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

Fires & bushfires, 1951

172 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 9

Group Captains For Bush Fire Brigades To Be Appointed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 2

The Bland Shire Council has decided to approve the appointment of group captains of the bush fire brigades in the area…

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Crop Fire on "Caernarvon"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon a Are started in a crop paddock on Evans' "Caernarvon" property, Marsden Road. About 120 acres…

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Could Big Fire Damage Have Been Minimised?

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 2

Statements that bushfire damage estimated at nearly a quarter of a million pounds could have been substantially avoided, should be proved,…

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Sad Scenes Follow Bushfires At Ungarie

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 4

The moaning, of cattle and bleating of badly burned sheep was a distressing highlight on the £300,000…

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Fined for Lighting Fire in Open

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 2

A man who lit a fire in open country to burn scrub, during a bushfire danger period, was fined £3 at the…

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Outbreak Of Fire Quelled

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 9

Causes of fires are varied and at times unexpected. A tree on the property of Mr. Don Douglas, which was fire-sapped at least…

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Organisation In Time of Fire Advocated

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 2

A discussion which took place at the last meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council may be of interest to some of our readers. Cr…

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Eugowra News Formation of Town Fire Brigade

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 9

At a public meeting on Monday night, convened by the Eugowra and District Chamber of Commerce, it was decided to form a…

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Bushfire Outbreak On "Hollywood"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 6

A bushfire, caused by sparks from a tractor, broke out on Monday afternoon on Mr. R. Clemens' property, "Hollywood," and…

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Local Ctee. to Assist in Bush Fire Losses

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 1

Action was taken at a public meeting on Friday night, to gain relief for landholders of the Lake Cowal area who suliered great losses in the two bush fire that occurred there recently…

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Changing Trains at 3. A.M. Arrangements At Blayney Under Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1951 · page 1

"It is over the odds that women and children have to transfer from one train to another at Blayney in the middle of…

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2,000 Acres Burned in Caragabal Fire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 December 1951 · page 1

A bush fire in the Quandialla-Caragabal area on Boxing Day is believed to have destroyed over 2,000 acres of valuable grazing property…

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M.P. s Special Visit to Fire Area

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 December 1951 · page 1

"I came away with two lasting impressions of the bush fire area," said Mr. Hugh Roberton, M.P. for Riverina, on his way through West Wyalong…

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