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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

49 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 3

Seventeenth Century Fire Watchers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 4

London had a parallel in part to its present civilian defense organization more than 250 years before Goering’s bombers came up the…

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Fire Causes £70,000 Damage

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

Damage estimated at £70,000 was caused by a fire which swept through the premises of the Electrical plant Manufactures at Roseberry early…

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Bush Fire Campaign

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1943 · page 3

The official opening of the Bush Fire Campaign will take place on Wednesday, 31st December. It is planned to make it the biggest in the…

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Bush Fires. Care for Prevention Essential

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 1

As many parts of the State, particularly the coastal areas, Tablelands and Slopes, are at present enjoying a bounteous season, it behoves everyone…

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Bush Fires Care for Prevention Essential

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 3

As many parts of the State, particularly the coastal areas, Tablelands and Slopes, are at present enjoying a bounteous season, it behoves every…

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Bush Fire Brigades. Insurance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 3

In the Assembly Mr. Seiffert, member for Mooaro, asked the Premier whether it is a fact that volunteer members of bush fire brigades have…

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Fire in Cooma Hotel Early Morning Outbreak

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 1

Cooma Fire Brigade promptly dealt with a fire which occurred at the Australian Hotel just before five o’clock on Sunday morning…

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Telegraphic News Victorian Bush Fires

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—The death roll in Victorian bush fires has now reached five, the latest victim being an unidentified person, whose charred body…

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Latest Raid Starts Many Fires

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

A further 205 tons of bombs have been dropped on Cape Gloucester area To-day’s communique says “The latest raid was made by escorted…

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