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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
260 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 12 of 13
Thousands of sheep, huge areas of grassland, and more than 100 miles of fencing were destroyed when what has been described as the worst bushfire for 30 years swept through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Thursday a fire [?] started in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery at [?] when everything was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six weatherboard homes on the Bunglegumble Road, near the railway crossing at West Dubbo were threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] are down and [?] to [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The most disastrous fire for thirty years swept through vast areas of the Trangie and Narromine districts on Wednesday and yesterday, and was being held in check to-day only through the efforts of large numbers of volunteer fire fighters using power fire fighting units, tractors and ploughs, road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four hundred square miles of rich grazing country between Narromine and Trangie were devastated by the bushfire which swept through the area on Wednesday. The fires are still burning today and hundreds of fire-fighters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An inquiry into the circumstanccs attending the recent destruction by fire of a weatherboard cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A man who has been in a coma since he was struck by a motor car on Thursday afternoon last, is in a critical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire on the front verandah of a house in Jean Street yesterday was extinguished by the Wellington Fire Brigade before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Careful planning by a bush fire brigade captain and quick work by volunteer fire fighters stopped a wind-fanned bush fire from jumping a roadway at Fashion's Mount on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A well-boring plant owned by a young Wellington returned soldier was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Last weak I accompanied Narromine Fire Control Officer Fred Ba[?] when he was flown over the fire devastated country by Pilot Barry Ker, who made the flight to try to help with the work of controlling the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"I regret that this, my first meeting as Shire President, should have to be called for this purpose. We have settled many problems here in this council, last I don't think at [?] time we have met on such a serious case…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] of leaders in the bush fire that [?] in the Trangie [?] and swept throught [?] the [?] district show that the [?] loss to the [?] be [?] Knows [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. A. Kelly) in accordance with the Bush Fires Act has prohibited the lighting of all classes of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?] services r[?]dered [?] the Trangie and Narromine [?], [?] and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A grass fire broke out in an allotment in Taylor Street at 7 o'clock last night. The fire brigade extinguished it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nearly half of what has been described as the best Merino flock in NSW was destroyed in the bushfires which ravaged the Trangie-Narromine district last week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Geurie Police called for volunteers when a crop fire broke out on the property of Mr. T. Richards, near Arthurfield, late…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Whilst harvesting portion of his oat crop on Friday, a spark from the tractor started a fire on the property of Mr W. A…
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