Forbes Fire Brigade. Financial Statement for 1913
A statement of receipts and expenditure of the Forbes Fire Brigade for the year ending December 31st, was placed before the meeting of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
145 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 8
Destructive Fire
A destructive fire occurred at Central Wyalong, at about 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning, by which the four-roomed cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pilgrims Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck
Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the instance of the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur, master of the steamship Nith, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Fire Brigade. Council Takes Control
At the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council, the Clerk reported that Mr. Divisional Officer Graham had paid a visit, with a view to…
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A large shipping store at Napier, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire, the damage being estimated at £15,000…
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On Monday evening a communication was received by the Municipal Council from the Board of Fire Commissioners stating that it was…
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No less than five fires broke out in five different places in Warrakanabel, Victoria, on Wednesday night. One house was totally destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Delungra. Sydney
The damage by fire at Delungra is estimated at upwards of £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unzen. Japan's New Beauty Spot "The Unknown Fire."
Writing to Messrs Burns Philp and Company, the well-known shipping and tour and travel agents, the manager of the Japan Tourist Bureau has…
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A fire broke out in the premises of Messrs. J. Lamrock and Sons, storekeepers, of Delungra, 19 miles from Inverell, at half-past 1 o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Poetry of the Week. My Friend the Fire
I love to sit when all is hushed And gaze in fancy free, Into the fire, whose ruddy glow, Seems in its kindly warmth to show,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Novel Fire Extinguisher
Ammonia bombs as a means to extinguish forest fires are being tested in some of the national forests of America. In the case of bush fires,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Public Meeting. Water Supply & Fire Brigade
The public meeting for Monday night next was very poorly attended. Mr. G. Punton (President of the Progress Committee) occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saturday's Fire. Sydney
The ruins of the big fire on Saturday night were still smouldering— yesterday. The insurance on the property destroyed amounts to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forbes Municipal Council. the Smallpox Outbreak. Fire Brigades Act
The regular fortnightly meeting of the local Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last, when there were present: The Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipality of Forbes. Fire Brigade Matters. Making the Country Pay
The fortnightly meeting of the Aldermen was held on Tuesday night. In attendance were Aldermen Patterson (Mayor), Bates, Lee, Sam, Hugo,…
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A serious fire occurred in the engine room of the Golden Point mine, at Eaglehawk (Vic.), which, together with a second building, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Big Fire. Brisbane
The damage at the big fire that occurred at Cloncurry, Queensland, is estimated at £14,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English Fire Fiend. Bloodhounds on the Trail. "Sadie" and "Justice."
Who is the fire fiend? The mystery surrounding the cause of the recent series of stackyard fires on Cleveland farmsteads was solved by bloodhounds, used by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Popular Fire Insurance Company. "The Liverpool, London and Globe." Figures Which Speak for Themselves
The name of the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Company is a familiar one to most of our readers, and in every country town of…
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