Bush Fire Relief Mr. Dunn's Sympathy. Sydney
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn), has expressed concern with regard to the welfare of those settlers who have suffered as a result of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
208 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 11
Fires Due to Carelessness
Recently a disastrous bush fire occurred on Myall Plains, between Mendooran and Coonabarabran, and 6000 acres of grass and 130 sheep were…
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Another outbreak of fire occurred near Dubbo on Wednesday forenoon, but fortunately the fire did not gel far, nor was the damage serious. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blaze in West Dubbo. Four-roomed House Burnt
A four-roomed house, weatherboard front and back with iron sides, was burnt to the ground in Beni-street, West Dubbo, about 7 o'clock on Wednesday…
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A child entering a room with a lighted match is said to he responsible for a lire which destroyed the house in West Dubbo occupied by Mr. G…
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A representative gathering of residents of the district was held at Booth cuba on Wednesday. night and a fire fighting brigade was formed Mr. F…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boothenba Fire-Fighting Brigade. First Meeting Held
A representative gathering of residents of that district was held at Boothenba on Wednesday night, and a Fire-Fighting Brigade was formed. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →'Fervid Fire Fighters Value of Organised Brigades
This value of having organised bodies of fire fighters in the country was demonstrated in the course of the fire that swept across the Wollombi soldiers…
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This (Friday) morning at about 10 o'clock Permewan Wright & Co's petrol and oil house opposite side of street to their stores, caught on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tremendous Bush Fires Wellington District Suffers. Enormous Losses. Widespread Devastation
What many residents of this district had been dreading since the dry hot weather set in, came to pass on Friday last.—that dreaded…
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The Municipal water waggon went out to assist the fire fighters at Maryvale on Friday, but when near Gobolion something went wrong…
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Between 9 and 10 a.m. on Friday "morning, large volumes of smoke, which wore rising from behind Mount Arthur, gave the impression that a…
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The need of a proper bush fire fighting brigade was never more forcibly brought home to the men on the land than at the present…
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While people were worrying over the outbreak at Arthurville, huge volumes of smoke to the north of Wellington gave further alarm, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Big Areas Swept. Losses of Stock and Crop Reported
Friday last was one of the worst days over experienced in the history of New South Wales so for as bush fires were concerued. Early in the day a strong…
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A bush fire started [?] Bunglegumbi about 2 p.m. on Friday last. It is reported to have originated in a smal house in which Mr. Ben Furney, se[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Information. Arthurville Fire
Those farmers who are big losers by the fire in the Arthurville district are Messrs. Bird, Harper, O'Brien, Matchett, Percy and Peter Baker, Webster…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Through the Fire Belt. Dubbo Resident's Impressions
The terrible toll of the fire is told by many travellers, and tales of heroism and endurance on the part of the settlers and their womanfolk are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Frenzied Fire Fiend Thousands of Acres Swept. Grass, Stock, and Fences Go
Thousands of acres of grass, hundreds of miles of fencing, much crop, wheat in bags, bay stacks, and live…
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Clang, Clang, Clickety Clang, and in the far distance a further ting ling. Yes, you cannot mistake the fire bells of Bourke—even an outsider…
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