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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
357 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 17 of 18
While efficient five-fighting organisation is of vital importance, the prevention of bushfires, a responsibility which rests on every individual member of the community, is of even greater importance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Overwhelming Russian forces trampled, swiftly across the outposts of Finland's defences and ai the end of the first day of the war were reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A bush fire broke out near Neurea this morning, and there was an immediate response of volunteers from town and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A message from Coonabarabran states that 200 men fought a disastrous fire yesterday for four and a half hours. The outbreak was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire broke out on Mr. J. Cullen's property, "Redbank," yesterday, and 150 acres of stubble and grass were burned before it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On most farms harvesting operations are at a standstill owing to the shortage of bags. Relief is expected early this week, but it is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire at South Melbourne destroyed 80,000 sacks of nitrate of soda belonging to the Defence Department. The damage is estimated at many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reports from country districts recently received by the Bush Fires Advisory Committee and from field officers of the Rural Bank;…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The recent organisation of bush fire brigades in Wellington and district has more than proved its worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Since last report the weather has been the most eratic and unseasonable I have ever known for this time of the year, from scorching hot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About noon on Monday a fire broke out on Mr. Ron Nash’s property near Bugaldie and several wheat crops were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miss Alice Jeffery, of Wellington, and one time resident of Spring Creek, will be given a gift evening in the School of Arts Hall, Stuart…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Wednesday, midday, of last week a fire broke out on Mr. Herb. Job's property "Lockwood," and, hut for the promptitude of many willing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A disastrous fire took place at Mr. H. Finch's property at Walmer yesterday, and caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the early hours of Tuesday morning an. outbreak of fire, at Gilgandra. destroyed the surgery of Dr. Wood. There are several…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A serious outbreak of fire occurred at Mrs. Tweedy's property, "Quamby," last Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A fire, which completely destroyed a work shop and contents, occurred at "Milldale," Gilgandra, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miss Hilda Mawbey has returned to Orange. Mr. Keith Tweedy was a visitor to his mother's home last week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Considerable damage was done by a bush fire which swept through si wheat paddock lour miles west of the town on Tuesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →People cannot be too carful at the present time in burning off grass or other rubbish. There has been…
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