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

Fires & bushfires, 1922

169 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 9

A Frustrated Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 5

What is regarded as a suspicious fire broke but in the Country Producers' Selling Company, Pyrmont, on Tuesday. About 5 o'clock an…

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Adjourned Fire Inquiry

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 6

The Coroner (Mr. W. T. Gilchrist) this morning re-opened the inquiry commenced on January 27th, into the fire which took place at Mr W…

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Fire at Wyalong

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 5

On Wednesday afternoon, a fire broke out in a weatherboard cottage owned by Mr R. Lowrie at Wyalong. The building together…

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Suspicious Fire Two Outbreaks at Pyrmont. Wool Store Saved

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 11

There are circumstances connected with a fire in the record room on the top floor of the stores of the Country Produce Selling…

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Fire at Young Damage Estimated at £1300

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 1

Young.—A fire occurred early on Friday morning in a bulk store at the rear of the premises of W. S. Millard and Sons, Ltd. It…

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Three Persons Perish in Fire at New Zealand. Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 4

In a big fire at Hamilton Hotel Auckland (N.Z.) three persons perished, a commercial traveller, a parlormaid, and a soldier artist…

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Fire Insurance Claim Alleged Fraudulent Appropriation. W. H. Booth Committed for Trial

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 2

The postponed case against Wm. Henry Booth, charged with the fraudulent appropriation of a sum of £120 at Grenfell in January, 1922,…

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Disastrous Fires

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

Mr. George Richens, of ''Glenora," New Grenfell Road, will have everyone's sympathy in the stroke of ill-fortune that overtook him a few days…

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Fire at Pullabooka

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

A disastrous fire occurred at Pullabooka on the 4th instant, when the store premises and residence of Mr. Jas Luthje, together with the whole…

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Threw Bonds in Fire

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 1

The love-sickness of a l-l-year-old girl, who wished to flee to the big city with a youth, has brought about the rain of her old grandparents, farmers…

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An Ooma Fire Arson Alleged. John Barnett Committed for Trial

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

When the fire which took place at Ooma returned soldiers' settlement on November 30th last destroyed crop and buildings belonging to Ronald…

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An Ooma Fire. Arson Alleged. John Barnett Committed for Trial

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 2

WHEN the fire which took place at Ooma returned soldiers' settlement on November 80th last destroyed crop and buildings belonging to Ronald Peter…

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Destroyed by Fire Barmedman Convent Mice Suspected

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 3

A destructive fire occurred at Barmedman on Friday night, resulting in the total destruction of a convent and an adjoining school…

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Wm. Wakefield's Fire a Delayed Inquiry. Verdict of Accidental Destruction

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 4

Yesterday morning the Coroner (Mr. W. T. Gilchrist) resumed the inquiry into the origin of the fire which broke out at Mr Wm…

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Last Night's Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 2

A fire occurred early this morning at about two o'clock, when the large weatherboard building on the Parkes road, at one time owned by…

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Fire at Buddigower

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

About 9 o'clock last night, Mr E. Carmichael, of Buddigower, had the misfortune to lost by fire fine, stables which he had just…

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Ariah Park Fire Three More Shops Destoryed Ariah Park, Tuesday morning

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

Our Ariah Park correspondent telephoned this morning (says the Temora "Star,") that another disastrous fire occurred there at…

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Saturday Night's Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 2

A fire took place in Farrand Street Forbes, on Saturday night last at about eight o'clock, when a four roomed weatherboard building…

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Alarm of Fire

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 24 May 1922 · page 2

Just as the 11 o’clock church bells were ringing on Sunday morning the ringing of the firebell caused a good deal of excitement, and also afforded…

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Local Fire Brigade New Station & Fire Engine

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 1

The Bland Shire Council last year made application to the Fire Brigades Board for a new fire station and fire engine, and…

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