N.S.W. Fire Officers for A.C.T.
Two senior officers of the N.S.W. Fire Services have arrived in Canberra to take charge temporarily of A.C.T. city and rural fire services…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
75 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4
Fire Brigade Calls 4 During 1952
Captain Harry Barber, of Queanbeyan Fire Brigade, advises that the Brigade attended 41 fires during 1952, which entailed travelling 76 miles. Of…
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About 5:30 p.m. yesterday, the Fire Brigade received a call to a blaze in some grass in Lowe Street below the flats. The outbreak was quickly…
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Braidwood had its first fire for several years on Friday night last, when a weatherboard house owned and occupied by Mr. H. South at the…
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This morning, about 6.45 a motor truck, owned by Canberra Ice Supply was being driven along Crawford Street, when the driver noticed…
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The first grass fire of the season happened on Friday night last near Majura, on the Federal Highway. It broke out in a gully on the…
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The prompt action of the Yass Fire Brigade prevented damage being done to the banking chamber of the Bank of N.S.W. at Yass, when a fire broke…
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About 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday the Fire Brigade received a call to the timber mills of Messrs. Donoghoe and Hopkins Pty. Ltd. There was…
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A meeting was held at the Fire Station on 8th February to arrange for rebuilding of cottage recently destroyed by fire, owned by Mr, H. South…
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On Friday evening the Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak the rear of the premises of Messrs Strong and A. The Byrne. The blaze…
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Any information concerning grass or bush fires attributable to overhead power lines will be welcomed by the Electricity Authority of N.S.W…
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Appointments of additional deputy captains of two Bush Fire Brigades were approved by Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Tuesday. They are :—…
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An after[?]unch cigarette during a proclaimed bushfire danger period end in the middle of harvesting operations proved expensive to a…
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Offers by the Commonwealth Government will be accepted by 20 A.C.T. lessees who had claimed than £62,000 compensation for damage caused by bush fires on January 25 last year. The lessees decided this at a meeting at Canberra on Wednesday…
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Lightning is believed to have caused four minor grass fires near Sutton last week-end. Most serious fire burnt out from…
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The bushfire danger period in Yarrowlumla Shire has been extended until March 31. The Bushfire Committee, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fensom Fires a Fusillade "Poor Idea of Councillors"
At last Shire meeting councillors sat up and took notice when a letter, addressed to the Resident, was read from Mr. Frank Fensom, Bombay…
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Last Thursday evening the Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak break of fire in Mr. George Nano’s home near the bridge…
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Officials and players of several Group 8 coni[?]tuent Leagues voiced their disapproval when [?]roup selectors disclosed that they had chosen R. [?]ennedy to play in the Probables team at…
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A grassfire in the Henderson Road area near the railway goodsheds was quickly extinguished by Queanbeyan Fire Brigade early yesterday…
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