The Recent Fires a Brave Act
Mr. Jack Simpson was one of the many heroes of the fire. While fighting to help others, he suddenly realised that, owing to a change in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
316 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 15 of 16
Motor Car on Fire
A motor car belonging to Mr. T. Flanagan, of Cookamidgera, was standing in Clarinda street opposite Messrs Hill & Co's premises, about 8 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →THE Western Champion and the Parkes District Representative Thursday, December 16th, 1926. Fresh Outbreak of Fire
News is to hand that the fire broke out again on Woods' property on the Alectown road and is burning towards Goonumbla, but no details were…
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By wire this morning "The Advocate" learns that it is intended to appoint a" Royal" Commission to investigate the prevalence of bush-fires, and…
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The whole of last week proved very trying to farmers and others in all parts of the district. The existing bush fires had to be continually…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Radio and Bush Fires. Serious Omission
It is a remarkable thing, says the "Listener-In," (a Melbourne radio journal), that the Victorian Forestry Commission, in outlining the measures…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires Sunday’s Victims. One Dead
It is with feelings of profound regret that we are called [?] to chronicle the death of young Gilbert Pengilly, aged 12 years, who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Local & General Another Bush Fire
On Tuesday a fire broke out on Mr. T. J. Carpenter’s property near Cowra, and destroyed 22 acres of crop, which was uninsured and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Royal Commissions Accidents on Railways And Bush Fires (By Wire) Sydney
The Cabinet has definitely decided to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into accidents on the New South Wales railways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goolagong Fires
On Saturday a fire broke out on Mr. Maurice Fowler's property, and burned between three and tour hundred acres of grasslands on his place…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Country in Travail Terrible Bush Fires Scene of Utter Desolation and Despair. Great Loss of Stock and Pasture and Fencing
We take the following extracts from the splendid report of the recent bush fires from the Grenfell âRecordâ : â The worst bush fire that Grenfell…
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Further fires were raging on Friday last. It was again a dreadful, day for fires to start, as a strong northerly wind prevailed…
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An alarm of fire was received from Mr. W. H. R. Stitt's, "Wandary" property at about 7.15 p.m. on Wednesday. Fighters were promptly…
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At three o'clock on Wednesday morning, the town fire alarm rang out, and soon after the brigade was on its way to South Forbes, where…
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A fire started near Greenethorpe early on Friday afternoon, supposed to have originated from a smouldering stump on tho railway property. It…
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Waves of the reducing a field of yellow wheat to a black smoking carpet- A wall of flame tearing through…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →INCENDIARISM Church Set on Fire
Hymn books were set on fire by incendiaries in a deliberate attempt to destroy the Presbyterian Church at St. Kilda, Victoria. Damage estimated…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Lazzarini) stated that the police throughout the State had a standing instruction to afford immediate relief in cases of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burnt-out Settlers' Xmas
All our hearts are with the settlers, whose joy in the good season has gone up in smoke ; with the Soldier Settlers, who a few years ago were…
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Another sufferer: Mr. John T. Carr, whose farm is on the Boyd Estate, adjoining Mr. Broom's property, on "black" Friday was seven miles from…
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