Bakery Fire
The Dubbo Fire Brigade was called on Sunday night to Scotchmer's bakery in Macquarie Street, when a fire broke out in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1954
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£300 Damage by Fire at Peak Hill
Damage estimated at £300 was caused in the kitchen of a house in Peak Hill on Saturday night in a fire which started while a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Owner In Sydney On Honeymoon When Dubbo Home Damaged Police Investigate Two Fires in Church St. Home
Suspicion attaches to the origin of a fire which broke out in the unoccupied Church Street home of Dubbo cafe owner, Samuel Dentrinos, last night while he was on the first night of his honeymoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Power Drops & Burnt Out Refrigerators
Drops in voltage, bringing about an increase in current had caused his refrigerator motor to burn out twice and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigades Can Help in 'Hopper Fight
Bushfire brigades should be equipped with at least one boom spray or misting machine for use in grasshopper…
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The Bushfire Committee has advised the N.R.M.A. that a line of fire-places have been constructed on Monaro…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Minor Fire Calls at Weekend
Dubbo Fire Brigade attended two minor fires during the weekend, one in a storage shed and another in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steel White Hot in Fire at Gasworks
Burning tar blazed for almost 10 minutes at the Gas Works yesterday after spilling from a drum in the retort shed. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reduce Fire Hazards In Your Car
Car fires are infrequent now. When they do occur they are usually less serious than in the days when gravity feed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Prevention Campaign Sydney
Despite the heavy rain that has fallen in most parts of the State recently, the Bush Fire Committee is proceeding with its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. A. F. Stephenson Captain of Binnaway Fire Brigade
At the last meeting of the Binnaway Fire Brigade Mr. A. F. Stephenson was elected captain in place of Mr…
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His Excellency, the Governor, Sir John Northcott has delivered the following broadcast on Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Liability For Bushfires SYDNEY
The State Government proposed to make the penalty for starting a bushfire so light, and to treat this negligence so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bruxner Attacks Bill to Limit Bushfires Liability
The State Leader of the Country Party (Lt. Col. M. F. Bruxner) in the Legislative Assembly has attacked the proposal to limit the railways responsibility for bushfire damage to £2,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hotel Damaged by Fire
Damage estimated at about £200 was caused by a fire which broke out in the Macquarie View Hotel on Sunday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prevent Bush Fires
A conspicuous notice posted in the carriages of the Coonamble mail these days bears the following…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prairie Woolshed Destroyed by Fire
On Sunday, 14th November, a fire destroyed Prairie Woolshed, and the damage is estimated at £5,000. The property…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Minor Fire Extinguished
Wellington Fire Brigade extinguished a small fire under a classrom floor at the old Convent School this morning…
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The Dubbo Fire Brigade was called to a rubbish five in Dawson Street on Sunday, but the fire extinguish sd itself by burns…
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The Railways Department should institute its own system of insurance to cover the payment of damages for fire,…
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