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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1961

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Captain’s Flat News N.S.W. Fire Commissioner Visits The Flat

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1961 · page 6

Mr. Craig, of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners visited Captain’s Flat to inspect the…

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Grass Fire In Gilmore Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 September 1961 · page 1

A grass fire this afternoon burnt out a small area at the top of Gilmore Road before it was brought under…

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Fire Damages Utility Truck

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 September 1961 · page 1

Fire yesterday extensively damaged a utility truck, the property of Mr. H. Richten, of 91 Sunnybar…

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County Under Fire Municipal Floral Festival and Floral Festival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 October 1961 · page 1

The Southern Tablelands County Council has come under heavy fire from two Queanbeyan bodies this week—the Municipal Council and the Floral Festival Committee. The Municipal Council has…

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Bush Fire Danger Periods Revoked

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 October 1961 · page 5

Both the Queanbeyan Municipal Council and the Yarrowlumla Shire Council have revoked the Bush Fire…

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Brigade Called To Grass Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1961 · page 1

Members of the Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade were called out at 2.20 p.m. today to a grass fire…

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Bush Fire Danger Periods

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night decided to revoke the Bush Fire Danger Period until…

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Bush Fire Danger Period in Force

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1961 · page 6

The Bush Fire Danger Period is now in operation within the Shire of Yarrow-lumla, and lighting of fires in the open, without a permit is prohibited…

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Brigade Called To Chimney Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1961 · page 2

Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out at 1.40 p.m. today to a chimney fire in a home at 91…

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Bush Fire Period Now in Force

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 November 1961 · page 1

The Bush Fire danger period comes into force in the Municipality of -Queanbeyan from tomorrow…

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Car Partly Damaged by Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 December 1961 · page 1

A car was partly destroyed by fire in Crawford Street early on Sunday afternoon…

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