Don't Light Any Fires Outside This Season
The burning of old stumps in this dry weather is a real source of danger, according to the local police. They have received special…
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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires
189 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 10
The burning of old stumps in this dry weather is a real source of danger, according to the local police. They have received special…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Forbes district has had a bad time with floods. Now is the time to make sure that property owners do not have an equally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The first bush fire for the season in this district broke out at Blow clear on Tuesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade captains and representatives and other interested persons was held on Wednesday of last week…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The N.S.W. Bush Fire and Flood Rehabilitation Appeal Fund was inaugurated at a public meeting held in Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A. [?]ire broke out on the property of Mr. W. Hargrove, at Burgooney on Tuesday last. A strong win was blowing, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A few acres of the property of Mr. V. Howell were affected by the bushfire which broke out just after the goods train had passed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A further meeting concerning the purchase of a truck for the fire-fighting unit to be stationed at Eugowra was held last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In order to select drivers for the fire-fighting unit, to be stationed in the town, a meeting of all persons interested will be held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Glowing tributes were paid in Parliament to members of bush fire brigades for the national service given voluntarily and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage as a result of fire which broke out in the bulk store of the premises of Messrs E. J. Butt & Co., Waratah St.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The bushfire controller for the Trangie district, Mr. A. K. Butter said on Saturday that one grazier has lost a flock of 4,000 high-class merino breeding ewes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Praise for the national service performed by volunteer bushfire brigades was made in Parliament recently, when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fire alarm went in the early hours of Thursday, and the brigade turned out to extinguish a blazing palm tree at the north end…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first grass fire of the season within the town area occurred at lunch-hour on Wednesday, when an outbreak occurred on Quarry…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. H. T. Hay. of Wombat St., Forbes, who has been working at Jemalong, had a most unpleasant surprise when he returned home…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire broke out on Mr. Alan Pavey's property on Wonga[?]ong Lane on Friday. The call for volunteers was promptly answered,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →With the approach of the bush fire period, Weethalle brigade has been actively preparing to fight any fires that may occur…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A mail ran caught, alight and some Christmas mail and passengers luggage was burned on the mail train from Brisbane to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What threstened to become a big [?]tlagration, almost on the spot where the 1951 disastrons fire was lattec on Crown…
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