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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

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£1,400 Loss in Carnival Tent Fire

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

A hoop-la tent and a large amount of stock belonging to Miller's Carnival Caterers, which completed a fortnight's…

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Man Wounded By Tommygun Fire MELBOURNE, Tuesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

Four men and two women are being held for questioning by detectives who searched throughout last night for a gunman…

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Fire at Gunnedah Railway Station. GUNNEDAH

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

Fire caused by an electricity short circuit almost gutted the Gunnedah railway station last night…

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Inspection Of Fire Brigades CHANGE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 2

The Board of Fire Commissioner has appointed Mr. Gordon Guyer as resident Inspector of mid-western fire brigade…

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Mid-western Fire Brigades Inspector Headquarters at Orange

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

Mr. Gordon Guyer has [?] appointed by the N.S.W. Boarding For Commissioners as resident in p[?]ter of mid-western fire brigantes was…

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Ship Passengers Indifferent to Fire Hazard at Sea

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

Ship passengers indifference toward the hazard of fire at sea is doubtless a major reason for the backwardness of ship builders in…

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Motor Cycle & Lorry on Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

A motor cycle was nearly destroyed, and a 3-ten Ford blitz larry was damaged by fire in Dubbo over the week-end…

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Fire in Dubbo Cafe

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

Firemen used five lengths of hose and fought for half an hour before they extinguished a fire which broke out in the…

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Brigade Called Out by Fault in Fire Alarm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 1

Dozens of people gathered outside the Western Stores in Macquarie Street last night when Dubbo Fire Brigade raced…

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Bourke District Hospital Clean Conditions of Hospital Commented on by Directors Services of Fire Brigade Membess Recognised

The Western Herald · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Directors of the above Hospital was held in the Bank of New South Wales on…

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Fire on Luxury Cruiser Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 1

Arson squad detectives are investigating a mysterious blaze which gutted the cabin of the luxury cruiser White Cloud at…

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Yeoval Bush Fire Brigade Officers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

Mr. Marshall Brown (Acting Secretory) of the Yooval Bush Fire Brigade) advised the Talbragur Shire Council yesterday…

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Only Three Bush Fires

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

To-day with verdant pastures everywhere that water is not still lying, bush fires seem a thing of the past…

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£40,000 Fire in Oratory London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

Fire at the famous Brompton Oratory, one of London's best known Catholic Churches. yesterday caused damage estimated…

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Destroyed by Fire

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 5

A fire destroyed the G.W.I, mill Gwabeyar. The first was first noticed by Mr. P. Clancy from his residence. He sounded the alarm,…

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Bushfire Fighting Equipment Display Planned At Royal Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 3

A feature of the Bush Fire Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be an exhibit of…

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Fire in Woolwich Arsenal London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

A great blaze is sweeping the Woolwich Arsenal, the Government's biggest munition factory in the London area. At 2…

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Truck Damaged by Fire on Wellington Rd

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

A 1932 Morris Commercial tabletop truck was badly damaged when it caught fire on the Wellington Road about three…

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Fire in Hotel at Narromine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 3

Travellers' samples worth about £300 were destroyed by a fire which broke out in the sample room of the Federal…

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Fire at Lithgow Factory Lithgow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

A fire at lithgow last night caused £75,000 to £80,000 damages when it destroyed a factory which made lampshades,…

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