A Boxing, Night Blaze
A fire took place in Ferry street, South Forbes, about a quarter to nine on Boxing night, when a four roomed weatherboard cottage and detached…
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Fires & bushfires, 1919
106 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 6
Fire at South Forbes
The ringing of the fire-bell on Boxing night brought a big crowd into Lachlan-street. The fire was located in a weatherboard cottage at…
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What might easily have been a very serious conflagration was narrowly averted at the Imperial Hotel on Friday morning. The…
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Lightning was responsible for several outbreaks of fire during the storms of last week. At Mr. Tom Cleary's farm a large yellow box tree…
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Mr. Andrew Watt, the well-known grazier of Kraw[?], died in the Braidwood Hospital on Xmas Day. An inquest was held before the Cor[?]ner…
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A report reached town this (Wednesday) morning that a bush fire at Larkins', Hensman's, and part of Molrose Plains the previous day had…
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A serious bush fire swept portio[?] [?]the country on the eastern side of [?]Forbes-Stockinbingal line on [?]rds of p[?]y and was extinguished after…
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A very serious fire broke out in the vicinity of Wheo[?]o. between Forbes and Grenfell on Monday, and caused considerable damage. it is state…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Telegrams SYDNEY, Friday. Fire on Steamer
A steamer is approaching Adelaide with her semaphore in flames. The fire brigade will meet her…
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The steamer "Fraser River" is approaching Adelaide with its semaphore in flames. The fire brigade will meet her…
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Concerning the series of extensive bush fires that have for the past week been raging on the Victorian side of the Murray, an inquiry has been…
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A bush fire, caused from the phosphorus in rabbit poison, broke out on [?] about 20 miles from Tul[?]re, destroying 1000 acres on this…
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A fire, which started on Mr D. MacAlister's property at Ooma on Tuesday afternoon, burned about sixty to seventy acres of grass and a…
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About 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon a man named Moriarty, when in the vicinity of the Cowra railway goods shed, noticed that a waggon…
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Further reports have been received of serious fires on the South Coast, in the Milton district. Ulladulla narrowly escaped…
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Mr Jowett, M.P., referring to Mr Tudor's speech on the subject of Irish Home Rule, said any motion in favor of Irish Home Rule would be…
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MESSRS MURRAY & VINCENT'S general store and attached residence were completely burnt out last night. The fire started at about 11.30, and had a good…
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Mr. H. J. Bradley, of "Sunnyside," Cookamidgera, proposed resuming his residence at the farm, and a quantity of furniture and effects were…
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The ringing of the firebell on Sunday last occasioned quite a scare about the town, and in no time a crowd had collected in the vicinity…
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The outgoing Canowindra train was delayed at Bangnroo on Saturday afternoon last, owing to a truck of lucerne [?]ay, which made part of the…
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