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

Fires & bushfires, 1909

46 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 3

Phosphorous Baits And Bush Fires

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

At the meeting of the Gundagi Pastures Projection Board last week, the report of the rabbit inspector stated that the pest was rapidly…

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Fire Brigades Adminstration

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 3

The new Fire Brigades Act has been assented to by the Governor and cooes into opnration on January 1, Important changes are brought about…

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Disastrous Fire. in the Cowra District

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 2

Tuesday, December, 15th will long be associated with the greatest calamity that has ever visited our district. About 8.30 p.m. on the morning of the day in…

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Bush Fires

Western Champion · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 15

A disastrous fire, originating from a discarded cigarette butt, broke oat on Mr W Ward's farm near Ruby Vale on Thursday, and swept across the…

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Local and General. Seventy Miles of Fire

Western Champion · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 16

A message from German[?] on Tuesday last, rsads as follows—Disastrons bush [?], supposed to have been [?]sed by a sperk from a railway angine,…

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Disastrous Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 2

As was expected, the Grenfell district has not been allowed to escape the disasters which have stricken in a still greater degree some of its less…

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