Coroner, opened an inquiry at the Court House, Dubbo, on Monday into the circumstances surrounding the origin of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Confectionery Works. Melbourne
Davidson's confectionery works at Richmond was seriously damaged by fire. The loss is £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fencing Posts. Fire-proof and White Antproof
The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd , 3 Bent-street, Sydney, hold the N.S.W. agency for a new Australian fencing post that is likely to…
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The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., 3 Bent-street, Sydney, hold the N.S.W. agency for a new Australian fencing post that is likely to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Put Benzine on Fire
A young son of Mr. H. J. Weston was lighting the fire at Gilgandra the other day by the aid of benzine, when the bottle containing the inflammable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talbragar St. Blaze. Old Landmark Burnt All Racing Olub Books. Destroyed
About 9 o clock last night the fire bell rang out and a column of smoke succeeded by nuked flames showed that some very inflammable materiaf was…
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