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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

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Wellington Fire Brigade Old Member Honoured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 13

After the usual practice of the members of the Wellington Fire Brigade, held on Monday night, Fireman…

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Bush Fires Appointment of Rangers

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 8

Mr. Baddeley has directed his Department to explore the possibility of appointing certain members of Bush Fire…

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PASTORAL Prevention of Bush Fires Chief Secretary's Appeal

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 9

The opening of the 1941-42 campaign of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee is made the…

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Arthurville Mysterious Fire Much Damage to House and Furniture

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 8

On Monday evening last a mysterious fire broke out in the home of Mr. E. Daley. Much damage was done to the house and…

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Bush Fire Control By Ranger System?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 6

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has directed his department to explore the possibility of appointing certain members of bush…

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Fire at Wool Scour—timber Stack Burned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 6

Discovering a blaze at the wool scour, on the western bank of the Macquarie River, at 10.50 p.m. on Friday, Constables Hutton and Vale notified the…

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Bush Fires Appointment of Rangers to Control Carelessness

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 10

Mr. Baddeley has directed his Department to explore the possibility of appointing certain members of Bush Fire…

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Bush Fires Danger Never Disappears Chief Secretary’s Appeal

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 2

The opening of the 1941-42 campaign of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee is made the occasion by the Chief Secretary,…

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House Destroyed By Fire

The Western Herald · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 4

At 9.30 p.m. on Sunday night last a fire broke out in the house Occupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. Harman, Anson Street, and the…

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Bush Fire Season District Brigades Getting Ready Lectures to Children

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 11

At last Tuesday's meeting of Cobbora Shire, letters were received for the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, [?]re the…

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Mendooran Fire Brigade

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Mendooran Fire Brigade was held On Saturday afternoon, when the Brigade was re-formed. The…

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Fire in Wheat Crop

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 6

What might have developed into a serious fire occurred on a property at Bugaldie, worked by Messrs. Falles, Newman and paul,…

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Bush Fires

The Western Herald · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 2

Mr. Baddeley has directed his Department to explore the possibility of appointing certain members of the Bush Fire Brigades as…

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Nurses Under Fire But No Casualties Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 1

The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said today that many of the 1000 Australian Army nurses serving abroad had been under fire, but none…

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Menace of Bush Fire Risk Must Be Minimised

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 6

Years of drought have brought thousands of square miles of country in our State into grave danger from bush…

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Baradine Fire Residence Completely Guttered

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 3

A long period off freedom from fires in Baradine was broken in the early hours of Sunday morning (Nov. 9). About 3 a.m. the…

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Two Dubbo Fire Calls Since Midnight

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 1

Between 12 midnight and 2 p.m. today, Dubbo fire brigade answered two calls. The first occurred at midnight when…

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German Attempt O[?]fire City of London

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 1

Fire and destruction swept the City of London when German raiders rained thousands of fire bombs in a deliberate attempt to set the quarter on fire. Ancient buildings and price les[?] landmarks were consumed in the inferno. Here London's historic Guildhall, over five centuries old, still proudly flies the Union Jack with the roc[?] and interior ablaze…

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Bushfire Menace

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. asks the cooperation of the travelling public in the prevention of bush fires. a cigarette butt, thrown from a car…

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Bush Fire Prevention Always Best Cure

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 3

The most impressive lesson to be learned from bush fire experiences throughout the State in recent years is that 90 per cent, of them need never…

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