Destructive Fires Two at West Wyalong Rssidence and Garage Destroyed
At about 10.20 p.m. on Saturday a fire broke out in the weatherboard cottage, situated at the corner of Golden and Shire Streets, West…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
273 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 14
Two Fires. at Goobang Creek
On Tuesday, about 3 a.m., a five-roomed weatherboard cottage on Goobang Creek was completely destroyed, with its contents. The building…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lucky Save Fire in Bulk Store Flames Subdued
What might easily have resulted in a serious fire occurred in the bulk storeroom at the rear of Mr. J. M. Thomas' grocery store, Main Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fourth Fire Within Six Days Lorry and Shed Destroyed
Forbes had its fourth fire since Friday, early yesterday morning when a shed and Chevrolet motor truck at the rear of a house in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →McCORMACK Fire. Coroner's Inquiry. Hearing Adjourned
An enquiry into the fire which completely destroyed premises on the Billabong Creek occupied by Cyril Percival Thomas McCormack in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Currajong Street Fire. Coroner's Finding. Cause Unknown
An inquiry into the fire which destroyed the premises of John Francis Field in Currajong Street on January 17 was held this morning, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£3000 DAMAGE By Bush Fire (By Wire) Sydney
A grass fire, which broke out at Barwon Heads (Victoria) spread to a motor garage and destroyed six motor cars valued at £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Irony of Fate Fire Engine Burnt
There was something of the irony of fate in the destination by fire of one of the original Are fighting machines used in Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Careless Use of Fire Case at Barmedman
At the Barmedman Police Court last Tuesday, Lucy Ann Hunt was charged with leaving a fire which was had lighted in the open air before seeing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Fires. Talbot Street Outbreak
About 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning a fire broke out in the kitchen attached to a cottage in Talbot, street. The kitchen was destroyed and the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Epidemic of Fires
Forbes has had an epidemic of fires within the past couple of weeks but the police do not suspect the presence of a fire bug. The latest fire was…
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A fire occurred in a shed at the residence of Mr. Arthur Tooth, in Farrand Street, on Wednesday-afternoon, about 5 o'clock. The brigade was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Verdict of Arson Fires on Coal Fields (By Wire) Sydney
The inquiry concerning the recent fire at Heddon Railway Station and Stanford Merthyr Colliery resulted in the Coroner returning a verdict of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Heroic Deed Mails Rescued from Fire
Many stories of heroism have come from central west, states a message from Brisbane, but perhaps there is none greater than the deed of Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cottage Destroyed Billabong Creek Fire
About 11 p.m. on Wednesday last a cottage belongin g to Mr. Harry Tanks, on the Billabong Creek, was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →McCORMAGK Fire Inquiry Concluded. Open Finding
An open finding was returned by the Coroner this morning, when the adjourned inquiry into the fire which destroyed the premises of Cyril…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Still Another Fire at Currajong Incendiarism Suspected
A fire occurred during Monday night in the killing pen of the slaughter yards at Currajong about 1½ miles from Parkes, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mysterious Fire "Illabo Park" Inquiry. Owner Absent at Time
Complete mystery surrounded the origin of a fire which totally destroyed the newly erected homestead of George Robert Evered Chapman on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Ungarie Cottage Completely Gutted
On Tuesday night last, at about 3 p.m. a four rco[?]ed cottage, owned by Mr. Joseph Lee and [?]pied by Mrs B. Doodeward, together with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£10,000 DAMAGE Last Night's Fire SYDNEY
Damage estimated at £10,000, was caused by a fire which spread from underground in a gully and rapidly destroyed Challis Bros.' tannery at…
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