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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

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Bush Fires Started by Graziers Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 1

Sir James barrett told a meeting of the Victorian branch of the Australian Forestry League that many disastrous bush fires were started…

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Serious Fire At Cunnamulla Leading Hotel Gone Cunnamulla, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 1

A big fire broke out this morning, shortly after 3 o'clock. It was not arrested until considerable damage had been done…

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Close Call Crook Fires at Constable Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 1

Const. Beach had a narrow escape from death early this morning, while on patrol duty. He was examining St. Jude's Church…

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EUCHAREENA. Bush Fires Rage

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 4

HEAVY clouds have appeared several times, but no rain has put in an appearance so far. It is a very bad outlook for the winter feed…

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Bush Fires

The Western Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1933 · page 2

Serious bush fires are raging in the Tumbarumba and Holbrook districts, where the graziers have sustained heavy losses…

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Suspicious Fire

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 6

On one night recently, three attempts were made to burn down a cottage, store, & gargae, owned by Mr. P. G. Holmes, of Mudgee, and…

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Our Fire Station Everything in Order

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 5

ON Monday last Inspector S. A. Tuck, of the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners, paid his usual visit of inspection to Wellington, where…

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Aldermanic Aspirants Fire Parting Shots. Mr. Muir and Mr. Pryke on Water Question Significant Silence of Mr. Gardner

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 2

In the whirl of opposing utterances of Messrs. Muir and Pryke in the battle for Aldermanic honour at next Saturday's by-election, Mr. Gardner maintains a significant silence. Below are the, parting shots of Messrs Muir and…

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Broadcasting Alterations. Bush Fires and Wheat Reports. Narromine D.R.A. Doing Good Work

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 2

On February 27th, Mr. H. H. Armstrong, non secretary of the Narromine and District Radio Association, wrote to the Australian Broadcasting…

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Fire Alarm. Cheap Night's Amusement

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 5

Friday night last in Narromine was quiet—Friday mights generally are—but at a quarter past ten, when the dread sound of the fire bell suddenly…

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Blaze of Light and Colour. Autumn Flower Show Beautiful Blooms Attract Much Attention

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 3

The School of Arts Hall was turned into a regular bower of flowers last night, and the various hues of the magnificent…

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Disastrous Fire Town Nearly Wiped Out Honduras

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 1

Three-fourths of the town of Tola was destroyed by a fire, which is still raging…

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Four Buildings Gone Big Fire at Tweed Heads Murwillumbah

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 1

During a gale at Tweed Heads yesterday morning, four business premises were destroyed by fire…

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Nature Notes Wattle and Bushfires

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 5

The periodic bushfires which sweep through the Western forests are responsible for a certain amount of good, especially when followed by flooding…

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Fire at Bullaroon. Homestead Destroyed

The Western Herald · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 3

Although full particulars, are not available, we learn that Mr. Walter Langbien's homestead at Bullaroon was destroyed by fire on Saturday…

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Blood and Fire and the Grand Old Gospel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 6

Religion is in a bad way. So the man in the street would have us believe. Yet the Gospel of Christ is just as potent, just as soul-saving, as of…

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Lang and Willis Fire Opening Shots. Good Support Given Both Speakers Importance of Bulli

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 1

Good support was given Mr. Lang and Mr. Willis, who opened their campaigns at different points of the Bulli…

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Soviet Fire At Kronstadt Fortress London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1933 · page 1

Though Moscow is silent thereon a Stockholm message records a great fire which has been raging for two days at Kronstadt fortress, the headquarters of…

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Relief To Settlers Have You Suffered From Flood, Fire or Drought?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Wilson, the energetic representative for this electorate, in the State House, desires "The Liberal" to specially draw the attention of all…

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The Fires at Burraburra Shed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 6

'Twas Burraburra sharing shed That always caught alight, Around about, or so it's said, The middle of the night…

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