School Children Fire at Birds Local Residents' Suspicions
Local residents allege that a number of school children are frequently shooting at birds near the Forbes cemetery and Quarry Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1947
85 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 5
Fire at Ardlethan
At about 7 o'clock on Monday evening a fire was disco[?]ered burning in the shop of Mr. F. T. Frost, Ardlethan. Foriunate[?]v…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ariah Park Busk Fire Brigade
Ariah Park Bush Fire Brigade asked Narruburru Shire Council to erect a substantial building to house the lire equipment in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Radios Burnt Out in City
Hundreds of radio sets were burnt out when power was restored after a breakdown. Many cabinets were burned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Bus on Fire Burnt Rubbish S[?] T[?] Alight Damage Slight
Forbes lire brigade was called out at about 11 o'clock last Friday morning to Farnell Street, where a bus, belonging to Frank Bowman,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Prevent Bush Fires Observe These Primary Precautions
Nine out of ten bush fires are man-made, points out the New South Wales Bush Fires Advisory Committee. Most of them are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dance Hall Fire Tragedy in Germany (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Berlin states:— It is officially revealed that three British soldiers were killed or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drought Relief Still Hangs Fire
There have been no further developments In the propose Is or payment of adequate drought lief to wheatgrowers in New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Walkie-talkie Demonstration
On Saturday, 1st March, a demonstration of the "walkie-talkie" units in connection with the combating of bush fires will be held on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades Ready
Although during the past few drought years the bush fire danger has been lessened, the Health…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfire Fighting Value of Radio Communication
In our business columns to-day Jemalong Shire Council draws attention to the fact that a demonstration will be held at Grenfell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grenfell Bush Fire Tests
At Grenfell on Saturday afternoon last, a demonstration of emergency radio communication for bush fire fighting was staged by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Costly Fire at Illabo Bucket Brigade's Splendid Save
Buckets, saucepans and dippers filled with water were used by an impromptu are brigade to put out a fire at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Occupants Escape in Night Attire. Fire Destroys Home and Car
With only a few minutes to spare, occupants of a blazing house at Burgooney escaped in night attire with a few personal effects. A motor car was also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Camp Fire Concert
The Eugowra Boy Scouts held a very enjoyable camp fire concert about a mile out ot town last Friday night, when most of the boys contributed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires Advisory Committee
A feature of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Bureau At R.A. Show
A feature of the Bush FireAdvisory Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Iron Causes Fire Furniture, Roof Damaged
An electric iron, which was not turned off when the family went to sleep last Thursday night caused a fire In the kitchen of Mr. J. C…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hotel Service Again Under Fire
Concern at the failure of New South Wales country hotel accommodation service to improve is expressed by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One Dead, 13 Injured in Hut Blaze West Wyalong's Soldier's Escape
Driver Alwyn England, of West Wyalong, was one of several Members of the BCOF at Kaitaichi, in Japan, who had narrow escapes when the hut in which they were sleeping was destroyed by fire in a few minutes…
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