Fire Commissioners' Visit
The Fire Commissioners are expected to arrive in Dubbo this afternoon, en Route to Bourke. It is an unofficial visit so far as Dubbo is concerned. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1939
357 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 13 of 18
Threw Petrol on Fire Hurled to Floor
When Mrs. M. Tink threw some petrol on the fire at her home at 183 Macquarie Street early yesterday afternoon she was hurled to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bourke Fire Brigade. Board of Fere Commissioners Visit. Presentation of Long Service Medals
On Wednesday afternoon last the Board of Fire Commissioners paid a visit of inspection to the local Fire Station…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Hotel
At 1.17 p.m. on Saturday the Fire Brigade received a call to the Pastoral Hotel in Talbragar Street. On arrival it was found that the western wing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Condobolin Fire Nurses' Quarters Destroyed Conobolin
Fire destroyed the 'nurses' quarters at the Condobolin Hospital to-day. Thirteen nurses fled in their night attire. The main hospital building was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TRANGIE Fire Brigade Proposal Shelved for 12 Months Dog Gymkhana
Local rales would have to be increased to the extent of one penny to enable Trangie to support a fire brigade and equipment, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Question of Sabotage Fire on H.m.a.s. Australia
It was officially Stated in Melbourne last night that there was no question of sabotage in connection with the fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Resisting Qualities of Wool
The value of wool as a fire-resisting material has now received wide recognition in Belgium…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Nurses Quarters Burnt Condobolin Fire
Thirteen nurses had to flee for their lives early on Tuesday morning, when a fire broke out in their quarters at the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bush Fires Danger Will Exist This Summer Public Meeting Convened by Shire Council
With a prolific growth of grass and herbage in evidence throughout the district at pre[?] bush fires represent a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cottage And Contents Destroyed By Fire
A weatherboard cottage in Lower Miller Street, owned and occupied by Mr. M. Sandry, was completely destroyed by fire early on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clean Up Forests Danger of Bush Fires Sydney
A message from Wagga states that warnings have been issued by the various public bodies regarding the danger of bush fires next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Sea Reported from Norway Stavanger (Norway)
A huge column of fire, rising suddenly from the sea, was seen at 8 p.m. on Sunday night. It was visible for ten minutes, and it is estimated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bugaldie Fire
On Saturday night a four-roomed cottage at Bugaldie, owned by Mr. N. G. Madden, was burned to the ground. The alarm was first…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cobbora Shire Council Curtailment of Expenditure Bushfire Precautions
At the monthly meeting of the Cobbora Shire, held in the Shire chambers, Geurie, on Tuesday last, the Clerk, Mr. W. Pruden, pointed out in his report that the outstanding rates were about £500 less than collected at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Fire. Sydney
Seven persons who were trapped, by a fire in a building in George Street; City, last evening were rescued by Firemen by means of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades Local Organisation Formed Representatives to Meet Council to Finalise Arrangements
Despite the fact that there is a definite danger this season of outbreaks of fire, due to the presence of prolific growths of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Fire Calls
Dubbo Fire Brigade was called to a house in Cobborah Street on Tuesday evening, where fat left in the oven of the stove, had ignited. The only…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Outbreak Of Fire At Imperial Hotel
An outbreak of fire occurred at Imperial Hotel at about 8-10 a.m. on Friday last, but was extinguished before any great damage resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EUMUNGERIE Fire; Tennis; Flower Show; General Items
A fire broke out in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walsh on Sunday last, about mid-night. Mrs. Walsh and five children were asleep, and…
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