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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires
84 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 5
A message from London states: Following the Russian capture of Artdamm, the great river port of Stettin is now under fire from all types of Soviet weapons, and has been out of action as a first class industrial base for the Germans, says…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Owing to the District Coroner, Mr. H. K. Ford, being concerned as on insurance agent in the matter, Mr. G. W. Brown, P.M., yesterday opened an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Monday a fire occurred at Vychan homestead, burning a shed containing 40 tons of new baled lucerne hay and 30 tons of wheaten hay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Regulations recently gazetted require all farmers to fit spark arrestors to the exhausts of motor tractors, power driven harvesters or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the last meeting of Bland Shire Council Wargin Bush Fire Brigade was granted registration, on the recommendation of the Health…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. A. Ellis had his hut destroyed by fire on Tuesday last on Mrs Patton's property. On his return from work, he found that the building, all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A message from Melbourne states: Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the factory of E. Lukes and Co. at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Friday at about 8.30 a.m. the Fire Brigade was called to Mr. Stan Siwpson's home in Pine Street, West Wyalong, where volumes of smoke were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Soldiers' Memorail Hall at Leeton was severely damaged by [?]ire on Mon day. It is believed that the fire starte[?] in the kitchen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Buralyang Public School bulilding and contents were completely destroyed by fire on the night of Tuesday last. The School was a weatherboard structure,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fifty thousand miles of almost trouble-free transport work with a truck fitted with a gas producer ended at 11.30 p.m. on Monday for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last year, owing to the severe drought, Bush Fire Brigades in this area did not operate, although the annual meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Asked by the Health Inspector (Mr. B. Player) who is in charge of Bush Pare Brigade organisation in the Shire, if it was proposed to hold a conference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Over £20,000 damage was caused by a [?] at T[?]man's Paint Factory St. Peters, yesterday afternoon. Firemen say the fire started when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The annual meeting of the Warraderry-Adelargo Bush Fire Brigade was held at the Warraderry Hall on 6th September…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captain Tom Smith, chief of the West Wyalong Fire Brigade has accepted a new job. He is to he ringmaster at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As will be seen by adverisement in this issue, the annual meeting of the Buddigower Bush Fire Brigade will be held on Saturday, 29th September, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An outbreak of fire occurred yesterday afternoon at Forbes gasworks, damage being done to the celling of the meter-house. The outlet pipe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dear Sir,--In the last issue of the Forbes "Advocate" there appeared, in the Eugowra news, a letter apparently written by Mr. R. A. Douglas to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →When a bushfire sweeps across the country, destroying crops, homes, timber and soil, killing stock and perhaps human beings…
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