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

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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

Bush Fires

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 3

Bush fires have been very prevalent during the last week or so. On Tuesday last a fire broke out about two miles from town on Messrs…

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Serious Bush Fires

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 4
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

From reports received all over the country, the recent bush fires are causing a terrific loss to the farmers and station owners. The Western…

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GOOLAGONG (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bush Fires

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 3

Our district is now getting its share of fires. Mr W. Edmonds suffered a loss of fencing and 15 acres of crop. Messrs Wilmot, Wallace, and…

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Bush Fires Damage at Grawlot and Ooma

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 6

The bush fires which were burning at Crawlin and Ooma in the early part of the week did a considerable amount of damage for the short time…

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A Sweeping Blaze Big Area Burnt Out. Wheat and Hay Crops Burnt Wagga

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 11

A disastrous fire broke out near Wagga yesterday, nd although the telephones of the district immediately summoned large…

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£1000,000 DAMAGE Big City Fire P. F. A. Buildings Destroyed

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 11

Damage estimated at nearly £1,000,000, was caused by a fire at P.F.A. wool stores at Kirribilli Point on Tuesday…

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"Can the Church Stand Fire?"

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 17 December 1921 · page 3

That is, can it withstand the attacks of representatives of industry whose methods are called in question by religious investigators and of those who…

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Bush Fire

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 4

A fire started on Sunday west of Mr. A. C. Leslie's property, on theY algogrin Road. Volunteers from the locality went forth, in…

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Soldiers' Losses Fire at Ooma. FORBES

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 2

Further particulars are to hand of the fire which swept through portion of the Ooma soldiers' settlement, at the beginning of the…

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Fire, Storm and Flood Unluckv North-West NARRABRI

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 5

The north-west has had its Share of trouble during the past few years. In the middle of last year, when the drought broke,…

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Serious Bush Fires

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 December 1921 · page 8

From reports received all over the country, the recent bush fires are [?]uasing a terrific loss to the farmers and station owners. The Western…

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Fire at Picture Palace

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 December 1921 · page 4

On Saturday night a commotion occurred in Kendall's Palace when the alarm of fire was given. Whilst the pictures were in progress the…

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A Disastrous Fire One Hundred Acres of Crop and Nine Stacks Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £900

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 21 December 1921 · page 2

At about 3.30 p.m. on Sunday a fire booke out on that portion of Jerula Estate on which Mr. V. S. Jukes is sharefarming. It quickly…

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Bush Fires

Western Champion · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 14

A fire broke out on Thursday last on one of Mr S A Meers' blocks at Back Yamma and extended on to Mr Roy Bell's and Messrs Hawken's…

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Three Fires

Western Champion · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 14

On Thursday evening, about 11.45, a fire occurred at the residence of Mr T J Minogue, in Bushman street, but the brigade succeeded in effecting a…

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The Recent Fire

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 24 December 1921 · page 2

The Coroner (Mr. P. G. Wesfphalen) has decided not to hold an inquiry into the cause of the fire at Mr. Jukes, all parties interested being…

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The Ooma Fires Inquiry Opened

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 7

Some startling developments are promised from an inquiry opened at Ooma yesterday by Mr. W. T. Gilchrist, coroner of Forbes, into the…

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