Baradine Fire Brigade Enquiries to be Made
Enquiries are to be made of the possibility of utilising, as a town fire brigade the fire fighting equipment of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1950
149 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 8
Fire Destroys Dwelling at Montefiores
An old weather-board cottage was completely destroyed by fire at Montefiores early this morning, but, fortunately…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Phone Service Under Fire "Battery System Is Out Of Date"
Dubbo's telephone service was trenchantly criticised by Aldermen at last night's meeting of the Municipal Council and by members of the Chamber of Commerce on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Control Council Contribution
The Coonabarabran Shire Council will, for the present year, contribute £250 towards the cost of providing equipment…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bourke Municipal Council Appointment of Mr. C. Rice As Captain of Fire Brigade. Council Advocates Building of School Hostel. Damage to Bitumen Roads by Motor Lorries with Chains
A meeting of the Aldermen of the Bourke Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Brigade Reformed at Tomingley
The annual meeting of the Tomingley Bush Fire Brigade was held in the Tomingley Hall last Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Dies After Hotel Fire: Bedding Ignited
A man who was badly burned when the mattress of his bed caught fire in the Railway Hotel, Dubbo, on July 6, died in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Home Fires Are Burning Low
There is nothing more comfortable than to sit at home near the cheerful glow of a wood fire while the rain pours down in the darkness of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Families Escape From Fire in Night Attire Sydney
Eighteen families, mainly New Australians, had to flee in their night clothes in cold rain when an old two-storied…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Probe on Fatal Fire at Railway Hotel
Clifford Lionel Reberger died in the Dubbo Base Hospital on July 22 from burns suffered in a fire in a storeroom at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chimney Fire at Hotel
Only alight damage was caused by a chimney fire which broke but In the Royal Exchange Hotel, Dubbo, at about 6.55…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baradine Fire Fighting Free Water Wanted
A request is to: be made to the Coonabarabran Shire Council by the Baradine Chamber of Commerce to supply standpipes for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →They Read the “Times” Bush Fire Committee
“They must watch these matters,” said a councillor at the last meeting of the Coolah Shire Council when a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Alarm
The sounding of the fire bell and siren on Tuesday morning last created considerable alarm amongst residents. The "blaze" was found…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burns as Launch Catches Fire SYDNEY
Severely burned when a fire broke out in his launch, a man dived into Sydney Harbour yesterday and clung to a buoy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigade Formation at Baradine
Following an offer by the Forestry Commission to the Baradine Chamber of Commerce of the use of the Commission’s fire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bush Fire Conference Prepares For Summer
Stressing the need for co-operation In bushfire precautions and controls, the president of the Timbrebongie Shire Council (Cr. A. W. Brabrook) on Thursday told a conference of bushfire brigade captains and shire councillors: "It is better to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Resolutions Carried At Bosh Fire Conference
These resolution concerning safeguards against both bush fires were carried at Thursday's conference of shire councillors and bush fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Charges Dismissed Baradine Court
Before Mr. A. V. Johnson S.M. at the Baradine Court of Petty Sessions last week two charges alleging illegal fire lighting, filed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →[?]15,000 Wool Lost in Big Fire Moree, Frday
A fierce blaze destroyed a [?]oolshed and fleeces valued at 315,000 at Yetman West Station yesterday…
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