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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
357 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 18
The general manager of a leading insurance company said last night that as nearly all the sawmills burnt in the recent bush fires, and many other properties were insured, insurance companies would have to meet heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About 80 persons have lost their lives in the bush fires which have caused such widespread destruction in Victoria. Many others are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guests escaped from the Tallimba Hotel, Tallimba, in their night attire when the building caught fire early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. E. H. F Swain, Commissioned of Forests in New South Wales, said last week that the major bush fires in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accompanied by Ministers and other departmental officials, Premier Dunstan yesterday commenced a tour of the bush fire areas to see for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The story of how they had to rush from their dinner table, leaving everything behind, was told to the "Western Times" by the mother of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a black week-end the bushfire deathroll in Victoria reached nearly 80, in New South Wales the total deaths from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thousands of pounds worth of damage were done by bush fires which swept the Trunkey, Rockley and Freemantle districts,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →While on her way from Melbourne to Dubbo to open the Lucy Secor Salon at the Western Stores and Edgleys Ltd., Miss R. Beck…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accompanied by other Ministers and departmental officials, the Premier (Mr. Dunstan) yesterday commenced a tour of the bush fire areas to see…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The skeleton of a man found near the beach at Gosford last night has not yet been identified. It is believed that he was trapped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →While proceeding to work on Saturday morning last, through the Imperial Hotel Lane, Messrs. P. Varcoe and J. Wilson noticed smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out on Monday in poor forest country 14 miles from Gwabegar and was promptly extinguished by 40 men from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Although there has been a smoky haze over the town for some time now, no fires, luckily, have been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire broke out on Mr. Edward Fraser’s property, situated a few miles from Binnaway, on. Monday night. It was confined to stubble…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Detectives believe that a lire which menaced the entire business block at Tullibigeal, in the Wagga district, on Tuesday was deliberately caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There is no need to make any comment on weather conditions as they are at present, as all are only too well aware of the intense heat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Following further investigations by the police, Albert Edward Ewers (20), who on Thursday last was remanded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Detectives believe that the fire which menaced the entire business block at Tullibigeal, in the Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne.—The amount of money collected by various funds for relief of bushfire sufferers now exceeds £100,000…
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