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

Fires & bushfires, 1929

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Trangie Fire History Recalled

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 2

The disastrous [?]ires which have occurred lately in the main street of Trangle, and which accounted for an enormous amouut of damage to…

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Fire in Grafton Boarders' Exciting Escapes (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 1

A Grafton message states that the Great Northern Hotel at South Grafton was destroyed by fire on Sunday after noon…

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Waggon Destroyed Lucerne Burnt Early Morning Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 4

A horse waggon, containing 25 bales of lucerne, was totally destroyed on Mr. J. Lynam's property, near Wombat Street, early on Thursday morning…

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Aerial Dangers Minimising Fire Risk As Safe as a Steamship

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 3

In all parts of the world one will find pessimists who are only too anxious to throw cold water on any new invention or science. The advent of…

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District News Bush Fire. Outbreak on Mr. V. Smith's

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 7

On Friday and on towards Sunday a bush fire raged in the hills around Mr. V. Smith's property. The organisation of the recently formed…

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Girl Drops Dead. Fire Alarm Shock

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 2

A young girl named Joyce Tolsher, 15, was awakened by the ringing of the fire bell, got up and dressed, and went to see where the fire was…

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New Fire Station Work Practically Completed Imposing Structure Details about the Interior

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

Members of the Forbes Fire Brigade will find their new quarters in Templar Street, a vast improvement on those which have done duty in Lachlan Street for so many years. The new structure, which is practically completed, has been…

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Motorist and Bush Fires

Western Champion · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 9

The recent series of bush fires in the Wollondilly Shire as well as in many other parts of the State has prompted the President of the Shire…

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Bush Fire. 1600 Acres of Grass Destroyed with Miles of Fencing. Serious Outbreak Starts at Wambanumba

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

Between 300 and 400 Volunteers, from all parts of the district, fought an alarming bush fine which broke out on Mr. F. H. Tout's property at…

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Serious Fires Bathurst District Engulfed BATHURST

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

Serious bush fires, covering a large extent of country, raged throughout the Bathurst district on Saturday. Reports from outlying centres state…

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Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

The fire fiend paid Forbes a Christmas visit last Sunday morning about 3 a.m. with the result that the Mayor's stable, in Spring Street was totally…

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Big Fire

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

For upwards of 25 years people have been saying that, sooner or later, the wooden buildings in one of the busiest sections of Bathurst…

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Bush Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 2

A fire started yesterday on Messrs. C. and A. Jones', where 300 acres of grass country were burnt, 150 acres on Jones Bros.'and a patch on…

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Bush Fires Much Damage in Country (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

As the result of bush fires, the school house, teacher's residence and Numbugga were razed The occupants were forced to flee…

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Fires in a Cafe Girl for Trial

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

Last November, three outbreaks of fire occurred in the one week at Dixon's refreshment cafe, Inverell, On Wednesday the coroner held an…

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Cottage Destroyed Early Morning Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

A few smouldering ashes and a heap of charred wood were all that remained of a weatherboard cottage in Wombat St., after a fire which broke out at…

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Railwaymen as Fire Fighters Not Even Thanked

Cowra Free Press · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 9

We are informed that the crew of a train which was passing a certain large property near Young on Wednesday last noticed that a fire had…

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Fire at Wattamondara MR. L. Henderson Suffers a Heavy Loss

Cowra Free Press · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 10

At about a quarter to ten on Tuesday evening as Superintendent Lindsay was about to dismiss his Ambulance Class at Wattamondara, the…

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Car Destroyed Last Night's Blaze

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

A car driven by Les Benson, an A. W. U. organiser, was destroyed by fire about 6.30 o'clock last night. Benson, who had as a passenger…

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New Fire Station

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

The new fire station will be opened officially on January 30. A communication to this effect was received at the Council meeting last week, when…

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