Auxil Unit for Fire Brigade
Queanbeyan Municipal Council has equipped a fire fighting unit for use on grass and other suitable, fires within the municipality…
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Fires & bushfires, 1955
51 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3
Traffic Diverted of Lake George Smoke From Coast Fires Caused Concern Locality
Heavy smoke haze which caused caused a great deed of concern throughout the district over the weekend, was carried from the South Coast although there was a small fire along the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Threat at Bungendore Garbage Depot
A lire which threatened property on the estate of the late John Chinnery last Monday week was lit on the Bungendore…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →‘Fire Prevention Everybody’s Business” Graziers Urged to Concentra on Preventing Fires
“No matter what [?] the other aspects of fire, [?] preventing fires from starting [?] Mr. R. H. Luke (Fire Control…
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The certain of Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade (Mr. Ray Morton) yesterday praised the fire consciousness of townspeople…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Q’beyan Bakery Damaged by Fire
The roof and ceiling of Mr. Henderson’s Bakery in Hayes Street was considerably damaged in a fire which occurred there on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Resident Ignored Regulations, Fined £12 Kept Fire Alight in Banned Period
A man who disobeyed the regulations imposing a ban on lighting and sustaining fires in the open during the summer months was fined £12 at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Carnical Training Squad Fiasco Rugby Union Selectors Under Fire From Clubs
The action of the ACT Rugby Union selectors in including fourteen Canberra Royals players in training squad named to train for selection in the zone team al the country carnival at Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Damage in Sawmill Fire Loss in Last Night’s Big Blaze may Total £50,000; Joinery Works Gutted
Firemen of the Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade battled all night long with a blaze which completely [?]utted the joinery works at Denoghoe & Hopkins’ sawmill last night. Damage, conservatively estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →PMG Enquires into Report of Sawmill Fire
An enquiry conducted by [?] Department immediately after the fire which destroyed the joinery works at Donoghoe and…
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WHEN PETROL on a truck caught fire at Commonwealth Motors’ service Station, Canberra, yesterday, the driver, Geoffrey Rudd of Queanbeyan, drove the blazing vehicle away to a safe distance. His cool action prevented the blaze spreading to the service station and nearby…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electrical Fire
Queanbeyan Fire Brigade was called ti an electrical fire in the [?] of Mr A [?] in Molongio Street about 4.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Helmet Believed to be Souvenired
While fireman battled with the blaze which destroyed the joinery works at Donoghoe and Hopkiss’ sawmill on April…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Engineer Under Fire From Councillors Speedup Urged in Shire Works
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has asked its engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) to speed up various projects throughout the Shire and to make fuller use of the expensive road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Back in Production 17 Days After Fire Joinery Works Back in Production Fire-gutted Workshop Rebuilt in Two Weeks
The joinery workshop at Dohoghoe & Hopkins’ sawmill In McQuoid Streets Queanbeyan, which was destroyed by fire on April 18, is back in production after only 17 days. The new…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brigade Checks Monaro Street Fire Hazards
A complete inspection of all the building in Monaro Street was made by the Queanbey[?]n Fire Brigade…
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Queanbeyan Fire Brigade was called to a fire at Mr. Allan Reid’s Tharwa Road butchery on Sunday night…
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A 13-year-old [?] the face and eyes when a cracker exploded in her face on Empire night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chimney Fire
Members of Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade were called from drill practise at about 9.10 Thursday night to a chimney fire…
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