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

Fires & bushfires, 1901

92 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 5

Fire

Western Champion · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 11
Also in The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser

As briefly reported in our last, a a fire broke out about four o'clock on Thursday afternoon in a four-roomed weatherboard cottage situated on…

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Fire Brigade

Western Champion · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 11

We are pleased to announce that in a very few days the Parkes Fire Brigade will be again in full swing. After the wise decision of the Council to…

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A New Fire Escape. the Height Difficulty Overcome

Forbes Times · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 8

ONE result of the terrible death of young Clegg, through jumping from Hordern’s burning building some months ago, was, Saturday’s Daily Telegraph says, to set inventive people thinking as to the…

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Destructive Fire at Temora

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1901 · page 3

ABOUT half-past 8 on Saturday evening Mr Robert Thomas's boarding house, situated in De Boos-street, was destroyed by fire. There were…

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Fires

Western Champion · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 10

On Saturday, about 1 a.m,, a fire broke out in the premises of Mrs Norton, on the Forbea road. It appears that Mrs Norton left a lighted…

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Bush Fire

The Canowindra Star · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

A bush fire broke out in one of the grass paddocks of Mr. Thomas Callan on Friday, and considerable damage was done to crops and grass. The fire, which…

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Fire Brigade

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the Condobolin Volunteer Fire brigade was held at the Fire Station on Wednesday evening 11th instant. Present:- Captain Owen…

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Fire Averted

The Canowindra Star · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

A narrow escape from a serious conflagration occurred at the residence of Mr A. J. Treaves last week. One of the small boys of the house had occasion to…

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Grenfell Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the above was held in the Council chambers, on Monday evening last. Present : Messrs. T. E. Fisher (chair), Cousins, Clear, Ketter, Barrett, R.Frazer, Quigley. H…

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A Fire Legal Point

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 7

"Excuse me, sir, but that's a fine legal point that has just come up in West Virginia." " What point is that?"…

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Bush Fire

Western Champion · Tuesday 24 December 1901 · page 11

On Sunday afire occurred at Goonumble by which Mrs F Klein lost 60 acres of grase. The fire apparently atarted in Mr D Taylor's shubble…

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