Prohibitions on the Lighting, Maintenance or Use of Fires
The Chief Secretary (the Hon. C. A. Kelly, M.L.A.) announced today that the method for prohibiting the lighting, maintenance or use of fires in the open air…
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Fires & bushfires, 1961
51 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3
Brigade at Three Fires
Queanbeyan Volunteer fire brigade has answered three alarms to fires this week, none of which has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Danger Pasture If Heavy Pasture Growth Dries
The danger of bush fires in the later summer months, could become critical if a spell of hot weather dries out the lush pasture growth on the Southern Tablelands. , This warning has been given…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coaxial Cable Trench Prevents Bush Fire Outbreak
The coaxial cable trench acted as a fire break and prevented what could have been a big bush fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire In Munro Road
Queanbeyan volunteer Fire Brigade was quickly on the job yesterday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire In Heap Of Rubbish Today
Queanbeyan volunteer Fire Brigade was called out at 1.20 p.m. again today to attend a fire in Adams…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Doctor’s Home Damaged by Fire
The two-storey home of Dr. and Mrs P. G. Carter in Lowe Street, was severely damaged by fire late last Friday night The Carter family were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brigade Made ’Excellent Save’ In Kent Roof Fire Today
Members of the Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade made what has been described as an excellent save” this morning when they confined a fire in the Kent Private Hotel, in McQuoid Street, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rubbish Tip On Fire For Second Time
Queanbeyan’s Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out again early yesterday morning to another fire at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass in Yass Fire Road
A grass fire in Yass Road shortly before mid-day today burnt out about an acre of grass before it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Grass Fires Today
Queanbeyan’s Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to two grass fires this afternoon, but neither caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rubbish Fire In Isabella Street
Following a call to Walsh’s Hotel at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, members of the Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cellar Fire At Walsh‘s Hotel Causes Alarm
Smoke from a burnt-out electric motor in the cellar caused some consternation at Walsh’s [?]on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Fires Almost Simultaneous
Queanbeyan volunteer Fire Brigade received calls to two fires almost simultaneously on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Fire Calls Yesterday
Queanbeyan’s volunteer Fire Brigade has made a number of calls this week, but none were of a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wednesday’s Fire At Showground
Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to the showground late Wednesday afternoon after a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Threaten Cottages In Town Area
Homes were threatened in different parts of Queanbeyan early on Saturday afternoon, when two fires broke out, but quick action by firefighters prevented…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire In Butchers’ Shop
At 3.45 a.m. Mr. Hogan saw smoke coming from a point near [?] butcher shop…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fire At The Flat
A fire gutted the home of Mr. Les Price in Beverley Hills, on Friday night. By the time police and fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queanbeyan Electrical Development Under Fire Lively Discussion Follows Statement on Clerk’s Report
A report by the Clerk (Mr. J. P. Lundie) on electrical development in Queanbeyan and a subsequent statement on the report by ALd. J. E. Seiffart of Queanbeyan, touched off lively discussion at last…
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