Fire in Crop OVER 20 Acres Destroyed Lighted Cigarette Surmised Cause
A fire broke out in the wheat crop of Messrs. Finlay brothers, of Baradine, on Monday last when 20 acres of wheat, 15…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1938
239 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 12
Bush Fire Prevention. Organised Campaign
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State and interested public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Letter.— Thorby Under Fire of Criticism What Results From £19,000,000 Defence Expenditure? National Insurance May Be Shelved
Federal member for Calare, Minister Thorby, had a good deal to say at Young recently about bis bitterest critics, the Metropolitan press, which he attacked openly. Many will sympathise with Mr. Thorby, for some of the criticism in the press has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Dead Disastrous Harbour Fire Capetown
Three died and three were taken to capital as a result of a fire gutting harbour warehouse. The damage is [?]nated at £50,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western District Centres NARROMINE Fire Started By Lightning Rain Prevents Damage
The timely arrival of a shower of rain prevented a serious fire last Tuesday on Mr. E. R. Crawford's "Edenvale" property…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Fire Factory and Houses Destroyed Sydney
S. R. Coben's wood turning factory at Newtown was completely gutted by fire this morning while six…
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The captain of the Dubbo Fire Brigade praises his staff, for reporting for duty so promptly after an alarm had been sounded on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Destructive Fire Sydney
A fire at the factory of the Glycerine Distilling Co. Ltd., at Alexandria, early this morning was responsible for damage estimated at £15,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Fire Averted. Remarkable Save by Fire Retardent Building Material
The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Fire Wellington (N.Z.)
A fire in the Bay of Plenty district (N.Z.) destroyed 500 acres of pine plantations, and others were saved only with the aid of firefighters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo Fire Brigade Rushed to House to "Put Out" Beetles
When Dubbo Fire Brigade answered a call to a house in Wingewarra Street on Saturday night, it was discovered that it was beetles and not a fire that had to be put out. Beetles imprisoned in a room were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Prevention Organised Campaign
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives, of a number of Government Departments of this State and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beetles Call Fire Brigade
Believe it or not. When the Dubbo fine brigade answered a call to a house in Wingewarra Street, it was found that instead of the house…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]Bbo Fire Brigade [?] Preparing for the [?]oomba Demonstration
[?] Fire Brigade is training [?]ously for the forthcoming [?]stration at Katoomba, and [?] the present the men have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Is Mine Doomed? Fire Raging Underground Sydney, Friday night
A message from Newcastle states that the fire which yesterday morning destroyed the pit head at Ayrfield Colliery No. 1, is now raging in part…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Prevention Organised Campaign
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Fire Averted Remarkable Save By Fire Retardant Building Material
The advisability of using fire retardant material in the construction of homes and residential buildings wag further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Blaze Averted at Gilgandra
The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently when a fire broke out in a guest house conducted by Mrs. Harris in Myrtle Street, Gilgandra…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Talbragar Street
About 11.30 this morning the fire brigade was called to an outbreak in the yard of the Comfort Shoe Store in Talbragar Street. A spark from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NARROMINE Fire at Farm Part of Crop Destroyed Municipal By-election
A fire, thought to have been caused by a tractor, broke out on Mr. S. J. Penberthy's farm, two miles from town, on Saturday…
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