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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires
37 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2
Useful rains which fell during December have lessoned the bushfire hazard to some extent hut a few days of really hot weather could dry out the grass and vegetation rapidly. The Acting Superintendent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Yarrowlumla Shire Council is in agreement with a suggestion that all fire fighting equipment in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Tharwa Progress Association has called a special meeting for Friday next, February 13, with the object…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At approximately 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday. the Queanbeyan Fire Brigade received a call but on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At approximately 6.30 p.m. last Saturday Mr. Ventry (Vin) pye, of Dalton was returning home…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to a fire in a Park Street resident’s back yard about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted an explanation from its engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Slight damage was caused to the wall and ceiling of an Alice Street home last night when a flu pipe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another fire apparently caused by the faulty installation of a flu pipe from a combustion stove occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir, — I wish to let the “nice boys'” who have a habit of setting alight to bon fires other children have made, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captain’s Flat Bush Fire Brigade came in for some criticism at the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Despite the severe frosts , which have been prevalent on Friday Saturday and Sunday nights. Empire Day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire at the home of Mr. Gordon in Oaks, Estate recently caused considerable damage to the contents of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Referring to recent criticism levelled at the Captain’s Flat Bush Fire Brigade, the president ( Mr. L. Bladen ) said at the weekend that his brigade at all times made regular test of its equipment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A recent amendment to the Bush Fire Act gives more power to councils in respect to bush fire danger periods. Information to this effect was received at the last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Only slight damage was caused in the three fires which occurred in Queanbeyan over the weekend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Captain’s Flat Busk Fire Brigade is responsible for the fighting of fires With in the township of Captain’s Flat. This has been indicated in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. & .Mrs. Marcelo Mihalic, victims of Queanbeyan’s tragic fire on Wednesday, with their surviving daughter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Queanbeyan Fire Brigade was called to a fire at a piggery situated on Yass Road at about 9 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan police are conducting inquiries into the circumstances Surrounding two fires in a…
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