Asylum on Fire. Tragedy at Montreal. Sydney
At Montreal, on Monday, 46 women were burned to death in the destruction of a female lunatic asylum. The fire was uncontrollable. In their…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
187 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 10
Destructive Fires
A fire started on Mr W. Jamieson's "Abbevlands," Wyalong, on Thursday last, and spread to Mr. W. V.Robertson's "Karoora" property…
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A number of fires on farms m Rivernai are reported. In one case 2000 acres of grass was destroyed…
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Numerous bush fires have occurred chains the last week or two. A fire in the property of Mr Mapperson destroyed a large quantity of wheat…
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A Moatreal message says:—Forty-six women were burned to death in the destruction of a female lunafic asylum at St. Ferdinand (Megantic Country)…
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On Thursday morning a fire started in Mr. Arthur Clements' crop paddock, near Wyalong, and 30 acres of standing crop were…
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Disastrous bush dires have boon raging in the Forbes district during the past few days, and altogether many thousands of pounds' worth of damage…
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On Saturday morning some men working on Mr G. C. Golding's property, at Inchgower, noticed a puff of smoke rising near the Carrawobitty…
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Another big fire started yesterday on The Warrens property, owned by Mr Agan MacPhillamy. The blaze commenced in a wheat crop, and…
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Tho reflection of a very big fire was to be soon south of Forbes last night, but it is pleasing to learn this morning that the outbreak has been got under…
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The fire at Mr. Golding's place broko out early on Saturday morning, while that gentleman was in Forbes unloading wheat. It first started in some grass…
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The Great Southern Co-Operative Coy.'s butter factory, at Foster, victoria, was burned down, and over £1000 worth of butter, as well as…
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A serious bush fire broke out this morning on the boundary of the Inchgower and Carrawobitty Stations, about 30 miles from Forbes…
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A destructive fire occurred at Blow Clear on Monday afternoon. We were unable to secure authentic details before going to press, but…
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On Saturday morning (says Forber "Advocate") some men working on Mr. G. C. Golding's property, at Inch gower, noticed a puff of smoke rising…
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The cottage owned by Mrs. Mary Simmons, of Gillenbine, and which was rented by Mr. Harry Pearce, of the firm of W. Tolmie, was burnt to…
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Considering the state of the country just now, and the fact that bush fires, of more or less magnitude, are reported from practically the whole…
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Outside the damage done on Mr. G. Golding's Inchgower property, we only gave a general idea in our last issue of the loss entailed by this fire, which…
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The weather at time of writing is very hot, and has been sultry during the past week. On Monday last the thermometer registered from 108 to…
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