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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

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Bush Fire Brigade Demonstration

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 1

The annual general meeting of the Emmagool Bush Fire Brigade was held on Saturday, October 30 at Toongi Hall…

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Preventing Bush Fires Men On Land Asked To Co-operate

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 3

At a meeting of the Tomingley Fire Brigade, held in the Tomlagley Hall on Saturday afternoon, the brigade captain. Mr E. G. Hoy…

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News in Brief Brigade Quells Grass-fire in Newtown

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

Answering an alarm caused by a grass fire in Newtown on Saturday, SubStation Officer Lattimer and 13 members of the…

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Bush Fire Danger

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 4

Regulations governing the lighting of fires in the open air have been announced by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley…

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Spicer's Creek Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 2

On Friday afternoon, 29th October, the annual meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade was held at "Budgalong." The…

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Fire in Chimney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 3

A fire which broke out at 6.20 p.m. Yesterday in the chimney of Mr F. Rich's homo. 12 Mary Street, was attended by the…

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Bush Fire Danger

The Western Herald · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 7

Regulations governing the lighting of fires in the open air were announced by the chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, recently…

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Bush Fire Danger

The Western Herald · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 5

Mr. Baddeley stated to-day that on the recommendation of the Bush Fires Advisory committee conditions had been prescribed…

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Municipality of Bourke The Water Supply At Recent Fire Council Contend There Was an Adequate Supply

The Western Herald · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 6

At last Monday's Council meeting the question of the water supply at the recent fire which destroyed Permewan…

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Bush Fire Danger

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1948 · page 3

Regulations governing the lighting of fire in the open air were announced by the Chief Secretary. Mr. Baddeley, on…

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Home Building Held Up By City Fires SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1948 · page 6

Home building will suffer as the result of fires which gutted the Standard Paint and Oil Co. Pty. Ltd., at Mascot last night and…

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Second Fire On Coal-laden Ship MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1948 · page 6

A second fire has broken out in the hold of Fort Vercheres, now on its way across the Australian Bight and tho vessel has been…

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Careless Use of Fire Act

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 1

Published elsewhere in this issue is a comprehensive advertisement embodying regulations concerning the…

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Winds Increase Fire Risk

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 8

The drying winds of the past week have considerably increased the fire risk, and Cumnock farmers and…

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Fire in Fish Shop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 1

At 8.52 yesterday morning the Dubbo Fire Brigade was called to a fire in a cooker at the rear of Mrs. Bawden's fish shop, 41…

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Shire's Approval Officers for Bush Fire Brigade

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 7

Officers elected for the Burrendong, Curra Creek and Neurea Bush Fires Brigades were approved by…

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Local Fires Emphasise Present Danger

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 1

The present danger of fire has been emphasised in Wellington during the past four days by the…

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The Bush Fire Season

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

The Bush Fire season is with us Everything points to an unusually dry summer, a red hot one with bush fires, dust storms and blowup days with their threats to bush lands, bush life, standing crops,…

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Bush Fire Brought Under Control

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

A bush fire which broke out on Friday morning about 11 a.m., near Trewilga railway, burnt about 70 acres of grass land on Mr. A. J…

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Brewarrina Grass Fire Sweeps 80,000 Acres—-properties Burnt Out

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 1

A grass fire which swept the Brewarrina-Goodooga districts late yesterday afternoon and last night ,burnt out numerous properties and destroyed 80,000 acres of grass land…

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