Driver Praised Saved Truck from Fire
Yarrowlumla Shire Council at its meeting yesterday highly commended an employed, Mr.J. Cumberland, who extinguished a fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
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Bushfire Danger Wider Power for Councils
Acting on the suggestion put forward by Yarrowlumla Shire Council, the Chief Secretary's Department has decided to widen the powers of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigade in the Red Disappointing Response to Appeal, Meeting Told
“It’s a shame that only half the eligible persons within Queanbeyan Bush Fire Brigade’s area seem disposed to meet their moral obligation to subscribe to the brigade’s funds,” said Mr. P. H. Hardy at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Danger Period is Now On Take Steps to Prevent Bushfires Landmen Urged
The bush fire danger period in Yarrowlumla Shire, and in many other parts of NSW, officially began yesterday. In ACT it will commerce a month later, on November 1…
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Mr. J. W. Gibbs of Mount Campbell, Burra Road, has made his property available next Sunday, October 25, for a demonstration of…
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Mr . W. Lewis was re-elected captain of Captain’s Flat Bush Fire Brigade at the recent annual meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spectacular Saturday Night Blaze Church Hall was Gutted by Fire
St. Vianney’s Hall in Uriarra Road was burned to the ground on Saturday night in one of the most spectacular blazes seen in Queanbeyan for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Emergency Action Under the Bush Fires Act
The "Bush Fire Bulletin" reports that the Bush Fire Committee has recommended the further localising of total prohibitions on the lighting of…
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Annual spores and . a demonstration of fire-fighting equipment as a means of raising funds for Queanbeyan Bush Fire Brigade was suggested at a demonstration of the brigade’s equipment at Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Town Council was Under fire “Forgotten Area” is Charge About West Q’beyan
Queanbeyan Council came under fire at the West Queanbeyan Progress Association meeting on Wednesday night, when speakers voiced the opinion that, because it had no representative on the Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wallaroo Bush Fire Brigade Officers
Officers of Wallaroo Bush Fire Brigade, nominated at a recent meeting and appointed by Yarrowlumla Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sequel to Fire Want Assurance on Hydrants
West Queanbeyan Progress Association will seek an assurance from the Municipal Council that all fire hydrants in Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prompt Action fey Man and Woman Stopped Spread of Fire among Tents at Railway
Fire this morning destroyed the tent home of Richard Webster, cook for a railway survey gang based near Queanbeyan Railway Station. Webster was buskin the cookhouse when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Hydrant was Buried in Gravel Council Action Follows Complaint by Firemen
A new system of marking the location of fire hydrants in gravel road surfaces will be adopted by Queanbeyan Council. This follows complaints that firemen fighting a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman’s Gallantry Fought Fire In Home Despite Burns
Although suffering burns to the face and arms a New Australian housewife extinguished a fire in her Kitchen on Wednesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Desperate Fight to Save Sawmill Volunteers Aided Fire Brigades in Day-long Battle
Fire fighters had a daylong battle, under trying conditions with a fire at Mr. M. J. Goldsmith’s Thurralilly Street sawmill in Queanbeyan on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Outbreak at Captain’s Flat Hospital Menaced by Poor Water Supply
An outbreak of fire at the Captain’s Flat District Hospital on Tuesday morning has emphasised The need for an adequate water supply to ensure the safety of the hospital and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Poor Water Pressure Hampered Fire Fighters
When the Queanbeyan Fire Brigade arrived at the recent Glen View sawmill fire water pressure was barely sufficient to permit a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Organise for Fires, Flood, Council Urged Alderman’s Plan to Give Help in on Emergency
Formation of a municipal emergency committee to help in time of fire, [?]flood or storm was advocated by Aid. C. Webber at last week’s meeting of Queanbeyan Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fighting Bushfires Scouts Offer to Help
The local Scouts’ Association has offered to provide assistance in the event of bush fires and other outbreaks, the Town Clerk…
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