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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Fires & bushfires, 1940
206 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 11
Bush Fire Havoc Serious Losses in Vic. SYDNEY
An officer of the Victorian Department of Agriculture states that 300,000 acres of land were swept by the bush fires in the Western district at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Call To Quandi. Brigade QUANDIALLA, Wed
After a series of fires earlier in the summer, no outbrtaks were reported until Tuesday, when the alarm was received from Mr. W. T. Causer's…
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Before Mr. Grugeon, P.M., at the Murrumburrah Police Court, Joseph Coddington was charged with leaving a fire in the open air without…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Refused to Prosecute Councillor for Lighting Fire Wangoola Shire Decision
After a long and relentless fight by Cr. H. S. Henley, Waugoola Shire Councillors last week refused to prosecute Cr. F. C…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Act Provisions Should Be Remodelled Great powers for Councils
The provisions of the careless use of Fire Act requiring a 66ft break for burning off throughout the year during the period when local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Committee. Royal Show Exhibit
An exhibit of considerable interest to country visitors to this year's Royal Easter Show in Sydney was found in the Agricultural Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bushfires Committee Royal Show Exhibit
An exhibit of considerable interest to Country visitors to this year's Royal Easter Show in Sydney will he found in the Agricultural Hall, where the…
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The two divisions of the Melbourne Express arrived four hours late in Sydney yesterday. The delay was caused by bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Near Temora 430 Acres Affected
A fire which appeared to break out in a lane off the Mimosa road o[?] Wednesday afternoon, swept through "Glen[?]," the Be[?] prope[?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hall Damaged by Fire Outbreak at Presbyterian Sunday School Contents Lost
At 4.45 o'clock on the morning of Saturday, March 23, the local Fire Brigade received a call to the Presbyterian Church, where it was…
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Condobolin yesterday resembled a European city in which the populace was being warned of an approaching air raid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blazing Stump Causes Stubble Fire 100 Acres Affected QUANDIALLA, Wed
A burning stump, from which sparks were carried to a nearby stubble paddock, caused the loss of 100 acres of stubble feed on Sunday, the properties…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blazing Stump. Causes Stubble Fire. 100 Acres Affected
A burning stump from which sparks were carried to a nearby stubble paddock, caused the loss of 100 acres of stubble feed, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →13.000 Acres Devoured Big Fire Near Merriwagga
A fire which smarted near Merriwagga recently destroyed 13,000 acres of grasslands several miles of fencing, a home, sheds liveshock,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Fires Coroner Holds Inquiry Into Recent Outbreaks
At the Forbes Court House last Friday, Mr. A. H. H. Sam, Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding three fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bogan Street Fire Coroner Returns Open Verdict
Detective-Const. O'Neill, in connection with the fire which destroyed a house and contents at 2 Bogan Street on March 16. said he visited the home…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why We Call It A Fire Plug
Previous to the 19th century most water pipes were made of wood. In case of a fire the firemen would dig down to the main, chop a hole in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →People Must Think Or P.M. Will Help Them Mr. Grugeon Outspoken Careless Use of Fire
At the Ardlethan Police Court before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. George William Heath, farmer of Ardlethan and Cecil Lawrence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£30 DAMAGE Blaze In Rain Mr. Pereria's Loss
Despite the fact that rain was falling at the time and had been falling for some time previously, fire broke out in the machinery…
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