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

Fires & bushfires, 1921

157 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 8

Fire Inquiry

Western Champion · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 28

The District Coroner, Mr. D. Geddes. J.P., held an inquiry on Friday into the burning of three stacks of hay, belonging to J. J. Hall, at…

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Combanning Wheat Fire. an Open Verdict

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 4

Temora, Wednesday.—The adjourned inquest touching the fire at Sheppard, Harvey &. Co's wheat stack at Combanning on May 22, whereby several…

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Fire Commissioners' Visit

Western Champion · Thursday 21 July 1921 · page 13

The Board of Fire Commissioners paid a visit to Parkes on Tuesday evening, arriving from Forbes shortly after 6 p.m. The members of the…

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Fire Inquiry

Western Champion · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 17

The District Coroner, Mr. D. Gedles, J.P.. held an inquiry on Thursay afternoon, into the circumstances ttending the destruction by fire of a…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

Mr Jack Paul, auctioneer, who occupies offices within the shop premises of Mrs O'Brien-Hay, Lachlan Street, had an outbreak of fire in his…

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A Lyndhurst Fire

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Lyndhurst early lust Friday morning, when the premises occupied by Mr. S. Habeb as a general store were…

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Big Fire at Cudal

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

The well known store premises, known as the Commercial Stores, Cuda, for so many years the home of the firm of Caleb Parker, and some…

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Coroner's Inquiry Fire in Ah Office

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 1

Mr W. T. Gilchrist, Coroner, conducted an inquiry at Forbes Court on Friday concerning a fire which occurred in J. Paul's office on [?]ly…

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Quandary Wheat Stack on Fire

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 6

A fire broke one at the Quandary wheat stacks on Wednesday night shortly after a goods train passed. Farmers were soon on the scene…

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Fire at Woodstock

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 2

Cries of "Five!" startled the people of Woodstock during the earl hours of Sunday morning last, and was found that the store and premises…

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Big Fire at Woodstook

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 20 August 1921 · page 2

As briefly stated in our last, on Sunday, 14th i[?]t, the promises occupied by Mr. L. A. Ba[?]ros, at Woodstock, as a general store, were gutted…

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Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 2

Mr. Bert Budd, who resides on North Hill, was a victim of the fire fiend on Saturday evening last, when most of the contents of a dwelling…

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On the Land. Agricultural. to Fight Fire. The Wisdom of Early Precaution

Western Champion · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 15

Summer is approaching—the season when each year the fire demon licks up stretches of crops and grass in this State aggregating in value a…

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Timber on Fire

Western Champion · Thursday 29 September 1921 · page 13

After a considerable respite from from the sound of the fire alarm Partes was aroused from its sleep about half-past 1 on Tuesday morning by…

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Fire!

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 6

On Wednesday evening last a cottage owned by Mr. T. Sayers, of North Hill, was completely destroyed by fire. The cottage was a small…

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Fire in Tap Room

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 1

A fire broke out in the Commercial Hotel, Cargo, on Thursday morning of last week, starting in the tap room adjoining the bar, supposedly through…

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Fire Inquiry

Western Champion · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 15

An inquiry was held by the District Coroner, Mr D Geddes, J.P., on Tuesday afternoon into the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred on…

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Bush Fires

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 2

According to reports bush fire brigades are already being organised in many parts of the west. In view of the possibility of fires in this district…

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Current Topics a Small Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 2

An alarm of fire was raised at eleven o'clock last night, the blaze being located at the residence next to the Globe Hotel occupied by Mr…

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Fire Inquiry

Western Champion · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 18

Mr D. Geddes, District Coroner, held an inquiry yesterday afternoon, into a fife which occurred at Paull's farm on the 11th inst…

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