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

Fires & bushfires, 1922

169 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 9

Fire Inquiry

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 2

The Coroner (Mr W. T. Gilchrist) has decided to hold an inquiry into the cause of the recent fire in Rankin Street, when the premises of…

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Fire at Medlow

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 5

The Hydro Majestic at Medlow Baths was half dstroyed by fire early on Friday morning last. From the Kelgravia entrance down to the huge…

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Go-slow Rejected By Fire Brigade Employees (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 4

A section of the Fire Brigade Employees Union has rejected the go-slow proposal…

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Fireman Killed Big City Fire Fire Ladder Breaks

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 4

A fire ladder broke when the brigade was working on Sunday afternoon at a fire at Adam's Chambers in George Street…

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Nearly a Fire

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 2

Through the carelessness of some person in throwing a lighted match on to an eiderdown in one of the bedrooms at the Royal Hotel a serious…

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Rankin Street Fire at White's and Field's Premises. An Open Verdict

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 6

The Coroner (Mr W. T. Gilchrist) on Wednesday morning opened an inquiry at the Court House, Forbes, into the fire which too place at the…

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Motor Car on Fire

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused in Bridge-street, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Not man Bellamy’s car bursting into flames and delying all…

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Alarm of Fire At the Cordial Factory

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 1

About 11 o'clock last night, the fire bell alarm was raised, and quite a number turned out to wit ness the configaration…

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Fire Inquiry Blaze in Bandon Street. An Open Verdict

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 2

The Coroner (Mr W. T. Gilchrist) held an inquiry at the Court House on Tuesday into the fire which took place at the residence of Mr Thos. J…

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Another Small Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 2

A three-roomed cottage on the hill off Parkes Road, beyond the golf links, was discovered to be on fire on Saturday afternoon last. Four…

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Motor Lorry on Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 3

A Geoffrey motor lorry, owned by Mr John C. M. Gardener and used by him in carrying rabbits, &c to the freezing works, was partially…

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Terrible Fire Sweeping Ontario (By Wire). Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 October 1922 · page 4

A New York message from North Bay, Ontario, states that a fire is sweeping Northern Ontario Thirty lives were lost, five…

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Prairie Fires Quenched by Timely Rain

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 1

New York.— A message from Cobalt, Ontario, states that heavy rain has practically quenched the forest fires, which were…

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Liner on Fire 400 Passengers on Board Steamer to the Rescue (By Wire) Sydney Friday

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 4

A series of urgent messages from Vancouver this morning state that the liner the "City of Honolulu," formerly the North…

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Bush Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 3

Mr J. G. Moloney, of Bellvue, had the misfortune to lose about 600 acres of grass through a bush fire last week…

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Fires

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 4

About 4 p.m. on Sunday the alarm of fire was raised, the scene being a one-roomed weatherboard building opposite Dunn's butchery…

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On Fire Caulfield Racecourse Outbreak in Three Places Incendiarism Suspected MELBOURNE

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 7

A fire at the Caulfleld racecourse shortly before 5 o'clock this morning destroyed the members' stand the judge's box the telegraph and…

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Another Blaze

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 4

The citizens of Condobolin had hardly recovered from the excitement of the fire which occurred just a week ago, when they were again startled by the…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Western Champion · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 27

The annual meeting of the Began ush Fire Brigade was held at "Adaale" on the 25th ult., seventeen memers being present…

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To Fight Fire. Some Important Precautions

Western Champion · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 10

Every year during the summer the fire demon licks up stretches of crops and grass in this State aggregating in value a considerable fortune…

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