Grass Fires
Over the holiday period, two grass fire alarms were received in town. The first was last Wednesday, a fire presumably started by swimmers,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
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Fires in the Open Restrictions Operating
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Matthews) yesterday banned the lighting of fires in the open in the Western Division of New South Wales. He also banned…
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Fire destroyed a building used as a combined store and posts office with its contents on Wednesday night at Dalmorton 42 miles from…
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About 7.25 a.m. last Sunday many residents were awakened by the fire siren. The members of the Fire Brigade were called out to an outbreak…
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Following two grass fires earlier in the week, the members of the Fire Brigade had two calls yesterday afternoon…
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This morning about 9.20 o’clock, George Frederick Gee, of Canberra, while going along Tharwa Road noticed a fire on a pasisng motor…
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The first real bush fire of the season in this district occurred on Saturday, when the Braidwood brigade was called out to an outbreak in the…
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Nearly 1,000 campers helped to fight a fire which broke out in the Bonnie Vale camping area, Bundeena, yesterday morning…
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Biggest and most spectacular fire in Melbourne for five years occurred last night at Braybrook. Thousands of bales of wool and…
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Sunday proved a busy day for members of the local Fire Brigade. Early in the afternoon they received a call to a grass fire in Ross Road and later…
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The home of Mr. and Mrs. Danny McDonald at Mongariowe was destroyed by fire at about 4 p.m.. on Wednesday last. So far no solution as to the…
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At last Shire meeting a letter was read from the Chief Secretary's Dept., advising that a bushfire danger period had been proclaimed in New South…
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Ship passengers’ indifferenece toward the hazard of fire at sea is doubteless a major reason for the barkwardness of ship builders in…
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A fruitless attempt to save a child was made when a fireman rushed into a smoke-filled bedroom during a fire in Oklahoma City (U.S.A.)…
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About 1.35 tins afternoon a fire broke out in a room in the back portion of the premises occupied by Mrs. MacKenzie. 181 Monarc Street…
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Following a complaint that fire hydrants in Monare Street were out of order, Council has directed the Health and Bullding Inspector…
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Fire hydrants in Monaro Street and Lowe Street were tested and found to be in perfect working order last night. The test was carried out…
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Queanbeyan Fire Brigade alarm system was sharply criticised by aldermen at the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday night. Council will ask…
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At last night’s meeting of Queanbeyan Municipal Council, Mr. Hewlett, Health and Building Inspector, stated in his report that in conjunction with…
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One of the biggest drawcards amongst the non-competitive exhibits at Young Show will probably be a bush fire brigades' exhibit. Said the…
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