"Liberal" Phone Nos. 23 and 1067 (after hours) Firemen Injured At Hotel Fire
Captain Hensby, Station Officer of Dubbo Fire Brigade and volunteer firemen W. B[?]atchford were injured…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
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Ambulance Casualties Trousers on Fire
Mr. H. J. Baker, 33, of Obley Road, via Dubbo, received severe burns to the legs and right arm when his trousers caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Police Fire on Irate Crowd Berlin
East sector police opened fire when a crowd of 30,000 people watching a cycle race ran amok, says the German Newsagency,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arthorville Fire Damage. Children Discover Outbreak
A fire broke ont at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. M. Martin recently. The outbreak was dis-covered by the children while…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Damages Wheat Grader
A wheat grader owned by Mr. H. Willis, of 66 Darling Street, Dubbo, was extensively damaged by fire late yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Washpen Bush Fire Brigade Refused Subsidy
Because the bush fire fighting unit purchased by the Washpen Bush Fire Brigade in 1947 at a cost of £164/3/-…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Home Totally Destroyed by Fire at Peak Hill
The home of a well-known Peak Hill district family, was completely destroyed by fire last Thursday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →13 Die in Fire Horror London, Thursday
At least 13 persons—all girls are dead and 24 people, including two firemen, injured as a result…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire a Big Upset to Power Plan Lithgow
A fire razed a giant cooling tower at the Lithgow power house on Tuesday afternoon, causing damage estimated at £30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Commodore Norah Published by Special Arrangement (Copyright) in the Glow of a Peat Fire
"Come in, David McGregor," called out Granny Thomson in her quaverhig voice. "I know it is you for I was expecting you…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coroner Finds Air Force Fire Tender Driver Negligent Inquest Into Death Of Mr. A. V. Hiatt
At the conclusion of the coroner's inquiry into the death of Albert Victor Hiatt, the Deputy Coroner (Mr. G. J. Christie), said he was of the opinion that there had been negligence on the part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Alarm; Small Fire
Ten firemen, a full complement, turned out in response to a fire alarm yesterday afternoon to lift a saucepan of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Early Morning Blaze at Hotel
Firemen had to climb to the roof of the Court House Hotel early on Sunday morning to extinguish a fire in one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spectacular Blaze from Tar Pot
When 150 gallons of hot tar caught fire in the Municipal Council's tar pot when it was being used for road repairs at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rubbish on Fire
A fire in a rubbish heap at the rear of the Dubbo Church of England Boys Hostel in Church Street, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Kills 200 Chickens in Brooder
Early on Sunday morning due to the failure of the thermostat, fire occurred in a brooder house at Mr. B. O. Ellison's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Councils' Fire Board Representative Ald. Mackenzie Re-Elected
A member of the Orange City Council, Alderman Hector Mackenzie, has been re-elected as the representative of Country Councils…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strange Ways of Fire Imp
Fire often has its lighter moments, breaks out in all manner of impish ways and odd places. Quite a few years ago it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Costs of Fire Protection
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, states that it was apparent that the major proportion of the coat of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rugby League Selectors Under Fire. No Confidence Vote Defeated
"I am very dissatisfied with the way the 1st grade team is being selected, and I think I have every…
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