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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires
64 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4
Superintendent Webb, head of the New South Wales Fire Brigades, has supplied some information, which, in view of the serious fires in country towns during the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →IT has been reported to the Coroner that about a mile of log fence, the property respectively of Messrs. S. Shumack, Roderick McDonald, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE coronial inquiry as to the cause of an extensive fire which destroyed neatly a mile and a half of fencing recently at Weetangara extended over two days…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coronial inquiry as to the cause of an extensive bush fire which destroyed nearly, a mile and a half of fencing recently at Weetangara, extended over two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Additional particulars of the disastrous fire at the Equitable Assurance Society's building cm Tuesday night shows that six lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A sensational fire occurred in the commercial centre of the city to-day. The outbreak took place in the promises occupied by the Equitable Life Assurance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE district on all sides has been ablaze with bush fires for some days back, rendering the heat more oppressive and burning considerable areas of country. The big fire at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE fires which have been burning along the Budawang range so actively daring the week are still sweeping along, but with less force since the cool easterly winds have set in than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fire at Osaka broke oat afresh in the evening, after the firemen, who had fought it for 10 boon, thought they bad control of it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINCE Friday a large fire has been ranging at Tidbinbilla Mountain, near Tharwa. It is reported that Messrs. green, Staunton and Noone have suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE bush fires which broke oat in the eastern and western portioned the Braid wood district last week are still burning, but not no active as they were around Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A new French fire and heat proof case for the protection of jewels and other valuables consists of two boxes made of asbestos, one of which is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRE occurred on Friday night last, the premises owned by Mrs. J. Cunningham, and occupied by Mr. E. Hawkins, being burnt to the ground. The outbreak occurred about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A new fire-escape has been invented by a Swiss engineer. It consists of a series of folding iron ladders attached to window frames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News was received in town yesterday of the total destruction by fire the previous evening of a woolshed and contents, the property of Miss Cameron…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LAST night senior sergeant Wood officially reported to the Coroner the total destruction by fire, supposed to have occurred on Sunday night, of a woolshed and its contents at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE bush fires are still raging in the district, being very severe to the westward. At the latter end of last week a fire started at Back Creek, caused, it is surmised, through a youngster playing with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FIRE broke out in Ryrie Park on Monday morning, but was subdued before any damage was done. The grass is very long, and in a dry and inflammable state, and is a menace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The 'Fiji Times' of January 20, to hand this afternoon by the steamer Le[?] contains the following report:—The Indian lighthouse keeper at Momi, Fiji, has been almost burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Coroner Gale yesterday held an inquest with a view of discovering. if possible, the cause of the outbreak of fire which on the 4th instant totally…
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