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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
21 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 2
The N.S.W. Premier, Mr. Lewis, has advised the N.S.W. Graziersâ Association that special assistance for primary producers seriously affected by bush fires will be available along lines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The biggest bushfire meeting in Bourkeâs history has been told of communication problems in fighting the recent huge fires. This meeting was held on 13th January…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Anyone who has felt the hot breath of a raping bushfire on a scorching day will know what it is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The bushfire hazard has remained extreme and apart from areas where thunderstorms brought rain the only green parts of the landscape are the irrigated sections…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the days of steam trains many a landholder stood watching the railway line after a train went past, searching for the tell tale smoke that would signal another fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The present system of lifting total fire bans during bush fire danger periods has been criticised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →âThe Western Heraldâ has been notified by John FitzPatrick, Member for Darling, that no retrenchments will be made to Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The town of Bourke was in a state of decline in the early part of the century. A great financial depression and the worst drought of all time had set off a downhill run that did not pick up again for nearly forty years…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Bourke Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out to a fire last Monday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A motion from the Western Division Committee of the N.S.W. Graziers Association that the Association…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Representatives of the special committee set up by the N.S.W. Graziers Association to assess bush fire damage age in the Western Division and the need for Government assistance will be in Cobar on April 17 and 18…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers throughout Australia are entitled to substantially higher returns from fire insurance than are claimed in many cases, according to agricultural consultants,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about 7.15 p.m. on Wednesday evening a fire was noticed in a storeroom window by Mr. Robert Manwarring, the local teacher. He entered the classrooms which were full of smoke and discovered the storeroom, well alight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The School at Enngonia was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night, 21st August…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items taken from the minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Bourke Shire Council held In the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →On Thursday afternoon, 11th September, a fire destroyed the home of Mrs. Ethel Looney, of Enngonia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resolved on the motion of Crs. Bryant and Jones that Council exercise its power under Sections 530AG and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bourke Shire Council discussed at length the very real need for co-operation and organisation within…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Extends throughout New South Wales from 1st October until 31st March each year but local Councils…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A contingent of six local firemen will attend the N.S.W. Volunteer Fire Brigade Demonstration at…
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