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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

303 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 16 of 16

Mendooran Crass Fire 150 acres Destroyed

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 13

A grass fire burnt fiercely on [?]aigan and [?] Mendooran on Friday but was brought quickly under control by a…

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Fire Risk in Dubbo Area "Great"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 1

Fire risk in the Dubbo district is "very great," the Stock Inspector (Mr. N. H. Litchfield) reported to the meeting of the Dubbo Pastures Protection Board this morning…

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A Fire Which Has Been Burning for 271 Years

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 3

"In" 1680 a fire was lit in the City of London near Fleet St. —home of the Press of Britain. Today that fire is still burning…

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Brisbane Hotel Swept by Fire Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 December 1951 · page 1

Police placed a guard around the ruins of the Riverside Private Hotel which was swept by fire at 2 o'clock this morning…

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