£18/10/ Profit for Patriotic Committee Fire Brigade's Effort
Members of the West Wyalong Fire Brigade organised a competition for Christmas dinners recently, the winners of which were published in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1941
102 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 6
Friday's Fire Mr. Ray Ryan's Home Damaged £1000 Insurance
The local Fire Brigade received a call at 10.25 p.m. last Friday to a fire which broke out in the home of Mr. Ray Ryan, of Renfree Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£2000 Damage Fire at Buddigower Store and Post Office Destroyed When Primus Exploded
A disastrous fire has robbed Buddigower of its principal business building, as the store promises, which housed the Post Office…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Inquiries Recent West Wyalong Fire
Detective H. J. Cloake, of Wagga, in conjunction with West Wyalong police, is still investigating the cause of the outbreak of fire in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Temora Fire Heavy Losses Op Paper
Twelve months supply of newsprin'. valued at over £400, was destroyed in the fir?, which swept through the bulk paper storeroom of the Temora…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Red Terror." Bush Fire Broadcast
The Rural Bank in association with the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, is sponsoring the "Red" Terror's sessions which is a series of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taking No Risks Bush Fire Danger. Appeal for Co-operation Bland Shire Council Active
Although the danger of bush fires has been considerably minimised by recent rain, the Bland Shire Council, with headquarters…
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The Coroner (Mr. H. Kays, J.P.) will conduct an inquiry, commencing at 11 a.m. ou Thursday into the circumstances surrounding the reccnt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Can't Find a Bell Fire Alarm at Barmedman
The Fire Commission of New South Wales has advised Bland Shire Council that it cannot supply Badmedman Voluntary Fire Brigade with a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Tipped Off" About Fire Told His House May Be Burnt Unusual Disclosures In Court Man Who Made Serious Statement Said He Was Only Joking
Who was the sinister person who silently entered a house at West Wyalong, presumably under the cover of darkness tore aside skirting boards, filled the cavity with kerosene soaked chips and paper, and then set alight to the building…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Weed-Killing to Fire-Killing
In peacetime in Britain this was the Southern Railway's weedkilling train, touring the Company's system and spraying liquid to destroy weeds on the track. Now manned by six fully-trained men, it has been converted into a fire fighting unit capable of carrying about 18,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Praised By Detective Cloke "Most Efficient Service"
The People of West Wyalong and Wyalong are most fortunate that they have a very efficient fire Brigade at their service…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Hill Fire Suspicions Circumstances Alleged By Police hearing incomplete
AFTER a hearing which has already lasted two days, an inquiry which was opened on Wednesday morning into the circumstances surrounding a fire which took place at Mr. Ray Ryan's residence in Renfree Street, Forbes, on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Weddin Mountains Bush Fire. The Dramatization
Announcer: The Rural Bank presents "The Red Terror," a timely gesture on behalf of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Raid Fighters Have Increasing Overseas Demand for Fire Appliances
The stirrup pump now installed in thousands of British households to cope with incendiary bombs is still being turned out by its biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Complimented by Coroner Captain of Fire Brigade
When Mr. W. F. Twogood, captain of Forbes Fire Brigade, had concluded his evidence on Friday in the inquiry into the fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maliciously Set By Person or Persons Unknown Fire At Ray Ryan's Residence Coroner's Finding
THE Coroner, Mr. Arthur Sam, J.P., on Friday concluded, after a three: days' hearing, the inquiry into the fire which on the night of January 3 partially destroyed the home of Mr. Raymond Joseph Ryan, in Renfree Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barmedman Fire Brigade
The Barmedman Volunteer Fire B[?] gade has decided to offer the sum of: [?]5 towards the cost of a 16 inch fire bell, if Bland Shire Council will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol Alight Fire in Garage
West Wyalong Fire Brigade, under Captain Tom Smith, affected another [?]save" at about 7-15 p.m. last night, when it was summoned to a garage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Weather Fear of Bush Fires WARROO
During the last fortnight the weather has been delightful. A morning or two after the last fall of rain a light frost was reported. This has been…
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