Mickibri Bush Fire Brigade
The Annual Meeting of the above will be held in Mr. A. E. Hando's offices on Saturday, November 3, at 7.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1951
303 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 16
Sawmill Fire Damage Assessed at £4,000
Mr. Bruce Pincham advise that the damage cawed by the recent fire at Pincham Bros., sawmill, has been assessed at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on River Bank
Shortly after 9 o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the bank of the Macquarie River, near the White Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Issues Warning on Bush Fires
"On account of the heavy growth of grass and herbage, the menace of devastating bush fires is a real danger," said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo Brigade Called to Five Fires
Dubbo Fire Brigade has had a busy few days extinguishing numerous grass fires and a house on fire in River…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two More Grass Fires
Two more grass fires broke out in Dubbo yesterday afternoon. A large area was burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Palm Trees Are "Definite Fire Hazard"
Palm trees in Dubbo were "a definite fire hazard," said Dubbo Fire Brigade Station Officer (Captain Hensby) today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Danger. Burning-off Interrupted
The bright reflection of flames on a huge pall of smoke over the Curra Creek area alarmed residents at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigade Officers Re-elected
The Ponto-Suntop Bush Fire Brigade will ask all district residents with fire fighting equipment to check…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bush Fire Hazard Lightning Disintegrates Tree and Burns 18 Acres of Pasture
Lightning struck a tree on a Lincoln property on Tuesday afternoon and hurled heavy limbs of the tree for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inferno of Fire Sweeps Walgett District 250,000 Acres Are Burnt Out WALGETT
Since 3 o'clock on Monday morning about 100 station hands and graziers using blitz waggons and hauling water in 44 gallon drums have been fighting the disasterous bush fires which have swept through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo Fire
Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday a small grass fire broke out on the side of the road in front of the Air Force Depot in Cobra…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pilliga State Forest Fires Tremendous Loss of Milling Umber
The loss of valuable milling timber in the Pilliga State Forest fires this week will run well into six figures…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire Near Hospital Prompt Action Prevents Spread
A prompt response from members of the fire brigade and residents resulted in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires
During the week several outbreaks on pastoral holdings were reported in various parts of the district. Yesterday a few broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lightning Causes Bust Fires in Four Places
Fire fighters were called to so[?] several times this week when [?] were started by [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Walgett Women's Ordeal in Bushfires Lonliness And Fear As Men Fight Fierce Flames
The ordeal of the Walgett district women facing loneliness and approaching fires has imposed a terrific strain upon them and some have become hysterical, the Anglican Vicar, the Rev. L. S. Sullivan, said today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Shire Council Decisions
With an ever-increasing danger of bush fires, it was natural that many of the matters considered by last week's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires at Peak Hill
A loss of some hundreds of pounds was suffered by Mr. Carl Kopp when a fire broke out on his property last week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Bush Fire
A fire on Mr. S. McCutchcon's property near Ceres yesterday burnt about 150 acres before it was brought under…
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