Local and General. How Fires Start
A well-known local teamster reports an extraordinary happening that he noticed a few weeks ago. Whilst driving his team to the local mill he…
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Fires & bushfires, 1906
159 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 8
Bush Fires
Truly the summer of 1905-06 will be known us "The time of the bush fires"; and the residents of that section of the district between the Lachlan and the…
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As Mrs Makin was returning from Woodstock races on Friday last at about 10.30 p.m. she noticed the vivid reflection of a fire evidently on Bangaroo. Upon…
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A wire from Condobolin says:—On Friday last the fire from Mowabla burned Draffin's Mount Nobby property, and travelled on to Adderson's destroying 20…
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THE bush tires in Victoria have wrought fearful devastation. Hundreds of settlers are homeless and ruined…
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Following reports of recent serious district fires have been received from our own correspondents:- BOGAN GATE…
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The recent fire at Messrs. Crowhurst and Son's Sawmills, Tomingley, was caused, it is assumed, by a match accidentally dropped among the…
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On Tuesday morning, at an early hour, a four-roomed wooden cottage, with detached kitchen, situated on the Molong road, opposite the turn-off to…
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ON Wednesday, Mr. A. Royle, of Royle & Co., general agents for the Sun Insurance Office, visited Waterford in connection with the recent fire…
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DETAILS of the fatalities caused by the bush fires at Toora, Victoria, show that the school had been dismissed and the children were on their way home…
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Early on Tuesday morning a frightful fatality occurred at Mingelo. The residence of Mr. Henry Edward Stanford, to which, was attached the Post…
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Another outbreak of fire occurred on Monday at Hillston and was the most destructive yet experienced. About noon smoke was seen rising some four miles from…
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The settlers in a considerable area of this State, and of Victoria, have been Called upon to pay a tremendous penalty for the prolific season which has been experienced, and the…
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The following is an extract from accounts of the terrible fires in Victoria:—A party headed by Mr J…
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"Public Opinion" writes on 24th November:— Between last Friday night and the early hours of Sunday morning nearly…
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CONCERNING the above, Mr. Andy Kelly, P., sends us thee following official letter [?] publication:—"Chief Secretary's Office Sydney, 27th January, 1905. Sir I have…
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Mr S. Seberry of Mowabla West has had a further misfortune coming on top of the one which arrived by bush fire four weeks ago. On Tuesday…
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The annual meeting of the members of the above was held on Thursday night last at the Fire Station, when the following attended :--Messrs. M…
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THIS year points to more bush fires in our district than any year which we have yet experienced Looking to the cause of such vast destruction we find that the trouble…
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