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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

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

Telegraphic News SYDNEY, Tuesday. Big Fire in City

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 1

Arthur Cocks and Company’s warehouse in York-street, was badly damaged by fire at 8 o’clock this morning. The firm carries on…

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Fire at West Queanbeyan House of Contents Totally Destroyed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 7

Yesterday the local lire, brigade received a call to McKeaknie-street about 11 a.m. Five firemen travelled to the scene on the motor engine and…

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Burnt Out

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 2

Troubles never come singly. Mr. Hartin, of Bendoura, was washed out during the last big flood, which destroyed a considerable amount of his…

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Araluen Fire Inquest Opens

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr. J. J. Donnelly, , J.P., opened the inquiry into the origin of the fire which recently totally destroyed the Araluen Arms…

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Correspondence. Additional Fire-bell Needed (To the Editor)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 December 1927 · page 2

Sir,—The recent fire in McKeahnie Street has demonstrated very clearly the necessity of an improved method of notifying the members of the local…

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Another Fire at Araluen

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 2

Fires, like troubles, apparently never come singly. Three weeks ago the Araluen Arms Hotel, the property of Messrs. Owens Bros., was…

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Late Fire at Araluen Resumption of Inquest

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 2

The inquest on the fire at Araluen, which completely destroyed the Araluen Arms Hotel, which was opened at Araluen, was resumed at the…

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Fire Brigade News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 1

For some time members of the local Fire Brigade have been engaged each Friday night in running off a reel alarm competition for a gold medal…

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