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

Fires & bushfires, 1919

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Bush Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

A bush fire started early on Sunday morning (16th) on Mr W. J. Newman's property, and burnt several hundred acres of grass. The…

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Narrow Escape. From Bush Fire

Forbes Times · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 7

William Scif[?]eet, of Mudgee, owes his life to-day to Mr. James Giles, who found him insensible in the bush a few yards away from a raging bush…

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Private Hospital Destroyed by Fire

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

Dr. Davie's private Hospital at Lockhardt was destroyed by fire yesterday, owing to the accidental explosion of a spirit lamp…

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Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

On Sunday night a big fire occurred in Bogan Gate, when Mr Baker, who recently bought Mrs Devine's residence in Bogan Gate, was…

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Bogan Gate Fire

Forbes Times · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

A very bad fire started at Bogan Gate at about 3 o 'clock on Monday morning in premises occupied by Mr. Baker. (Massey Harris reresentative)…

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Bush Fire Destroys 1000 Sheep

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 2

A bush fire destroyed nearly one thousand sheep near Lyttleton, New Zealand…

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Tullamore Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 3

The residence and shop owned and occupied by Mr G. Furner, at Tullamore, a weatherboard building, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday…

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Fire Bridge Expenditure

Forbes Times · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

A statement of the receipts and expenditure in connection with the Forbes Fire Brigade for the past, year was before the local Municipal…

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Carrying Fire Arms on

Forbes Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 3

Roy Smith pleaded guilty to carrying fire-arms on Sunday last. Constable Bleechmore prosecuted Fined 5s or 48 hours' gaol…

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Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 6

On Tuesday night last a fire broke out In Mr G. Purner's residence, and the building and its contents, with the exception of a piano and sewing…

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Fire at West Wyalong

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 2

A fire started about 2 a.m. on Sunday, in a five-roomed weather-board cottage on the railway road, off Church Street. The Fire Brigade put in…

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Disastrous Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 3

On Saturday night last Mr H. R. Ellis, of "Sunbury,"' Gobondry, was the victim of a disastrous fire. The outbreak is believed to have started…

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A Parkes Fire

Forbes Times · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 2

A fire occurred at Parkes on Friday night lost about 8.30 p.m., the Church of England's Sunday School being burnt to the ground. From what we…

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Church Destroyed by Fire

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 2

The old Church of England at Parkes has been destroyed by fire. It was erected over 40 years ago, and has during the past few years been used…

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Fire Motor Car Destroyed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 2

The fire alarm bell at 11.30 last night disturbed most people just after bed time. The warning was due to an outbreak in the sheds at the…

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Latest Telegraphic. Fire at Gundagai. Russians Convicted. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 2

Forty night shift men at the small arms factory have received notice of dismissal. Plantations at Fiji have been…

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Fires

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 6

The only excitement since our last report was a fire which by some means or other occurred to Mr Vitnell's buggy shed, at the public…

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Short Story Coals of Fire

Forbes Times · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 7

James Warden was in an irascible mood, as evidenced by the [?]loomy, dissatisfied look on his face and the petulant manner in…

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Current Topics. Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 2

Late on Sunday night a fire occurred at the residence of Mr Miles Gilmartin, of Abbott-street, North Hill. There was no one at home at the…

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Big Fire at Kyogle

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 2

Four business places were destroyed by fire at Kyogle last night, including Junior and Chemins, Readford and Amess, and James Martin…

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