Disastrous Bush Fires. Melbourne
Disastrous bush fires have occurred in Gippsland, Victoria. There has been great damage to property…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
192 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 10
Blaze in Rankin-street. Hide and Tallow Shed Gutted. Good Save by Brigade
Shortly after 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon a fire broke out in a shed in Rankin-street, owned by Mr E. W. Venables, and occupied by Messrs…
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A block of buildings at Dartmouth occupied by a poor class of people caught fire on Sunday. A woman and three children were isolated in a burning room. Despite…
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At Wednesday night's meeting of the Council the clerk, Mr. J. W. Mills, presented a statement received from the Board of Fire Commissioners as to the…
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THE old half-way house, on the road from Wyalong to Barmedman, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The fire started about 8.30,…
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[?] mail van was found on fire at Warwick, Queensland. About 400 bags of mail matter were more or less seriously damaged…
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Professor Gilruth, the new Administrator of the Northern Territory, speaking in Sydney on Saturday prior to his departure for Darwin, said that whilst he had…
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On Easter Monday the Oddfellows' Hall, Turner's Royal Hotel, Mr A. Aberline's dwelling at the rear of his drapery establishment, and Davies'…
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A disastrous fire occurred at West Wyalong on Monday morning last, when damage to the extent of several thousandsw as done. The…
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AT about 1.30 a.m. on Monday last, residents were awakened from their slumbers by the ringing of the fire bell, and the sound of voices and…
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About 5.30 on Wednesday afternoon a fire broke out in the kitchen of Mrs. Rogerson's house, which is situated on the south side…
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At 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday, Constable Cobcroft, who was on night duty, noticed that an unoccupied cottage on the corner of Templar-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Forbes Abvocate, Friday, April 19, 1912. the Fire Brigade
Forbes possesses one or two insti[?]tions about which it would rather not get up on the house-toys to talk about, and others in which it may…
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When a train was nearing Jerilderie yesterday it was noticed that four trucks were on fire. The train was brought to a standstill, and it…
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At about 10.30 on Sunday morning the alarm of fire was raised, and large crowds of people hurried to the scene of the conflagration, which…
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A fire that resulted in the destruction of a number of business premises and residences occurred in Main-street, West Wyalong, on Sunday…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Mundooran on. Monday night last (says the Coonamble "Times" of April 27th) at Brierly Bros.' Commercial Stores,…
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For several years past it has been customary to have varying periods proclaimed in different parts of the Western district, during which the…
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A railway station near Warwick, Queenslnad, has been totally destroyed by fire…
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A fire at Wandai, Queensland, caused damage estimated at £ 8000…
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