From My Camp Fire. Ode to Wellington
The curlews are calling, where shadows are falling, Down on the sand of the creek's dried-up bed;…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
299 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 15
[?] Dooran Freezing Work Fire. picious Circumstances. [?]cused Committed for Trial
[?]ense interest was manifested, [?] all available seating accommoda[?] taken up at the Mechanics' [?] Mendooran, on Saturday 1st.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fierce Fire Rages. Colliery Aflame Newcastle Outbreak Big Damage Effected Newcastle
A fierce fire is raging at the Northumberland Colliery in the Newcastle district, and serious damage, estimated at £10,000. has already been done. The position in respect to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Pulse of the District Gleanings From Adjacent Centres Topics of Trangie Let There Be Light Trangie Sparkles Current Switched on The Woolshed Fire
On Thursday last, Mr. C. R. Disher, assessor, paid a visit to Trangie in connection with the claim for insurance on Wa[?]bianna woolshed, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hay Destroyed by Fire
At about 1 o'clock on Friday of last week a hay shed at the rear of Mr. Stuart Matthews' residence, on the banks of the Macquarie River, near the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Fire Fiend Endangers Timber Stacks Melbourne
Stacks containing 760 feet of seasoned timber were endangered by a fire which caused slight damage in the storage yard of timber merchants in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Committed for Trial. Mendooran Fire
Intense interest was manifested at Mendooran when Frank McLaughlin, barman, was charged with maliciously setting fire to the Mendooran Freezing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coonamble Burnt Out 39 Businesses and 4 Residences Destroyed the Biggest Country Fire on Flames Visible for 30 MILES
Coonamble presents a sorry Picture of desolation by reason of the devastating fire which broke out at 6.40 yesterday evening, and whose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Ants' Fire Brigade
Some ant-hills have their own fire brigade. A woman naturalist in France discovered this by placing a lighted taper on a bill. A battalion of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When a Fire Breaks Out Always Give the Alarm
THE Young "Chronicle" publishes the fallowing, which is of interest to all towns where fire brigades are established:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News O' Narromine Proposed Fire Brigade Good Rainfall Race Meeting Abandoned
At the time of writing, wind la blowing from the north-east and some heavy rain clouds are floating about. It is the best sign for rain we have had this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day's Wires. Destructive Fire at Coonamble 40 Business Places Gutted. Damage Estimated at £200,000 Two Leading Hotels Destroyed. Coonamble
LAST night the fire fiend played havoc with the buildings and business places in the main street, and before it burnt itself out forty…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bulk Petrol Alight. Huge Adelaide Blaze. Adelaide
A fire which broke out at Sleight's bulk store, Albert Park, spread to Millingen's motor assembly plant and fifty thousand gallons of eased petrol and oil…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Coonamble Fire. Over Thirty Buildings Destroyed. Fire Brigade's Long Fight. Damage Approaching £200,000
Probably the largest and most damaging fire in the history of the west occurred on Wednesday night in Coonamble, when thirty-five buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaze at Tottenham Seven Shops Destroyed Tottenham
A disastrous fire occurred during the Weekend. Early on Saturday morning an outbreak occurred in Hudson's billiard room, and the flames,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tent Tragedy As Result of Fire Woman Burned to Death Adelaide
Sarah Ann Harvey (37), of Brompton, was fatally burned, and Frederick John Harvey, her four year old son. severely injured on the legs and arms…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lighting Big Fire Water Turns To Ice Uniforms Frozen Stiff London
Strange scenes occurred in Piccadilly at midnight to dawn, when 25 fire engines and 130 firemen were lighting a fire at the Trocadero restaurant. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fighting Big Fire Water Turns To Ice Uniforms Frozen Stiff London
Strange scenes occurred in Piccadilly at midnight to dawn, when 25 fire engines and 130 firemen were fighting a fire at the Trocadero restaurant. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire at Tottenham
Following in the wake of other Wester towns, Tottenham, the "Copper City of the Bogan," had a visit from the "Red Steer" on Friday last. To…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coonamble Fire. Less Black Than Painted
We are pleased to hear on the authority of one who came from Coonamble to Dubbo on Wednesday that the fire at the former place, although terrible, was…
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