Burning-off. Authority for Bush Fire Brigade Captains
Wellington Shire Council decided last Wednesday to authorise Bush Fire Brigade captains to issue burning-off…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
303 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 16
Mayor Commends Fire Fighters
At the meeting of Peak Hill Municipal Council last week the Mayor, Ald. W. J. Woods, made special mention of the very good job that was done by fire fighters at the recent fire in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All-night Battleto Quell Big Bushfire Blazing Truck Ignites Goonoo Forest
A roaring bushfire yesterday afternoon swept through 400 acres of the Goonoo State pine forest, 20 miles from Dubbo. Smoke-blackened teams of foresters and district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Captains to Issue Permits
Arising out of discussion at last Gilgandra Council meeting, it was agreed, on that in future all permits to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Car Damaged by Fire
A recent model sedan car, owned by Mr. W. Cole, of Montefiores, was badly damaged by fire, which is…
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Graziers are notified that a meeting of the Bourke Bush Fire Brigade will be held in the Council Chambers, Bourke, at 3 p.m., on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kerrigundi Bush Fire Brigade
At a meeting held at Kerrigundi recently it was decided to form a Bush Fire Brigade. The following Officers were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Fire at Trangie
About 250 acres of land on "Glenayr," "West War" and "Onaville" properties was damaged in a bush fire last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Dean Again Under Fire More Powers For Church Urged LONDON
The Prime Minister (Mr. Atlee) in the House of Commons yesterday refused Raymond Blackburn (Independent) a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Mystery Fire in Dubbo Hotel Bedroom
A mysterious fire broke out in a bed room of the Railway Junction Hotel shortly before 11 o'clock last night. Damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire-bug Active in Small N. Coast Town Lismore
Residents of Woodentong (population 450) north-west of Lismore have formed an armed vigilance committee to hunt a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bourse Bush Fire Brigade
Graziers are notified that a meeting of the Bourke Bush Fire Brigade will, be held in the Council Chambers, Bourke, at 3 p.m., on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Fighting Equipment at Royal Show
A feature of the Bush Fire Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires in Nyngan Are Quelled
Two fires which were raging west of Nyngan early this week have both been extinguished by the rains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Airlifted From Fire Scheme To Defeat Bottlenecks
Necessity — the mother of invention — has been responsible for the introduction of a[?]lifts of world at two extremes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Children Die in Home Blaze New York
Four little children were burned to death yesterday when their home was destroyed while their father was at work and their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Probe on Fires Along Railway Lines
Members of the Nyngan District Bushfire Brigade Committee will investigate at first hand the cause of recent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth Caused Big U.S. Fire New York
Because he thought his criminal record might bar him from being conscripted, Richard Shay, 19, of Lansing (Michigan)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways Admit Fires Were Caused by Train
An engine on the Coonamble mail train was responsible for a series of grass fires along the railway line between Dubbo and Geurle. The Secretary for Railways (Mr. Nicholas)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Stock Reserve
A fire broke out on the local stock reserve last Friday afternoon. The fire burnt fiercely for…
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