Trains and Fires. Commissionees' Precautions
The Hay local committee of the Graziers" Association recently resolved to request the Railway Commissioners to provide "a better type of locomotive on the Narrendera-Hay,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1922
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Careless Use of Fire
Mr. K. .J. Stevens, clerk, Talbragar Shire Council, has received the following letter from the Chief Secretary's office:--"Sydney, 2[?]th January, 1922…
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One of the biggest fires for many years occurred at Forbes on Wednesday morning last. Two business premises in the centre of the town,…
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Mr. W. Harmer, of Illewong, reports that a grass fire on his property last week destroyed portions of his fencing, about 150 posts on one fence being…
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A Hay telegram says the latest reports of the big blaze on the Lachlan show that the fire has broken away again, and is now burning in the…
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A Hay telegram says the latest reports of the big blaze on the Lachlan show that the fire has broken away again, and is now during in the…
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A serious fire has occurred at Junee. It started in a peculiar manner. It appears that someone passing along a right of way threw down a lighted…
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The largest fire that has taken place a Cobar for many years occurred early on Saturday morning, when the immense wooden building comprising…
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Just before the luncheon adjournment at the cricket match on Sunday the fire bell tolled its warning. The firemen who were engaged (in…
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A serious fire has occurred at Junee. If started in a peculiar manner. It appears that someone passing along a right of way threw down a lighted…
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The New Borida Station homestead at Gilgandra and contents, were totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night…
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On Sunday forenoon the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw at Eulomogo, was reduced to ashes. Everything was burnt. Mr. Shaw, who is a small…
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So frequently does it occur that it has almost come to be accepted as a truth that one fire is followed soon by two others. On Sunday the home of…
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Leslie Brown was charged with having made carcless use of fire. Defendant did not put in an appenrance and the case was heard ex-parte…
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A bush fire, which was fortunately checked ere any great damage was done, broke out on Mr. C. Wilson's "Inglewood" property on the…
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There was an outbreak of fire in tho[?] of Mr, R. Paton, of Tomingley, one morning last week. Fortunately it was discovered in time, and the flames…
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On Tuesday, Mr. E. A. Prior, P.M., conducted an inquiry into the cause of the recent fire at the Great Railway Hotel, Cobar, Mrs. E. Freeman being…
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For some years past the local Fire Brigade members have been advocating for the erection of another Fire Alarm Bell in a more central position than at…
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A big bush fire broke out yesterday between Nevertire and Warren on Sandy Creek. Everyone from Nevertire, with the bush fire brigade, went…
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A bush fire broke out on Ponoma yesterday morning and burnt about 300 acres of grass country. It spread on to Nanima, where it travelled towards…
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