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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires
92 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 5
A disastrous fire occurred in Queanbeyan at an early hour this morning when the well-known Richardson’s Royal Hotel was greatly damaged. Despite its serious nature there was nothing spectacular…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commonwealth authorities were being approached to provide facilities for owners of motor vehicles used in fighting bush fires to replace, at their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Every summer bush fires in this State take heavy toll of pastures, fencing and farm crops and plant, while serious stock losses are not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In a recent statement on the bush, fire danger a warning was given by the Chief secretary, Mr. Baddeley, concerning the heavy penalties to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A 17-year-old youth arrested by Sydney police on Tuesday night is alleged to have confessed to starting 16 fires in the Sydney suburbs. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A match lit by a 16-year-old waiter caused the death of 432 people and injuries to more than 200 in the fire at the Cocoanut…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage amounting to many thousands of rounds was caused by a fire which burned out the chemical laboratories at Sydney University last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thirty-seven patients in Seacliff Mental Hospital, Dunedin, died on Tuesday night in a fire which gutted the wing for women inmates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A further appeal is made by the N.R.MA. to operators of producer gas units to exercise care in the cleaning of their units in view of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →But for the splendid work of the Braidwood Fire Brigade on Thursday night it is more than possible that all the buildings of one complete…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire, which did damage estimated at £7,000 at the studios of the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Market Street, city on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Apart from the fire there were quite a few exciting incidents during the night. One young lady become hysterical and put up a howling…
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