Youth Burnt by Petrol Fire
Serious burns about the body were suffered by Ronald, 17 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Townsend, of 78 Dalton Street, Parkes, when some petrol…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
206 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 11
Sequel to Parkes Fire Two Men Charged High Bail Fixed
As sequel to the fire in the early hours of Monday morning which destroyed the premises in 259 Clarinda Street, occupied by W. G…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Menace
Bush fires which raged over large tracts of country in the Tarcutta-Adelong district, and in the Beckom-Ardlethan district last week-end, were the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Ardlethan District Men Eush to Quell Blaze Many Properties Swept
Every available man in the Ardicdian district turned out to fight a fire burning on a three mile front a few miles from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man's Sad Death After Fighting Bush Fire
Arthur Henry Melrose, aged 37 years, married, died in the Tumut Hospital late last week, under tragic circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires In Beckom-Ardlethan District [Worst for Many Years
Bush fires Which raged In the Beckom-Ardlethan district a few days ago are described by "old hands" as the worst experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narromine. House Destroyed by Fire
A house on Mr. J. J. Elliott's "Kaloombi" was totally destroyed by fire one morning last week. Mr. Elliott arose at about 5.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Gubbata Grass Country and Fencing Lost
A bush fire started oil Mr. H. Post's property, Gubbata, last week, and travelled five miles on a two miles front before it was subdued on Mr. B…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Those Fire Hydrants
In our issue of February 13 we drew attention to the difficulty experienced by Forbes Fire Brigade in locating fire hydrants in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Hydrants Covered Complaint of Fire Commissioners Engineer's Report Questioned
Some heat was engendered at a meeting of Forbes Municipal Council on Thursday night, when the correctness of a report by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Battle With Fire GOOLAGONG
A fire started in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Rennie during their absence on Monday evening. It took some time to extinguish the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fierce Bushfire. Splendid Work by Volunteers. Approximately 5000 Acres Destroyed
A fire which started in a patch of mallee at about 3.30 p.m. on Monday last, burned through approximately 5000 acres before it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman's Heroic Fight With Fire Fiend Saves Home and Countryside
Last week's laurels were won by Mrs. C. L. Hunt, wife of the headmaster at Warroo Public School, for her single-handed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires. Two Missing. Western Victorian Fire
Two people, Mrs. Coles, an elderly woman, and Leslie Jones, are missing following an extensive grass fire in the vicinity of Mortiake, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bumbaldry Fire Now Checked by Break
It is estimated that more than 20,000 acres have been burnt by the Fire, most of it scrub country in which men fighting it could do little to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Fined £10 Careless Use of Fire First Case Heard Here P.M. Issues Warning
The first case in this district under the Careless Use of Fire Act was heard at the Wyalong Police Court to-day, when Mr. F…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destructive Fire Mr. Rube Ray's Loss No Insurance on Home Contents
Mr. Rupert Lawrence Ray, a railway fetter employed on the Stockinbingal line, who was away from home at his work at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Burgooney 500 Men Attend Brigades Make Good Save
A bush fire, which caused considerable damage, stated on the property of Mr. Bickerstaff, at Burgooney and travelled through the properties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saved by Abos. Methodist Missionary! Launch Destroyed by Fire (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Darwin states: Two aboriginals saved the life of the Rev. W. B. Chaseling (a Methodist Missionary), when thess…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Week-end Fires Two Outbreaks at Forbes Old Man's Loss
Two fires occurred at Forbes over the week-end, and in one an old man, a pensioner, lost his hut and belongings, none of which was…
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