Forbes Fires Unlucky Thirteen Is It Incendiarism?
Since the beginning of 1930, three months, Forbes has experienced no less than 13 fires, an average of one a week during…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
268 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 14
Between Two Fires Watersiders in Trouble Hoburt
Three members of the Hobart branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation were fined for having left their work on the wharves…
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Mr. D. G. Stead president of the Australian Forest League, referred on Wednesday to the important work of forest fire detection by aeroplane. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Damage Done Estimated at Many Thousands Fire at Cloe Factory Sydney
A fire at Alexandria Just night destroyed the Longa Glue Factory. The flumes had a strong hold when the brigades arrived and the firemen…
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Mr. D. G. Stead president of the Australia Forest League referred on Wednesday to the important work of forest fire detection by aeroplane. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Brewarrina Blaze
Brewarr[?] had a disastrous fire early on Sunday morning of last week seven shops being destroyed and the damaged estimated at £12,000 The…
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A fair slice of Brewarrina's business block was reduced to ashes last Sunday, the damage netting anything up to £15,000. Eight buildings were…
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Brewarrina had a disastrous fire early on Sunday morning of last week, seven shops being destroyed, and the damaged estimated at £12,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Panic at Cinema When Fire Outbreaks LICATA (Cicily)
Seventeen were killed and 11 Injured as the result of a panic in a cinema house when the film caught fire. The audience stampeded, although the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Questioned North Dubbo Progress Association Fires Broadside Sunday Football -- Supervision of Butchers' Carts -- Council Lorries Used on Sundays -- RAILWAY
Due to the action of the North Dubbo Progress Association, Council had some weighty matters to consider at Tuesday night's meeting. Mr. W. H. Leonard was recently elected secretary of the progressive suburban body, and his first broadside, fired at Council…
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Walter Mustow, 46, who, with his clothes ablaze, jumped over a verandah of the Queen's Hotel at Jericho, Queensland, which was destroyed by…
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A fire gutted two floors of the Stanley Buildings, Pitt Street, last night. Considerable damage was done to stock in other parts of the building…
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Since the beginning of 1930 (three months) Forbes has established a record for fire outbreaks—no less than 13 fires (an average of one a week)…
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A heap of sawdust caught tire [?] vacant section in Newtown on Tuesday afternoon about 12.45. A full brigade, under Officer Thornton, was quickly on…
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Fanned by a northerly breeze, fire quickly destroyed a five-roomed weatherboard cottage at North Dubbo last night. The flames…
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On Tuesday, at 1 o'clock, an alarm of fire was raised, and the Brigade called to Palmer Street, Newtown, where the outbreak was found to be…
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The buried remains of an ancient forest have been discovered about six feet below the surface of the earth in Riccartoa. The site of the forest…
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In connection with the big fire at Brewarrina recently, which destroyed about £12,000 worth of building and contents, a Coronial enquiry was held…
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A destructive fire occurred at Talbragar on Saturday night, when a cottage owned by Mr. Gainsford was totally destroyed…
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On Saturday evening, at 9.35, a fire as discovered at the home of Mr. Alf. [?]rainsford, at Talbragar. The property was at one time the old Talbragar…
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