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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires
155 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 8
All motorists know that there Is a risk of a car catching fire, but most of us being happy-go-lucky, do not wor[?] about it until something does…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At Friday night's meeting of the Bland Shire Council, a letter was read from the Board of Fire Commissioners, stating that the tender…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday morning, shortly before 1 o'clock, a fire broke out in a weatherboard cottage at the corner of Bushman and Bollinger streets, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A fire broke out about 7 last evening in premises occupied by Mr. L. Kaye, tailor, adjoining Mr. G. Goldberg's shop in Clarinda St. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →At an inquiry concluded at Parkes yesterday by Mr. Wm. T. Gilchrist, the Forbes Coroner, Arthur William Farlow was committed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Forbes Coroner, Mr W. T. Gilchrist, on last Thursday, conducted three inquiries into recent fires at Parkes. The first inquiry was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The rite of fire-walking, known among the natives of Tahiti as umuti, is described and explained in recent press bulletins sent out by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Forbes Coroner, Mr. W. T. Gilchrist, held an inquiry into the circumstances of the fire which destroyed a weatherboard building in…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →When the mail train from Forbes was nearing Tichbourne yesterday afternoon a truck of lucerne, consigned. from Forbes to Peak Hill was…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Last Thursday afternoon Mr. W. T. Gilchrist, the Forbes Coroner, held an inquiry into the fire which on the night of the 4th inst, had completely…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →An inquiry was held by the Forbes Coroner, Mr. W. T. Gilchrist, on Thursday last into the fire which occurred on Sunday morning May 11th, at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The timber mill of the Victorian Hardwood Seasoning and Milling Co. at Powelltown, was gutted by fire The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire occurred on Mr. J. Kelly's farm at midnight on Thursday, when a shed containing practically a new motor car, a sulky, and a spring cart…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Where? Where?" was the generally voiced cry last Sunday night, when the loud ringing of the fire bell startled the town at about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire damaged the home of Mr. Robert Sproule, M.L.C., at Randwick on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The inquiry into the cause of the fire and explosion which destroyed the shop occupied by Lourandos and Co was continued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Forbes Coroner, Mr. W. T. GilChrist, held an inquiry on Thursday into the fire which occurred on the evening of the 14th inst. in L. Kaye's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Grimmond, Divisional Inspector of fire fighting appliances, paid his half-yearly visit to Forbes this week. Mr. McNiven, Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Paris message states that as a result of a fire in Saint Mark Wood, in the famous Oise war zone, the bodies of 38 French soldiers were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charles Tsaousis (through the interpreter, Professor Parry) deposed: I reside at the back of the burnt premises. I was a…
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