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

Fires & bushfires, 1918

143 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 8

Bush Fires at Katoomba

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 4

Bush fires are burning in the ranges outside Katoomba, but there has been no damage…

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Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 2

At noon on Sunday, a fire broke out in a one-roomed hut occupied by an old man named Alexander King. The hut, which was situated near the…

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Destructive Fire

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 3

On Saturday night last the townspeople were aroused at about 11.45 p.m. by the ringing of the fire bell. On investigation it was found that a…

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Big Fire in Main Street MR. H. J. Fraser's Buildings

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 2

At 3 a.m. this morning the residents of West Wyalong were awakened by the ringing of the fire bell, and cries of fire. Within a very short…

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Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 6

Mr E. W. Gosper, had a streak of bad luck last week. By some means or other his machinery shed caught on fire, and was totally destroyed,…

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Late Wires. Disastrous Fire Colonial Sugar Co's Mills. £100,000 Worth of Damage at Pyrmont. Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at the sugar company's mills, Pyrmont, early this morning and completely destroyed the buildings and plant…

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Late Wires. Bush Fires. Considerable Damage iN the North Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 2

Bush fires have caused considerable damage in the Upper Hunter and Tweed river districts. Considerable areas have been burnt…

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A City Fire. Card Factory Destroyed. SYDNEY

Forbes Times · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 2

A fire in the Australian Card Manufacturing Company's building, Brisbane-street, last night destroyed the building and plant. The damage is…

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Late Wires. Big Fire in the City. DAMAGE £15,000. Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 2

A fire in the Australian Card Manu factoring Company's building, Brisbane Street, last night, destroyed the building and plant…

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Another Fire

Western Champion · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 15

A fire broke out on Friday night in a room above Mr. Bollinger's shop, used as a storeroom. Luckily three of the walls are brick, and this…

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Bush Fire

Forbes Times · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 5

The second bush fire of the week in this district broke out on The Warrens, Back Marsden road, on Tuesday last and did a deal of damage in…

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Disastrous Grass Fires

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 4

A fire on Jemalong Station during the weok resulted in the destruction of 800 acres of grass and a little fencing. On Mr C. Coles' property,…

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Disastrous Fires

Western Champion · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 15

A fire which occurred at [?] McMillan's, Sparling Swam[?] Tuesday afternoon, destroyed [?] sheds and about 25 tons of [?]…

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More Fires

Western Champion · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 11

A shed at the rear of Mr. [?] Watson's residence in Bogan [?] was destroyed by fire on Tues[?] night, also [?] stable in the Star [?]…

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Bush Fire at Marsdens

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 2

A fire, which broke out on the Mars den Common on Friday morning, 15th inst., was only extinguished after a considerable quantity of valuable…

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The South Lead Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 4

Further particulars are to hand concerning the [?]ire which occurred on Mr Alex Smith's property on Tuesday. It is stated that some rubbish…

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Fire at South Lead. [?] Tons of Hay Destroyed. a Serious Loss

Forbes Times · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 8

As bri[?]ly stated in our last issue, a fire occurred on the property of Mr. Alexander Smith, of South Lead, Forbes, at about 10.15 a.m. on…

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Bush Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1918 · page 2

THE returned soldiers on the Oma Soldeirs' Settlement were again under fire on Saturday, when the grass country seven miles from the homestead…

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Bush Fire. on Soldiers' Settlement at Ooma. a Welcome Fall of Rain

Forbes Times · Tuesday 26 November 1918 · page 2

A bush fire broke out on Saturday last on the Ooma Soldiers' Settlement. The first started on the holding of a returned man named…

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Fire at Ooma Grass and Fencing Burned a Remarkable Escape

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1918 · page 2

A serious fire occurred on the soldiers' settlement at Ooma on Saturday, and as a result between 3000 and 4000 acres of grass was burned…

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