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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1898

26 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 2

A McPhail Fire

Western Champion · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 10

A fire occurred at McPhail early on Tuesday morning, Carton and Sons' general store being destroyed. Mrs. Carton and two of the sons…

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Fire at Loobey's

Western Champion · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 10

A Fifield correspondent writes:—At 2 o'clock on Sunday morning the residence of Mr, Loobey, with Receiving Office, Bullock Greek, was burnt to the…

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Another Fire

Western Champion · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 10

About 10 o'clock on Monday night a fire broke out at the cyanide works erected on the site of the old Dayspring tailings, resulting in the destruction of…

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In Case of Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 1

Your house takes fire. What burns first ? The lightest and must inflammable stuff, of course furniture, doors, shelves, floors, panelling, and other woodwork. If it is a stone or brick house…

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In Case of Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 1

Your house takes fire. What burns first ? The lightest and moat inflammable stuff, of course furnitures, doors, shelves, floors, panelling, and other woodwork. If it is a stone or brick house…

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Stop! Hold Up Your Hands, Op I'll Fire!

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

The above was heard in Sydney the other day from a constable who was chasing a man supposed to have committed a robbery, hut we see people almost every day compelled to hold up…

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Stop! Hold Up Your Hands. Or I'II Fire!

Western Champion · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 4

The above was heard in Sydney the other day from a constable who was chasing a man supposed to have committed a robbery, but we see…

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A Parkes Fire

Western Champion · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 9

At midnight on Tuesday, or rather (to be more precise) at an early hour on Wednesday morning the fire bell was vigorously rung, and those who…

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The Late Fire. Coroner's Inquest

Western Champion · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 14

An inquiry was held on Monday last, bafore the Coroner, Mr. Seaborn, and a jury of twelve, in connection with the fire which destroyed Mr J…

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A Fire Alarm

Western Champion · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 12

On Tuesday evening about 8 o'clock the fire bell sounded an alarm, word being conveyed to the station that a fire had started at the Grand Hotel…

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Another Fire

Western Champion · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 10

About half-past 6 o'clock, on Tuesday morning, a small wooden tenement in the vicinity of the Show Ground was burnt to the ground. Till lately…

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A Terrible Fire. Tasmanian Hotel Burnt

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 2

A fire, attended by appalling loss of life, happened at Gorimanston at 2 o'clock an Monday morning, when Lyneh's Criterion Hotel was burnt to the ground, and six of the inmates were burnt to death in their beds…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Messrs. Byrnes, P. and J. T. West, J.p.) Chaff-stealing Case. Constable Pye Fires Three Shots While in Pursuit of One of the Pilferes

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 8

William Parkinson and John Bourke (in custody) wore charged with stealing two bags of chatf, valued at 6s, the property of Able Blazley…

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A Fire

Western Champion · Friday 19 August 1898 · page 8

The buildings connected with and owned by Messrs Waddell Bros., cyanide proprietors (says our Tomingley correspondent) were destroyed by…

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A Gun to Fire 30,000 Bullets a Minute

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 10

It is reported that Mr James Judge, managing partner of the Walker Engineering and Galvanising Company, has patented a gun which he believes, when perfected, will…

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A Fire

Western Champion · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 8

About 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning the fire bells Bounded an alarm. The scene of the confiagration, was a two roomed wooden…

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Fire at Mordialloc. Three Valuable Blood Horses Destroyed

Western Champion · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 9

Our Trundle correspondent writes: —About midnight on Thursday night, the stables at Mordialloe, five miles From Trundle (the property of Mr…

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The Burdenda Fire

Western Champion · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 12

The District, Coroner (Mr R. G. Dulhunty, J.P.), held an inquest at Burdenda, Dandaloo, last week, touching the late destruction of the…

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Bush Fires

Western Champion · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 8

A fire started on Thursday, on Mr. Mooney's Avon dale station, near Condobolin, and spread to Euglo and Borambil. It was got out after much…

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Fire Outbreaks

Western Champion · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 8

A fire broke out on Wednesday night in a building at the corner of Clarinda and Bushman's streets, also at Preston's in Currajong-street…

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