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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1903

69 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 4

The Fire at Bedullick

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 2

THE Coroner held an inquiry into the cause and origin of the fire reported in our last issue as having caused the entire demolition of the Bedullick public school premises and…

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Coroner's Inquest. the Fire at Bedullick Public School

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 2

YESTERDAY Mr. Coroner Gale, and a jury of seven, viz., Samuel Southwell (Woodburn) foreman, and Henry Stear, p. C. Hollingsworth, Samson…

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The Sandringham Fire

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1903 · page 2

The fire at Sandringham, which damaged the Queen’s bedroom was due to the over heating of a beam by a stove pine. Queen Alexandra, replying to [?]said she…

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The Grass-fire Peril

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 December 1903 · page 2

WE cannot too frequently nor too seriously impress upon the public the imperative need of exercising the utmost precautions against the…

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An Efficient Fire Beater

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 4

At Goorong (Vic) a Bush Fire Defence Association has been formed. At the inaugural meeting a fire beater was exhibited which was considered an improvement on…

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Fighting Bush Fires. Meeting at Narrabunda

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of those interested in the cheeking of bush fires was held on Saturday last at the Narrabunda Public School. The…

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Fire Brigades Act

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 4

Some time ago the Nowra council agreed to a request by Captain Marriott to make application for an extension of the Fire. Brigades Act to Nowra with the view to…

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Annual Fire Brigades’ Demon-stration

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 2

The following members of the Braidwood Fire Brigade left last night to take part in the annual Fire Brigades’ Demonstration, which is being held m Armidale to-morrow…

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Armidale Fire Brigade Demonstration

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 December 1903 · page 3

THE first day's programme of the fire brigade demonstration at Armidale was carried out on Saturday, 65 brigades taking part. Goulburn was second to Hamilton…

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