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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1942

92 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 5

Petrol for Bush Fire Brigade

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

Replying to a request by the secretary of the local Bush Cire Brigade Mr. E. N. Mutton, for the renewal ol special licence held by the Brigade,…

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Women As Bush Fire Fighters

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 2

Women are expected to play an important part this season in the campaign to fight and prevent bush fires throughout the State, says a Sydney…

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Bush Fire Danger New Regulation Gazetted

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 3

There is every indication that the [?]ush fire hazard in many districts during the coming months is likely [?] be much greater than for many…

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Bush Fire Brigade Graziers (To the Editor of the "Review")

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 3

Sir,—Please grant me space to answer "Bush Fire Brigade Grazier." This gentleman said I made it known about town that I was putting a…

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For National Security Prevent Bush Fires

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 2

We are approaching a season of the year always charged with menace in rural and near rural districts, but never in our history…

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Bush Fire Campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 2
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

The official opening of the bush fire campaign will take place on Tuesday, the 3rd November. It is planned to make this year’s the…

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Bush Fire Council Demonstration of Fire-Fighting Units

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 1

Members of the Queanbeyan Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade and of the Australian Capital Territory Bush Fire Control Council will meet…

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Women Fire-fighters Valuable Help Already in City Areas

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 1

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee will shortly examine the possibility of women acting as an auxiliary in the fighting of bush fires, states…

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Women Fire Fighters Valuable Help Already in City Areas

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee will shortly examine the possibility of women acting as an auxiliary in the fighting of bush fires,…

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Sydney Factory Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 3

The most spectacular fire seen in Sydney for seven years completely gutted a five-storey factory in Bay Street, Glebe, last night. Faling…

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"Bush Fire Brigade Grazier."

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

[As this controversy has drifted right away from the original subject and is only developing into into a more or less personal scrap, the…

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The Queanbeyan District Bush Fire Association Annual Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 1

The annual meeting of the above Association was held on Saturday, afternoon, 24th instant, at the offices of Messrs. Woodgers & Calthorpe…

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Letter to the Editor Campaign to Prevent Bush Fires

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 1

Sir,—The Bush Fires Advisory Committee has requested the Queanbeyan Municipal Council to give as much publicity as possible to the…

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Australian Women in Action Women Fire Fighters Praised

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 2

No metropolitan: fireman nowadays would be surprised to find he was taking over from a smoke-grimed woman at the business end…

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Bush Fire Danger

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 4

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, said that in some parts of the state the recent National Security Regulation dealing with ush fires was…

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Gas Producers on Farms Simple Precautions Prevent Bush Fires

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. McKell, last night expressed concern at statements made in the country that producer gas units introduce a…

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Australian Women in Action Women Fire-fighters Praised

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 4

No metropolitan fireman nowadays would be surprised to find he was taking over from a smoke-grimed woman at the business end of a hose or…

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Gas Producers on Farms Simple Precautions Prevent Fire Risks

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. McKell, has expressed concern at, statements being made in the country that producer gas units introduce a serious fire…

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Bush Fire Menace Precaution Our Most Potent Weapon

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 3

Every summer bush fires in this State take a heavy toll of pastures, fencing and farm crops and plant, while serious stock losses are not…

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