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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

108 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 6

Taxation Relief For Bushfire Sufferers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

Officers of the Taxation Department and of the Department of Commerce and Agriculture will visit Queanbeyan on Thursday…

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Who Should Pay? Loss of Telephones in Bush Fires

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Allan Fraser, our Federal Member, raised the question of replacement of telephones destroyed in…

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Notes and News Praise for Bush Fire Brigade

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 2

One of the South Coast visitors at Saturday's Braidwood races was greatly intrigued with Mr. Hassall's new fire-fighting plant, and paid him a…

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Bushfire-Fighting Plants Great Work in Braidwood District

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 2

Quite a number of Braidwood district residents, seized with the importance of protecting not only their own properties, but safeguarding others as…

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The Tragedy of Fire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 4

At a stormy meeting at the Melbourne Trades Hall recently, Lieut-General Sir Horace Robertson, Director of Recruiting said: "If you…

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Lighting Fires Contrary to Bush Fire Regulations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 2

At Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday before Mr A.J. Paton, s.M., Arthur John King Pleaded guilty through his wife to a charge…

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Stock Agistment From Fire Areas

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

In his monthly report, the District Agronomist for the Monaro Tablelands,. Mr. Ament, says:—"Most of the stock which moved…

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Rapid Fire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 4

Motorist: "There's a terrible lot of shooting going on around here. Is It the soldiers doing manoeuvres?" Barm Hand: "No, sir. It's the new…

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Officialdom Blamed for Fires

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 2

Very severe criticism of Government restriction on burning of properties and lack of adequate earning of on Crown lands and State forests was…

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Bush Fires

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 1

Writing in last issue of the "Southern Churchman," his Lordship, bishop Burgmann, says:— "At the back of Bishop[?]horpe…

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Fire-fighting Gear

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 2

A large amount of fire-fighting equipment used at the recent bush fires has not been returned. Anyone holding equipment is asked to…

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Sawdust Fire £10 Fine Imposed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 2

Lighting a fire in the open air during danger period, was the charge preferred against Maurice James Goldsmith at Wednesday’s Court of…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist Parliament House Treasurer Opens Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 2

Federal Treasurer, Sir Arthur Fadden, is fighting mad. After a long silence since his return from the January London financial…

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Bushfire Prevention and Extinction

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 3

Mr. Allan Fraser, M.H.R., asked the Commonwealth Government to use the services of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial…

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Child Cause Cottage Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

While his mother was visiting hospital a four-years-old boy set fire to a semi-detached cottage in Newtown yesterday and it was destroyed…

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Bushfire Prevention and Extinction

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

Mr. Allan Fraser, M.H.R., asked the Commonwealth Government to use the services or the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research…

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Fire In HOTEL

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 2

Shortly after one o’clock yesterday afternoon the fire siren sounded an alarm. It was discovered that the outbreak had occured in the office…

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Compulsory Insurance of Stock "For Every Sheep Killed by Fire Twenty Are Stolen"

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 1

"For every sheep killed by fire in this district, 20 are stolen. If compulsory insurance of sheep is to be brought about it should be…

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Baby Burnt to Death Pram Catches Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon about 12.30, while Mrs Cullen of Aurvill near Harden; Went to collect a parcel at Harden, she left her baby boy, Hugh,…

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Costly Bushfires

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

The N.S.W. State Bushfire Committee in its report to the Government told of the heavy damage resultant from outbreaks from October…

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