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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

149 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 8 of 8

Fire Fighters Failed to See Fire Orange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1950 · page 1

Crowds of people in Lord's Place Orange, yesterday watched the Fire Brigade tear madly up the street past a fire that it…

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Mediators Offer to Go to China for Cease Fire Talk New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1950 · page 1

United Nations mediators are prepared to go to Peking to negotiate a "cease fire" in Korea to prevent the conflict spreading. A committee appointed to report on "cease fire"…

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Bush Fire Risk Danger Period Proclaimed

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 5

A bush fire danger period was proclaimed for the shire of Coonabarabran, commencing on November 17, 1950, and terminating…

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Blowflies Eased Off: Fire Risk Increasing

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 3

Referring to pastoral conditions over his district Mr. C. W. Antaw, rabbit inspector to the Coonabarabra[?] P. P. Board,…

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Grass Fire Danger

The Western Herald · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

The continued warm weather is drying the herbage and grass in the town area, and there is a grave danger from fire. Residents…

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Luxury Cruiser Gutted in Sydney Fire Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 1

A £700 luxury cruiser, the "Manana." was gutted by fire near Tom Ugley's Bridge today. The owner, Stanley George…

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Grave Danger of Bushfires

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

Although there had been no serious fires in the district there was every chance that a continuation of the dry weather would…

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Dubbo Had Quiet Christmas No Accidents, Fires Or Crime

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 1

Christmas 1950 was one of the quietest—and coolest—holidays on record in Dubbo with no accidents, no fires and no crime…

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Legation Gutted in Big Canberra Blaze Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 December 1950 · page 1

The South African Legation and other building were gutted in a three hour blaze which wept through a section of…

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