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

Fires & bushfires, 1930

273 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 14

Big Blaze Hotel and Store Destroyed GANMAIN

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 5

Damaged estimated at £30,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the Ganmain Hotel and Gilbert Bros.' general store last night…

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Shocking Tragedy Clothing Catches Fire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 2

Miss Fanny Ivens, 71, died at Coraki Hospital as a result of a shocking burning accident. She was sitting by the fire when…

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Fire at Hotel. Suspicious Circumstances. SYDNEY

Western Champion · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 11

Two storeys of the Marlborough Hotel were destroyed by fire last night, the damage being estimated at about £5000…

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Bush Fires Act Safety Matches Only (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 1

The State Government has decided to bring the new. Bush Fireis' Act into operation in October 1. Among other things the Act makes…

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Fire at Ungarie Star Theatre Destroyed Old Landmark Disappears

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 5

Early on Tuesday morning, between 5.30 and 6 o'clock, a fire was discovered in the Star Theatre, Ungarle, and in a short, space of time the build…

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Fire at Ganmain £30,000 Damage

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 2

Damage to the extent of about £30,000 was caused by a disastrous fire at Ganmain. The Ganmain Hotel and Gilbert…

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Bush Fires Act Regulating Use of Matches

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 3

The State Cabinet has decided to bring the Bush Fires Act, passed last season, into operation on October 1st. The Act amends the Careless Use of…

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Audacious Intruder Fire Follows Entry

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 1

What was apparently an audacious attempt to burgle a sweet shop kept by W. Twogood near the comer of Lachlan and Templar Streets, was…

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Big Fire at Darby’s Falls McNALLY’S Store and Residence to Totally. Destroyed. Adjoining Premises Saved After Big Fight. Alleged to Have Been Caused by Fusing of Electricity Supply Wires

Cowra Free Press · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 2

The quietude of the peaceful and picturesquely situated little village of Darby’s Falls was rudely disturbed at about 1.30 a.m. on…

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Set Fire to Shop. Thief Annoyed at Raid Failure

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 3

An audacious attempt in broad daylight to rob a shop, in Forbes, owned by W. Twogood, was made when the glass in the closed, door was…

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Fire in Fire Captain's Shop

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 4

An audacious attempt to rob and set on fire a sweets shop in Laciilan St., Forbes, was made in broad daylight when someone broke tli'e glass in the…

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Fire Harvest

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 4

Extraordinary scenes were witnessed at the Wagga municipal tip when men with lorries were dumping rubbish from Copland's…

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Baradine Fire Suspicious Case

Western Champion · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 10

A very suspicious case of arson at Baradine is engaging the attention of the police of that centre. On Wednesday night last, a volume of smoke…

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N.Z. FIRE. Narrow Escapes. AUCKLAND

Western Champion · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 9

When a hat factory was destroyed by fire at Auckland yesterday, many female employees were compelled to jump from windows on the first and…

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£20,000 FIRE Girls Jump from High Windows (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 1

When a hat factory was destroyed by fire at Auckland Yesterday, many female employees were compelle to jump from the windows of the first…

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Coobang Fire. Old Homestead. Completely Destroyed

Western Champion · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 7

The old homestead at Coobang, with the additions made by the present owner, Mr. Fred. J. Simpson, was totally destroyed on…

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Searching the Debris From Big Fire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 5

Extraordinary scenes were witnessed at the Wagga municipal tip when man with lorries were dumping rubbish from Copland's department store…

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Police Fire Shots Wounded Men Arrested (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 1

When Constables Kelly and Harrison saw a supposed stolen car at Newtown early yesterday morning they called on the occupants to…

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THE Western Champion and the Parkes District Representative. Monday, September 8, 1930. Parkesborough Fire

Western Champion · Monday 8 September 1930 · page 6

Some time between the 2nd and 3rd insts a two roomed cottage at Parkesborough, the property of Mr. Charles W. Field, was destroyed by fire. The…

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Danger of Fire

Western Champion · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 9

At the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night a letter was read from the Fire, Accident and Underwriters' Association, stating that…

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