Fire Inquiry
Mr W. T. Gilchrist, coroner, yesterday morning held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire that occurred at the residence of Mr…
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Fires & bushfires, 1922
169 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 9
Blaze in Main Street Two Buildings Destroyed Third One Damaged
About 3 a.m. on Sunday morning a fire broke out in the brick building opposite Hanson's Totel, owned by Mr W. G. Lillas and…
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On Feb. 13th (writes a correspondent) a bush fire broke out at Messrs Harris Bros.’ property, about a mile from the homestead. It was,…
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The District Coroner, Mr F. Chudleigh, held an inquiry at the Court House, West Wyalong, on Wednesday afternoon as to the…
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Since the destructive fire in Rankin Street some weeks ago, the thoughts of property owners in Forbes have turned more than ever…
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Though we have been very fortunate ill connection with bush fires this year, the spell was broken on Friday last when two fires started in the…
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Now that a number of members of the Forbes Fire Brigade are away at the Bendigo demonstration there is a tendency in some quarters to tri[?]le…
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On Saturday night about 10 o'clock a fire broke out in a nine—roomed wooden house in Webb street. The building, which was the largest wooden…
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On Monday night Mr. John Sturgess had the misfortune to have a stack of hay burned. Considerable damage was also done to a lorry which was…
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Information reached us this morning that Mr. Arthur Harrison, of Tallabung (Mr Ron Leslie's old property), lost his stables, garage,…
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On Sunday morning at about 3 o’clock Mr. Frank Day (Overseer for Mr. J. H. Fagan, at Mulyao) and his wife were awakened by the noise of…
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In the early hours of Sunday morning a fire broke out in the men’s hot on the Bangaroo Estate, the property of Mr. John Boardman, which…
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On Saturday afternoon a fire broke out in the work room at Mr. G. P. Vernon's dental surgery. The alarm was immediately given and the Fire…
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In the early hours of Sunday morning a fire broke out in the men's hut on the Bangaroo Estate, which resulted in the destruction of the shearers'…
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Recently a fire started near Burgooney, and travelled to what is known as the Four Corners. Alogether, about 50 square miles of…
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A very disastrous fire occurred here on Saturday night last, when Mr. Thos. Armstrong's residence, together with practically the whole of the…
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About 3 o'clock this morning, a fire started at Mr W. Kendall's bakery at Central Wyalong, opposite Messrs Sharman Bros'. By…
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Wagga, Tuesday.—A disastrous bush fire raged at Harefield on Saturday evening. It is supposed that it was started by a spark…
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[?] quite little village of [?] “big” sensation on [?] when the Morongla [?] and the P.O., with…
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The balance sheet of the Parkes Fire Brigade, forwarded by the Board of Fire Commissioners, was placed before the Council at their last…
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