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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
179 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 9
A claim for damages by Edward Walters, a farmer, of Albert, against Timber Distributors Ltd., was commenced by Judge Dwyer and a jury of four at the Dubbo Supreme Court yesterday and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire that burned out the heart of Wilmington's (North Carolina) waterfront was estimated to have caused £6,500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A firs swept a six storey extension of a huge brewery at Newark (New Jersey) yesterday killing it construction workers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Amounts totalling £1230 were awarded by Mr. Justice Dwyer at the Dubbo Supreme Court on Friday to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire on Friday totally destroyed a seven room cottage at Elggenbar Station in the Warren district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Firemen used breathing apparatus to fight a fire in the basement of Australia House. The fire broke out in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The exhibit of the Bushfire Committee at the Royal Easter Show this year will attract special attention because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The exhibit of the Bush Fire Committee at the Royal Easter Show this year will attract special attention because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire on Friday night destroyed a ton and a hall of baled hay before the Wellington Fire Brigade could…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The exhibit of the Bush Fire Committee at the Royal Easter Show this year will attract special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several men last night extinguished a grass-fire with a garden hose before the Wellington Fire Brigade could…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A proposal to divide the Trangie district into tenmile squares by means of fire-breaks up to 200 yards…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burning bags on the back of a motor truck started at bush fire on "Budd[?] take," a few [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prompt action by the Coonabarabran volunteer fire brigade on Sunday confined a fire at the rear of Sam Woo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Although a big number of visitors spent the Easter weekend in Dubbo, there was not one accident or fire reporter and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo Fire Brigade was called shortly after Noon yesterday to extinguish a fire which had started in an old tree on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wellington firemen believe that a small boy playing with matches started a fire which burnt six panels of fencing in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whether it is better to attack a bush fire from the front or the sides is often argued amongst fire fighters. The view that efforts should be started from the beginning of the fire, working along the sides, is not a new one but it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Forestry Commission to purchasing 26 portable radio sets with dry batteries carried in the same containers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Trangie scheme to establish giant firebreaks received State-wide publicity when a summary of the proposals was…
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