Second Fire in 3 Months
For the second time in three months a fire broke out yesterday in the shavings hopper at the sawmill of Donoghoe and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
75 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4
Played With Matches Fire Started by Child ?
Queanbeyan Fire Brigade called to the home of Mr. James Lambert, 77 Uriarra Road, at 1 p.m. yesterday to deal with a fire…
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A weatherboard cottage in Schardt Street, Captain's Flat, and its contents were totally destroyed by fire early last Friday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nuns Prevent House Being Destroyed by Fire
The Gundagai Sisters of Mercy, by forming a bucket brigade, prevented a house opposite their Convent from being destroyed by fire on a recent…
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A car owned by Mr. Alfred Fallick was badly damaged by fire near the Queanbeyan telephone exchange this afternoon…
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Three Forestry School students, D. St. John (left), A. R. Kill and W. Gentle, adjust the running of a portable 3½ horsepower Pacific Pumper at the bushfire fighting demonstration near Queanbeyan this week. The Pacific Pumper, which was made in America, delivers approximately 20 gallons of water a minute from a creek either to fill water trucks or for use directly on a fire. The pump has a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fire Mysterious Outbreak
It is not often that the Braidwood Bush Fire Brigade is called out in the middle of winter, but this happened on Saturday afternoon. The annual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Judge Awards £45,000 Damages Order to Railways Over Bushfire
Mr. Justice Herron in the Supreme Court last week awarded the Australian Woolbrokers and Produce Co., Ltd., £45,000 damages against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Pictures Next Thursday Films on Wildlife, Trees, Bushfires
Interesting films dealing with native fauna and various aspects of forestry, particularly bushfire prevention and control, be screened at the Triumph Theatre, Queanbeyan, next Thursday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Moral Hazard and Fire Hazard C’cil on Education Department Land
“That block of land badly need cleaning up ; it’s a moral hazard as well as a fire hazard, said Ald. Mrs. Donoghoe when Queanbeyan Council last night discussed the failure of the Education Department…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Damage in Hotel Fire
A fire that broke out in the billiard room of the Royal Hotel, Queanbeyan last Saturday afternoon was effectively dealt with by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council to Press Campaign Against Town Fire Hazards
Queanbeyan Council last night decided to appoint point Mr. Barber, chief of the town Fire Brigade, as fire hazard inspector for this summer. His job will be to decide whether conditions on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Bushfire Outbreaks Good Work by the Brigade
On Tuesday afternoon the Braidwood Bush Fire Brigade was called out to a fire which was raging in rough country known as "Innes," in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Danger Restrictions Imposed on Burning-off
Following strong westerly winds in August, accompanied by lack of rain, which greatly increased the bushfire risk along the New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigade Plans Perfected for Coming Summer Erection of Spotting Towers Suggested by Forestry Officers
A Forestry officer, Mr. Compton, who attended last Saturday's Bush Fire Brigade meeting, convened toy the Tallaganda Shire Council, suggested the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Ban System is Modified Bushfire Warning Plans for the Coming Summer
The method for prohibiting the lighting of fire in the open air which will be followed, should the need arise during the coming summer, has been announced by the Acting Chief Secretary (Mr. J…
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The Bushfires Act should be amended immediately by toe New South Wales Labour Government to bring public authorities such as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire Danger Wider Powers for Councils
Acting on a suggestion put forward by Yarrowlumla Shire Council, the Chief Secretary’s Department has decided to widen…
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When our report was broken off last issue the meeting was discussing the issue of permits to burn off. Mr. S. Crowne claimed that it would be…
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Mr. J. W. Dempsey, Bush Fire Brigade area commander of the Krawarree end of the Shire, at last meeting of Council reported the outbreak of…
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