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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1973

11 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Fire

The Western Herald · Friday 16 February 1973 · page 6

At 5.45 p.m. on Friday, 9th February, a house In Mitchell Street was completely gulled by fire…

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Fire

The Western Herald · Friday 9 March 1973 · page 6

At about I a.m. on Saturday the Bourke Fire Brigade was called to a fire In a house at 5 Charles Street,…

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Fire Protection

The Western Herald · Friday 6 April 1973 · page 1

Concern was expressed at last Council meeting at the fact that at a recent fire very few pressure was…

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Fire at Grandstand

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1973 · page 1

The above photo, by Les Maclood, shows the Grandstand at the Davidson Oval completely engulfed by flames. At about 12 40 a.m. on Friday. 27th April, the Bourke Fire Brigade was called to the fire which destroyed 2 rooms and about half of the roof and selling. The cause of the fire is unknown…

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This was no ordinary fire War hero and murderer

Western Magazine · Monday 11 June 1973 · page 2

The destruction by fire of a home is always a tragedy. But if the burning house is in fact a funeral pyre, started as an attempt to conceal two brutal murders, it becomes national news…

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This was no ordinary fire War hero-murderer

Western Magazine · Monday 18 June 1973 · page 3

The man did not seem to fit into the role of the monster who could criminally assault a thirteen- year -old child, and years later deliberately murder her and her young husband…

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This was no ordinary fire PART 3 -FINAL

Western Magazine · Monday 25 June 1973 · page 2

I told Orma to go and get a light, and I want out to the kitchen with her and we got some…

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Mail Truck Catches on Fire

The Western Herald · Friday 27 July 1973 · page 1

At approximately 4.30 p.m. on Saturday, 21st July, a Nisaan tabletop truck was being driven south along…

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New Fire Engine for Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 7 September 1973 · page 6

Mr. Eugene [?] tended a Fire [?] [?] conference the Fire Brigade [?]…

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Fire safety precautions in State forests and Crown Lands

Western Magazine · Monday 29 October 1973 · page 6

The following fire safety precautions apply. as from November 15, until April 1, 1974, to all personnel engaged on or entering upon state fortes and crown lands within Dubbo and…

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Remember the Bushfire Regulations

The Western Herald · Friday 7 December 1973 · page 9

It’s no hardship to comply with bushfire regulations, but ignoring them can lead to injury, loss of…

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