The Bush Fires
A TELEGRAM from Tumut states that there are numerous proofs forthcoming that bush fires have been caused by the phosphorus baits laid for rabbits. One landholder in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1905
125 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 7
The Bush Fires Belief
Local committees consisting of bank managers, police magistrates, chief police officers, clerks of petty sessions, and the Mayor of the town, will…
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THE following incidents illustrate the danger of using phosporus and account, without doubt, for many of the recent fire outbreaks:--…
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AT a meeting of the executive committee of the Bush Fires Relief Fund, on Wednesday, statements were made to the effect that the reports of…
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The joke is on [?] sold the [?] as the handed out the [?] “ Ever since I have beco on the road . I have had [?] [?] of some day being caught at right in…
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The Government has decided to at once make available to the Advances to Settlers Board an additional £25,000, so that they could meet applications for advances by the class of sufferers who…
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PURSUANT to advertisement a number of landed proprietors assembled at Canberra yesterday afternoon to consider methods of preventing the outbreak of bush fires, and…
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Mr. F. W. Cork (Milton), writing of the loss sustained by him at Buckenboura, says:—“Everything(other than the two dwelling houses) was swept…
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IN spite of the excessive heat last Saturday a large number collected on the local park to witness the cricket match between Queanbeyan and Duntroon and other sundry…
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ON Saturday last there was held in Queanbeyan. Park a cricket match and sports with the commendable object in view of swelling the total of…
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AT the Canberra school yesterday in response to an advertisement, a meeting of persons interested in the prevention and extinction of bush fires…
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On Saturday and Sunday last fires broke out again all over the district. In the neighborhood of Nithsdale the bush was swept for a considerable distance, and the fire came very close to Mr. J. H…
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Joseph O'Brien was charged with the careless use of fire in having lit a fire ia a paddock on the Nerriga toad adjoining the town on Sunday last at about 12.30 p.m. which be was enable to extinguish…
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HELD on, Wednesday night last was attended by about thirty couples, but as the object was a worthy one, the night cool and fine, and the…
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At a meeting of the Central Executive in Sydney it was resolved to invite applications for relief to be lodged with the Honarary Secretaries before the 31st instant. All applications must pass through…
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The Rev. J. S. Dobson, Anglican cleric of St. John's, Gundagai, preached a sermon on Sunday week last on bush fires, upon which Truth comments as follows:—…
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ON Jan. 14, at Queanbeyan, a cricket match (Duntroon v. Queanbeyan) and sports, followed by a Cinderella dance at night, was held…
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THE Rev. J. S. Dobson, Auglican cleric of St. John's, Gundagai, preached a sermon on Sunday week last on bush fires, upon which Truth comments as follows:—Gundagai has suffered very…
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AT Canberra School, on Jan. 16, a meeting was held in connection with the above. About 30 persons were present, Mr. F. Campbell…
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