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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1946

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Fire

The Western Herald · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 4

The fire alarm which sounded at about half-past four on Tuesday afternoon last, apprised of a fire in a cottage occupied by Mr…

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Fire at Tottenham

The Western Herald · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 4

A lucky change of wind, coming to the relief of exhausted fire fighters, saved the town of Tottenham from destruction early on…

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Oil Fires at Borneo

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

This photograph shows what Shell expert had to deal with women they arrived at Borneo. Not until September were the fires put out. Damage everywhere to being repaired, and the first cargo of crude oil has already arrived in Australia to be processed at Shell's Clyde…

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Forest Fire Breaks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 4

Following a complaint by Councillor Griffith, President of the Talbragar Shire, fire protective measures in the Goonoo State Forest will be…

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Bush Fire Fighters. Radio Equipment

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 7

Councils are now afforded special facilities to purchase modern radio equipment from the Department of Munitions as…

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Plots Against Hitler's Life Revelations at Nuremberg Trials the Reichstag Fire Nuremberg

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 1

Former member of the Gestapo, Doctor Hans Gisevius, told the International Tribunal that an attempt to revolt against Hitler was due during the Sailingrad campaign, but the surrender by General Von Paulus broke up the plan,…

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Fire Call Tragedy LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 1

Four children were killed and six persons injured when a fire engine, answering a false call, skidded and crashed into a market stall in a Kentish…

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Classification of Dubbo for Fire Insurance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 5

At last Municipal Council meeting, a letter was tabled from the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce requesting advice as to whether the conditions to…

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Fire Risks at Goonoo State Forest Lock Better on Closer Analysis, says Minister

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 7

Less than 100 acres of the Goonoo State Forest have been affected by fire in the past seven years, according to a special report prepared as a result of the Talbragar Shire deputation. That was the Minister's summing up…

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Patriotic Committees Cease Fire Balance of Funds Dispersed Locally

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 1

Meeting of the different sections of Narromine's patriotic workers decided to disband at a public meeting held at the Timbrebongie Shire Chambers on Tuesday night. The total paid one by these committee since the war started is approximated £15,000…

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Hitler in Blaze of Anger Over Resistance at Stalingrad General Jodl Gives Evidence at Nuremberg Trials Nuremberg

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

Never in his life had he seen any human being in such a blaze of anger as was Hitler when General von Paulus was trying unsuccessfully to take Stalingrad, in August 1942, says General Jodl, giving evidence on his own behalf before…

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Log Fires at Nandi

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 8

Fires will be lit at Nandi on Monday for the Returned Soldiers Victory Celebrations. Several of these log fires will be 25…

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Bodangora Frigid Weather Open Fires Popular

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 15

The frigid weather prevalent here over the last few days heralded the presence of winter with telling effect. The…

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Hotel on Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

A fire broke out in that well-known hotel, "The Pastoral," in Talbragar Street, this morning at 10 a.m. The blaze came from a heater in…

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Devastating Chicago Fire Leaves Trail Of Death Chaos in Twentytwo-story Hotel Guests Leap To Their Death CHICAGO

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

At least 57 persons were killed and 200 injured in an early morning fire that swept through a section of the 22-storey La Salle Hotel. The fire broke out shortly after midnight, and within 10…

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Malicious Fire Charge SYDNEY, Friday Night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 1

Axel Peterson (48) pleaded not guilty and was remanded on £200 hall until June 21, at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having maliciously…

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Fire at Hotel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 3

Shortly after midnight last night Mr. Jim O'Reilly, night watchman, discovered that a fence at the rear of the Club House Hotel was on fire, and…

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Police Fire on Unemployed Rioters Teheran

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 1

Police fired 35 shots during a demonstration of 2,000 unemployed, demanding jobs, outside Municipal Headquarters in the main square…

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Fire in Chimney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 3

Under the direction of Capt. Lattimer, the Dubbo Fire Brigade quickly extinguished a fire which broke out in a chimney at 168 Buitge Street early…

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Communist Tyra[?] Denounced "Courts a Travesty of Justice' [?] Political Meeting Broken Up by Machine-gun Fire Athen[?]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 1

"The worst any tyrant ever did in the way of personal humiliation, breaking-up of meetings, and [?] pression of public opinion, is now being matched by Communist-dominated Governments in Bulgaria and Rumania,…

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