Threw Petrol on Fire
Picking up a tin filled with petrol, which had mistaken for water, Jack Broadhurst, .19, dashed the, contents into a fire which broke out on Friday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
97 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 5
Petrol for Bush Fire Brigades
At Tuesday's meeting of the Shire Council a letter was read from the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, in response to representations made by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General Eucalyptus Distillers and Bush Fires
At Tuesday's Shire Council meeting Cr. Alley said resolutions had been passed at the last Graziers' Conference and the P.P. Boards'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Raids on Berlin R.A.F. Starts Large Fires LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)
Berlin was twice raided last night and objectives in the centre of the city were successfully attacked, large fires bein[?] started…
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A successful meeting of the Queanbeyan Bush Fires Association was held at Walsh’s Hotel yesterday afternoon, when there was a good attendance…
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To meet the needs of members or Bush Fire Brigades who use motor vehicles in an emergency to transport men to the scene of bush fires, or for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Earthquakes and Fire Rumania’s Population in Panic LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)
Fire, adding to Rumania’s two earthquakes, the second of which occurred to-day is causing further panic among the population. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevention of Bush Fires Talk to School Pupils
At last night’s meeting of Queanbeyan Municipal Council a letter was read from the Secretary of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, Sydney, soliciting;…
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Another letter on the subject of fires, read at the Council meeting, Was from A. Triggs, hon secretary of the Queanbeyan District Bush Fires Association…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Young Cool Store Destroyed By Fire
One of the most disastrous fires in the history of the town was recorded on Monday night when the Young Cool Store was razed to the ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Had His Own Bush Fire Brigade
Members of the local Bush Fire Brigade who were called out to an outbreak, at the latter end of last week were not received very cordially by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forest Fires Protective Work in New South Wales
In an outline of the work of forest fire protection in New South Wales, the Premier, Mr. Mair. states that the drought conditions which have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Brigade Suggested Compulsory Levy on Landholders Voluntary Scheme to Be Given Another Chance
There was a fair attendance at Saturday's meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade to discuss a motion, notice of which had been given, "that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R.A.F. Bombs Berlin Fires and Explosions Follows LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)
British bombers carried out a violent attack on Berlin last night. Factories, power stations, railway junctions, and goods yards were the chief objectives…
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The Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued a warning to all campers, hikers, motorists, picnickers and others who will be visiting the country…
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The Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued a warning to all campers, hikers, motorists, picnickers, and others who will be visiting the country during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →From Weed-killing to Fire-killing
In peacetime in Britain this was the Southern Railway’s weed-killing train, touring the Company’s system and spraying liquid to destroy weeds on the track. Now, manned by six fully-trained men, it has been converted into a fire-fighting unit capable of carrying 18,000…
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