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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1947

85 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 5

Camp Fire Concert

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 8

On Friday night, November 28, seventeen Boy Scouts drove out several miles along the Waugan road and had a very enjoyable and successful camp…

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Police Prate; Fire To-Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 1

West Wyalong has experienced its second fire in the past ten days. They generally run in…

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Fire Fighting Plant

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 December 1947 · page 4

Bland Shire Council, West Wyalong will have the use of fire fighting equipment belonging to Lachlan Shire Council…

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Land Fertility Damage Caused by Bush Fires Effect on Productivity

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 6

It is quite a mistake to think that the damage sustained by land as the result of a bush fire is only superficial, points out a pamphlet…

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GOOLAGONG Fires at Christmas Time A Wet Holiday GOOLAGONG

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 6

Over 180 points of rain were registered on Wednesday and Christmas Day, and the festival time was miserably wet. Severe winds and rain took place…

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