Interesting Decision Lighting of Fires in Open
A charge against John E. Casey for lighting a fire in the open, in an area in which a bush fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
260 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 13 of 13
Mendooran Fire Police Station and Residence
The police station and residence at Mendooran was destroyed by fire on Monday night…
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In a fire which was started by a spark from a tractor while harvesting about 35 acres of a 75 acre cultivation paddock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →50 Acres Burnt Purlewaugh Stubble Fire
Prompt action by the Purlewaugh fire brigade and nearby resided averted a fire from [?] on the property of…
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A mysterious fire that has the town puzzled, destroyed the Mendooran Police Station on Monday night. Residents cannot account for the origin of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Fire Averted Mr. F. P. Manusu’s Homestead
What could have been a [?] fire at the rear of Mr. F. P. Manusu’s homestead last week was quickly brought…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rural Co-Operative Society Is Back—"Bigger Brighter and Better Than Ever" THIRTEEN months ago Mr. W. Cole, Chairman of the Wellington and District Rural Co-operative Society, surveyed the charred ruins of the Society's fire-gutted store and vowed, "We'll be back—bigger, brighter and better than ever!"
To-day, Mr. Cole, who is still chairman, proudly surveyed the Society's modern new £10,000 store in Lee Street and made…
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A special meeting of the Timbre[?] Shire Council this work decided to ask bush one [?] to divide…
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The Timbrebongin Shire Council is [?]king [?] Pre[?] Mr. J. J. C[?], to do [?] in his power to…
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The Bushfire Relief Committee has been allocated 20,000 metal fence posts for distribution in the Narromine-Trangie…
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The Tragie Bush Fire Brigade wish to thank the many willing workers who helped to fight Trangie district's [?]…
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Proposals for improving [?] of bush fire cont[?] are to be [?] at a meeting of all interested next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Lost in Bush Fire at Peak Hill
Some sheep were burnt in a fire at Peak Hill on Friday. It started on Mr. Westcott's property south of Harvey Park…
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Firemen fought for nearly three and a half hours to extinguish a fire which got out of control at the Council rubbish…
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Following the destruction of the Mendooran police station by fire last week a special meeting of the Mendooran Chamber…
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It will be recalled that Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A. recently expressed concern with bush fire danger in the west and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Successions on Council of Bush Fires
Suggestions made at a well attended bush fire meeting at Tringie last night [?] proposals:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Losses in Bush Fires Started by Lightning
Lightning [?] two fires on Ch[?] Day in [?] area of [?] west of Peak Hill [?] a [?] distance south…
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The budget meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council decided to allocate £460 as the Council’s contribution…
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The Dubbo Fire Brigade attend two unusual fires in Dubbo this week. Firemen fought a grass fire…
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