Fire Inquest
An inquest was held at the Court House last Wednesday afternoon be fore Mr. Coroner Driffield and a jury of twelve, comprising Messrs. J. M…
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Fires & bushfires, 1900
78 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 4
Bush Fires
Two very large bush fires were raging in the vicinity of Wyalong on Wednesday—supposed to have been caused by a spark igniting the grass,…
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SHORTLY before 9 o'clock on Saturday night the much-drended cry of " Fire " rang out, and was quickly passed round. At first, there were anxious inquiries as to…
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Sensational bush fires are devastating miles of country. Ten thousand acres are under fire at Albury…
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On Saturday night there was a great commotion in West Wyalong on the alarm of fire being given, Hundreds of people were running in all directions…
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On Sunday and Monday last bush fires were raging all around Canowindra, the town being enveloped in smoke, and the thermometer standing at 106 and 105 1/2…
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THE successful one of water pumps in dealing with bush fires has been amply demonstrated at some of the outbreaks which have occurred in this…
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Never since the commencement of closer settlement in these western areas has such disaster overtaken so many of our soil-tillers as during the…
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FOR some time past (says the Forbes Gazette) bush fires have been burning up the river and towards Graulin Plain, and when the gale sprang up…
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On Tuesday the town of Burrowa was enveloped in smoke arising from fires between that town and Young, the fire devastating everything in its…
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The successful use of water pumps in dealing with bush fires has been supply demonstrated at some of the outbreak which have occurred in thin district…
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WITH the present week were ushered in calamities which, even so far as this and neighbouring districts are concerned, are unsurpassed in magnitude and farreaching desolation. Droughts we have had in…
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Fuller particulars of the bush fires which occurred on Saturday. Sunday, and yesterday show that the whole country for 50 miles around was…
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THE losses by bush in the Grenfell district are deplorable. The following extracts are from the Grenfell Messrs. J. Q. and P. Wood lost 400 acres…
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The terrible destruction of property in the Parkes district by the recent devastating bush fires certainly deserves recognition by the Government…
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Mr Thos Russell desires us to contradict the statement that the Bartley's Creek fire originated by a)boy attempting to burn out a snake in his paddock…
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Last Sunday afternoon a fire broke out in Mr Dickson's paddock about a mile to the east of where the recent disastrous fire at Bartley's creek…
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