The Fire Fiend
An unusual number of fires have occurred in Parkes during the last 12 months, and the past week has helped to swell the record. Three fires in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
171 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 9
A New Year Blaze
Shortly after two o'clock on Thursday morning the fire bell at the local fire station rang out its dread alarm, and Forbes residents were very soon alive to…
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A four-roomed cottage belonging to Mr Patrick Leslie Dalton, situated in Barwon-street, Poverty Point, together with the whole of the contents, was…
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At about 10 o'clock on Monday evening, when many people were at the Lyceum Pictures, the residents of the town were again startled into…
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An inquiry was held before the Coroner, Mr. S. E. Close, on Wednesday morning, into the circumstances attending the destruction of a cottage…
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On Wednesday afternoon the Coroner, Mr. S. E. Close, held an inquiry into the destruction of Mr. E. C. Budd's residence in Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Local and General. a Parkes Blaze
An enquiry was held at Parkes into the cause of a fire at Luchma's, on New Year's Eve, in a cottage owned by Amos Davies. Evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne
Waring Brothers' coach building factory, Melbourne, was destroyed by fire last night. Six motor cars were in the building at the time. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegraphic. a Sydney Fire. Sydney
A fire occurred on the premises of Messrs F. Cunninghame, printers and stationers, Pitt-street, last night. The flames spread rapidly throughout the…
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Considerable damage has been done in the country areas in Victoria through bush fires. The heat in Melbourne yesterday was…
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Severe damage was caused by a fire last night which broke out in Cunninghame and Co.'s premises in Pitt-street, and near King street. The fire occurred in the heart of…
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Everyone knows (says the "Sun") that there is an election campaign at Blayney, but there is being fought in the State another campaign which,…
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It is estimated that damage to the extent of over L250,000 was done by a fire which occurred on the…
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Dealing with Sydney's frequent co[?]agrations is a big item in the annual cutlay. The estimate of expenditure for the present year is…
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On Friday, during the thunder storm which passed over the Wedding a fire was started on the Bimbi side by a flash of lightning, and has been…
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On Monday, only a short time after the third anniversary of the memorable [?]ire here when thousands of acros were devastated, a fire broke out in…
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In our last issue we gave only a few particulars in connection with this fire. The fire fighters succeeded in confining the fire to the properties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Facts and Fancies. Matches and Fire
Each year there are manufactured in the United States about £1,200,000 worth of matches. In addition, the imports amount to £74,000. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Amateur Fire Brigade
A correspondent of the "Daily News" tells an amusing story of a new fire brigade at a seaside report. The firemen had been daily obtained, a captain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Broken Hill. Sydney
Another lire occurred at Broken Hill yesterday, making the tenth for the present month…
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