Prompt Action by Brigade Quells Blaze
Prompt action by the Dubbo Fire Brigade under the command of station Officer Hensby possibly saved a residence in Naman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1948
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No Sabotage in Uni. Fire Melbourne
A switchboard fault is believed to have caused a fire which destroyed valuable equipment in the University cosmic ray…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Threatens Hornsby Homes Sydney
Several cottages in the Horns by Asquith area were threatened by a bush fire which burned fiercely, whipped by strong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades Organising for Coming Season
A meeting of Bush Fire Brigade captains, deputy captains and members, was held in the Council Chambers, Gilgandra,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Warrumbungle Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Warrumbungle Fire Brigade was held on 10th inst., in the Warrumbungle Hall. The election of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Power Units to Fight Bush Fires
The Timbrebongie Shire Council is taking extensive pre[?]ntionary members against the dangers of bush fire owing the owing Summer. A number of brigade captains attended last Friday's meeting of council to make application for fire fighting [?] and other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Fire at Trangie
A good save was made by a [?] of men under the direction of finger Constable Wedlock when, on Tuesday he noticed that a fire had [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Permewan Wright's Store Destroyed By Fire
A disastrous blow was struck the business section of the town yesterday afternoon, when the modern store of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Bourke Store Burnt Out
The entire shopping area of Bourke was threatened by fire on Thursday afternoon when the town's largest store, belonging to…
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Wellington residents heard the new fire alarm siren this afternoon for the first time since its installation, when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trangie Power Unit for Bosh Fires
A power unit with an engine driven pump for flatting bush fires has been received by the Trangie Bush Fire Brigade and to on call from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Garra Bush Fire Brigade Proposes Fire-fighting Levy
At the next conference of Bush Fire Brigades in the Amaroo Shire area, a proposal submitted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fire Brigade Windorah Comobella Branch Elects Its Officers
At a recent meeting of the Windorah-Comobella Bush Fire Brigade the following officers were re-elected for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Bourke Store Burnt Out
The entire shopping area of Bourke was threatened by fire on Thursday afternoon when the town’s largest store, belonging to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Four Haystacks
With four haystacks on fire about a quarter of a mile from the homestead, the grower of the hay slept…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Fire Causes £1000 Loss
A fire which destroyed a shed and contents on Carr Bros. property at Lidster (Near Orange) on Tuesday was responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cobbora Shire Council Meeting. Heavy Demand for Fire-fighting Units
FACED with requests for mobile pumping units from six bush fire brigades in its area, Cobbora Shire Council will seek information from each brigade concerning the extent of its present equipment and future requirements…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Charleville Fire
The Hotel Dalton was destroyed by fire at Charleville last week. The fire started about 9.30 and continued for about two hours. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Fire Correspondence To the Editor Western Herald Bourke
Dear Sir, The Bourke Fire Brigade would very much appreciate a little of your valuable space in an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams Five People Burned to Death in Adelaide Fire Heavy Damage Caused by Cyclone at Black Mountain Huge Fire in [?]Ide
Adelaide—Five people were burned to death on Wednesday night in the fire which raced through the crowded Covent…
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