Bush Fire Rages Near Lake George
Flames lean, up the bark of trees as the disastrous fire sweeps towards Lake George on Monday fanned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1957
78 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4
Home Gutted in Morning Blaze
Fire completely gutted a six-room fibro mid weatherboard house in Crest Road Queanbeyan, early yesterday morning. The house was situated in a prominent position high on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Ban Extended to Jan. 22
The total ban on the lighting of fires of any description in the open in New South Wales has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire Destroys Two Homesteads Stock Loss Heavy
A homestead an unoccupied house, outbuildings fodder stacks, rich pasture land, miles of fencing and hundreds of head of stock were destroyed in a disastrous bush fire which raced an area between Sutton and Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Michelago Grass Fire
THIS FIRE destroyed several thousand acres of grazing land at Michelago on Saturday before Bush Fire Brigades brought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →President of Shire Praises Fire Fighters
Yarrowlumla Shire President, Cr. P. J. B. Osborne, in his report to yesterday’s Council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Fighters’ Prompt Action Averts Big Disaster at Michelago
A bush fire near Michelago on Saturday afternoon raged through several thousand acres of grazing land, and destroyed fencing and stock before being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevent Bush Fires
The extreme nature of the bush fire danger existing throughout the entire area calls for the fullest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Residents Fight Ginninderra Grass Fire Fire Near Hall Burns Big Area
A big grass fire swept through about 5,000 acres of grassland in the Ginninderra area yesterday afternoon and, at one stage, threatened the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires South-west of Brindabella
Tow bush fires, burning fiercely in mountain country about 20 miles south-west of Brindabella, on the western…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brigade Called to Three Fires
The Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade received three calls on Friday and Saturday, two of which could easily have developed into major fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Unit for Council
Queanbeyan Municipal Council decided at its meeting on Thursday to purchase “Finsbury” fire-fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Inspector to Visit Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade will have a visit tomorrow from the new Goulburn District Fire Inspector (Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan Man Designs New Type of Fire Unit
A Queanbeyan man has applied for patent rights on a new type of mobile fire unit. He is Mr. Alby McInnes of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Stock Loss in Huge Fire 40,000 Acres Razed in Jeir-Gundaroo Area
Stock losses are expected to be very heavy as the result of a bush fire, which burnt out 40,000 acres of grazing country between Murrumbateman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inspection Of Fire Brigade Earns Praise
Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade personnel and equipment were highly praised by Inspector H. Clay, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Check On Cause Of Grass Fires
Queanbeyan police are investigating the cause of a grass [?] which burned an area [?] about six acres near the Ampol,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brigades Fight Another Fire Near Michelago
Over 50 acres of grass and timber were destroyed in fire a few miles south of Michelago on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Rages Near Gidleigh
Fanned by a stiff easterly wind, a ragging bush fire yesterday afternoon razed several thousand acres of scrub and grazing country between Bungendore and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brigade Called To Town Fires
Late last [?] Queanbeyan Fire Brigade received a call to a fire at a [?] in Yass Road, the property of Mr…
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