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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1958

25 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 2

Fire at Byrock

The Western Herald · Friday 7 November 1958 · page 8

Portion of the Byrock Post Office was burnt on Tuesday night of this week. Damage was done to the sitting room…

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Old Prairie Homestead Destroyed by Fire

The Western Herald · Friday 7 November 1958 · page 1

The old Homestead at Prairie Station was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night last…

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Rural Bank Assists Bush Fire Brigades

The Western Herald · Friday 5 December 1958 · page 2

A Rural Bank grant of £750 to the N.S.W. Bushfires Committee had resulted in the introduction…

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Far West girl has skin grafts for fire injury

The Western Herald · Friday 5 December 1958 · page 2

Brenda a three and a half year old girl from Gwabega was warming herself by the fire when her nightgown caught…

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Fire Alarm

The Western Herald · Friday 19 December 1958 · page 8

Minor damage was caused to the top portion of the Eastern wall of the Presbyterian Church on Monday afternoon…

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