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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

30 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Fire Brigade Sports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 6

Bad luck dogged the efforts of the committee in its efforts to raise funds for the improvement of our water supply for fire-fighting purposes…

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Short Serial Story Green Fires CHAPTER I.

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

Byron Hillston stood on the shingle and watched the six guides load up the canoes. They needed constant, supervision to prevent bungling…

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Disastrous Fire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 7

The most' disastrous fire in the. history of Nambour occurred on Sat-urday night. Sixteen buildings were destroyed. They represented more…

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Short Serial Story Green Fires (Continued)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 6

She came in her slippers and plea-ted skirt and seated herself on the bag designated. Byron had never paddled stern before, but it looked…

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Many Fires

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Much damage was done by fire in the metropolitan area yesterday. The Ainsley furniture factory at Ashfield was burnt out. The damage is…

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Short Serial Story Green Fires (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

Hillson pushed off and headed back upstream, following in the wake of the three bark canoes. He paddled i strongly, fearing to be left behind,…

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Fires

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

Bush fires raged again during the week-end. Much damage was done to property in and around Sydney, in addition to, several outbreaks in…

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Green Fires Short Serial Story (Continued)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 6

The cabin consisted of one room, furnished with a stove, table, benches and bunks. They could help themselves from the fuel pile outside…

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Big City Fire. SYDNEY

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

A big fire last night destroyed the premises of Marcus Clark & Co., drapers, King and Brown Streets, Newtown. The fire also…

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Big Blaze

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 8

One of the most disastrous fires that have occurred in Sydney for many years gutted Marcus Clark's huge emporium, at Newtown on…

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Fire Scare

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

Yesterday morning considerable excitement was caused by the ringing of the fire bell. Fortunately, the outbreak, which occurred at Constable Trotter's residence,…

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Short Serial Story Green Fires (Continued)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 6

They hid the canoe and stores in the underbrush, unrolled the blankets over a bed of ferns, and went to sleep. In the middle of the…

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Fine Fire Fighters

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

Spectacular success attended the No. 5 Christmas Present Art Union in aid of the babies in St. Margaret's Hospital at…

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Fire Brigade Administration

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 1

A neighboring Municipal Council the other day refused to pay its contribution to the Board of Fire Commissioners because it had not…

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Big Blaze in Sydney

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

A fire, which tot a time threaten-ed to be one of the most disastrous in the history of Sydney, broke out on the top floor of Rawson…

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Camp Fire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

On Wednesday night, at the Insti-tute Mr. George Edwards' Musical Rovers will present "By the Camp Fire." The company possesses some…

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Fire. Dwelling Gutted

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Capes in Donald Road was completely destroyed by fire early this morning, only a few articles of…

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New Fire Engine

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

Station Officer, J. A. Meeve, of George Street West. Fire Station, Sydney, has been in Queanbeyan since Friday last being in charge of a new fire engine which…

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Boro Fire. Accused Describes Proceedings

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 3

In the Coroner's Court at Goul-burn on Thursday, before Mr. G. R.Williams, evidence was given which cleared up a mysterious fire some…

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Motor Fire Engine for Queanbeyan. But Not Yet. New Fire Station First

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

The N.S.W. Board of fire Commissioners visited Queanbeyan yesterday sad met it the Municipal Council in a round table conference regarding complaints made…

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