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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
299 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 14 of 15
Once again the demon fire fiend is stalking through the West, and on Saturday he played havoc at Warren. This outbreak, following close on the devastating fires of Trangie and Coonambie, means a further big loss inflicted on thriving communities of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The residents of Bourke were treated to a splendid display by the Fire Brigade on Sunday morning last. Assembling at the park enhance in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A destructive fire took place early this morning when a cottage and contents were completely destroyed in Simpson Street. The ringing of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At Warren last Saturday a destructive fire destroyed the Royal Hotel, Saunders Electric Supplies Shop, Cameron's Stock and Station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bourke now has a fine new fire engine, and the local brigade is in the position to fully cope with any outbreaks in the town. The engine in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →While Mr. T. A. Frape, of Millthorpe, was paying off his shearers, who had just cleaned up about 7000 sheep, the woolshed was noticed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At the early hour of 6 o'clock this morning the Fire Brigade received a call to No. 5 Roper Street, North Dubbo, where a weatherboard cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Adams, P.M., held an inquiry at the Gilgandra Court House on Tuesday into the burning of a residence in Lower Miller street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An empty weatherboard cottage of four rooms, owned by Mr. G. A. Evans, of Bourke-street, was ' destroyed by fire at an early hour…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bourke now has a fine new fire engine, and the local brigade is in the position to fully cope with any outbreaks in the town. The engine is the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Because of the local fear of fire blight being introduced, Prince Takamatau's offer of cherry trees in Canberra, is to be withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At last Narromine is going to have a fire brigade, and in a few days everything will be in readiness for an outbreak. This week Mr. Carr, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible fatality occurred at Wellington last night, when Aubrey Howe, aged 13 years, 'was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire completely destroyed the stock in Mr. S. Hewitt's cycle shop in Talbragar- street yesterday morning. The Brigade was on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE hundreds of people who rushed to the fire last night, and crowded into the laneway, watching the flames consume the home and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When interviewed by a "Dispatch" man in connection with yesterday's fire, Mr. B. Thornton, of the Dubbo Fire Birgade, had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 7.5 a.m. on Sunday, the peacefulness of Dubbo's Sabbath was disturbed by the clanging of the fire alarm. In less than five minutes the fire engine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Sunday evening last a big blaze was observed in the west from the town and investigation showed that the shed near which two coppers of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Sydney detectives arrived at Murwillumbah yesterday morning, and arrested a member of the mechanical staff of the "Tweed Daily" in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spectators at Sunday's fire all admitted that Dubbo Fire Brigade aid good work and effected a remarkably quick [?]trol of a fire which was in an ugly…
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