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

Fires & bushfires, 1907

99 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 5

Local Items. Bush Fires

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 2

A fire which destroyed a considerable area of grass started near Mr. T Finn's farm on the Eugowra road last week, and spread rapidly towards the properties of…

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A Big Bush Fire

Western Champion · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 12

An advice from Cowra reads:—A bush fire broke out on Tuesday in Jerula station paddock at Mount Fulton, close to the town. One wing…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

ALTHOUGH an action lies at common law for the damage resulting from the careless use of fire, the express statutory provisions which exist for the…

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Great Bristol Fire. Merchant Ventures' College Destroyed. Damage 1.50.000

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 18

A disastrous fire occurred in Bristol early this morning (9th October), resulting in the almost complete destruction of the Merchant Venturers' Technical…

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Bush Fires

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

A bush fire broke out on Tuesday in the Mount Fulton paddock, which forms part of the Jerula estate. The flames spread with great rapidity and swept the paddock fore…

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Short Fire Escapes. Thirty Victims

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 3

The danger of tall apartment buildings was illustrated by a terrible fire at Kansas City early on the morning of 25th October. The fire started in the…

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Grenfell Fire Brigade Band Sports

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 2

THE Grenfell Fire Brigade Band Sports were held on the show ground on Tuesday last, and were, without doubt, unequalled in the sporting history of Grenfell. The…

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Bush Fires

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 8

A FIRE started on Thursday last at Mrs. Brophy's, about seven miles north of Forbes, destroying four acres of wheat, and a lot of stubble and grass…

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Fires on the Common

Western Champion · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 12

Early on Saturday morning a fire broke out near the Huntington dam, and spreading rapidly swept paddocks belonging to Messrs Close, Lorking,…

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Recent Fire

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

ON 13th December last, a bush fire occurred near Peak Hill, and iu reporting it the EXPRESS stated that the fire originated on Mr. John Boles'…

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Fire at Parkes

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 14

A FIRE broke out on Saturday east of Parkes, above Mr. Lorking's property. Owing to a strong wind it spread rapidly, and was checked with…

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Careless Use of Fire

Western Champion · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 13

Travellers and others who are inclined to be careless in their use of matches and fires daring the summer and autumn months, should bear in…

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Fire at Home Plaine

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 10

ON Friday last a fire started in Messrs. Haynes Bros.' poison house at Home Plaine, and before it could be extinguished about 40 or 50 acres of grass…

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A Hotel Fire. a Hotel Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

According to the Bordeaux correspondent of the London "Daily Mail," writing on 21st September, scenes of wild excitement were witnessed in the early…

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New Army Gun. FIRE 20 Rounds a Minute

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 3

[?] particulars of the now quick[?]und which is being supplied to [?]y are given to the 'Times' by [?]pondent, who seems to have a…

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Short Fire Escapes. Thirty Victims

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 17

The danger of [?] was illustrated, by n terrible fire at Kansas City early on the morning of 25tn October. The fire started in the…

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Fire at Molong. Hospital Partially Destroyed

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 7

A FIRE occurred at Molong on Sunday night about 9 o'clock, at the local Hospital, when the infectious ward was burned to the ground. Mr. J, E…

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A Mad Youth's Freak. He Fires Flat Buildings

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 3

Late on the night of 9th November, the New York police arrested a youth named Frank Morris, who is accused of attempting to burn a large block of…

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Fire at Wyalong

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 3

The quietude of Wyalong was diso'clock, and it was then found that turbed on Friday night by the cry of [?] which arose between 11 and 12…

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Bush Fires

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 10

DURING the week a fire occurred at Mr. W. P. Manly's, Oakland, Trundle, a large area of grass country being destroyed. Another fire started in one…

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