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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1932

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Bush Fires. Mostly Burnt Out. Cobar Fire Still Rages. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

Most of the bush fires reported at the end of last week have either burnt themselves out or been extinguished…

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Latest Telegraphic Information— Serious Fire Blaze at Lithgow Power Station Western Towns Suffer Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

THE supply of electric current in all towns from Blackheath to Orange was seriously interrupted yesterday as the result of a fire…

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Lightning Starts Fire

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

Good fortune attended the efforts of Mr. N. Stockwell, "Budgalong," Spicer's Creek, in preventing the spread of a bush fire that was…

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Disastrous Fire in Parkes Parkes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 1

A disastrous fire broke out in the business centre of Parkes lost night. It started about midnight, and burned like wildfire, ninny thousands of…

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Nyngan News Heat Wave and Bush Fires Much Grass and Fencing Burnt

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 2
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A Christmas tree was held in the Collerina Hall on Saturday evening, when the Collerina C.W.A. branch entertained the district children. Miss…

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Fires Still Racing Sydney

Western Age · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 2

The [?] the [?] Station district [?] that it now [?] miles front and [?]…

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Fire Sweeps I West Greatest in History Extensive Damaged in Cobar District SYDNEY

Western Age · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 2

The most tremendous in the history of New South Wales i causing untold damage in the Far West…

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Bush Fires Cobar Menaced

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 5

Frantic efforts are being made by fire-fighters to save Cobar from desiruction. The fires are now on all sides and only twelve miles from the…

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Bush Fires Quieter on the Western Front Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 1

It is feared that unless rain falls in the Far West very shortly millions of acres of land will be rained. Many fire fighters, who were forces…

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The Bush Fires Grave Fears Held. Rain Only Hope. Cobar

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 1

Hope is gradually dying in the far west. Tired and weary fire-fighters are beginning to give up hope of getting the fires in hand…

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Jacko's Laugh Civic Cross Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 6

At Council meeting on Tuesday night the heat and the long sitting made some of the aldermen just a little testy. Ald. Francis, though of the Younger…

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Big Fire at Parkes Large Store Gutted

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 6

DAMAGE estimated at £40,000 was caused by a fire which gutted several shops in Clarinda-street, Parkes, the main business centre, on Tuesday…

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Willydah Whispers Bush Fire at Oakleigh

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 7

On Sunday last a fire broke out in one of the grass paddocks on Mr. R. T. Wythes' "Oakleigh" property. It seems that a thunder storm on…

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Far West Bush Fires City Volunteers Not Required at Preient Position More Satisfactory Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 1

In connection with the bush fires in the far west, city volunteers were informed last night that their services in coping with the outbreak were not…

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Careless Use Of Fire. Coals Left Near Fifteen Mile Peg

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 5

In a second budget to the "News" this week, our Willydah correspondent will make local farmers see red by recording the following:—…

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Indian Crisis Wholesale Arrests Police Fire on Crowd Calcutta

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 1

Strong farces of police rounded up Congressmen, raided the headquarters at Bomboy, and arrested over 100 members of Congress, including…

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Fighting Bush Fires

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 2

Yearly, we issue the early warning to guard against outbreaks of fire in the broad acres of dry feed in the Western…

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Western Bush Fires Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 1

The official Government Investigator at the scene of the Western bush fires reported last night that the conflagrations were well in hand and there…

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Bush Fires Well in Hand. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 1

The official Government investigator at the scene of the western bush fires near Cobar reported last night that the…

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