Monaro Street Blaze Extensive Damage
About 2.15 p.m. yesterday smoke was seen issuing from the Mecery, establishment of Mr. R. C. Deak, situated in Black’s Chambers,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
43 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3
Another Fire at Queanbeyan
Shortly before 3.30 this afternoon the Fire Brigade received a call to Mr. Beazley’s boarding, house in Crawford Street, near the Railway…
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Shortly after midnight on Friday last a building known as the Eastlake Mess, at Eastlake Camp, Canberra, was totally destroyed by fire. The…
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As briefly reported in Tuesday’s issue, a fire occurred at Mr. R. Beazley’s boarding house, opposite the railway station on Tuesday…
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One of the most spectacular, fires that has occurred in the city for many years occurred yesterday afternoon, resulting in the destruction of…
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The Firemen’s Recreation Club has received a number of donations for billiard and snooker competitions amongst its members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at B[?]arding House Coroner’s Verdict
On Wednesday last the Coroner, Mr. John Gale, concluded an inquest into the fire which on 10th January, damaged the boarding house and…
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A [?]ed was found smouldering in an upstairs bedroom at the Commercial Hotel at 2 p.m. on Monday. No damage was done beyond the destruction…
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Shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday the local Fire Brigade received a call to the rear of Dr. Barnet’s, premises in Crawford Street. On arrival it was…
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During the year ended 31st December, 1927, the local Fire Brigade received ten calls to fires. Some of these were only of a minor nature but…
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Yesterday afternoon, shortly after two o’clock, the local Fire Brigade received a call to a rubbish heap which was ablaze in Stornway Road…
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On Saturday night last Mr. Stan Doran, of Braidwood, rode his motor cycle up to the kerbside petrol pump at Moore's garage in Wallace-street…
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On two or three occasions lately the local Fire Brigade has been called out unnecessarily as the result of persons [?]ighting fires in yard or…
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The loud clanging of the Iirebell on Saturday night shortly after 11 o’ clock arousad a large number of residents. The cause of the alarm…
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The timber mills of Tanner & Middleton, Ltd., at Concord, were destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at more than…
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While most people were enjoying their tea last night they were rudely interrupted by the clanging of the fire-bell. The brigade was quickly…
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Lynford Hall, Norfolk, the headquarters of Australian Farms, Ltd., conducted by Mr. H. Potts, formerly principal of the Hawkesbury…
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A furniture factory at Marrickville was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. Several adjoining buildings…
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On Friday night, or on Saturday morning, the public school at Sixmile Flat was burnt to the ground. This was used as a half-time school,…
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Following the burning of a cottage on the property of the Lehane Bros., situated at Boro, eight miles from Tarago, on May 6, the Goulburn…
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