Driving pastures increase fire-risk
Pastures which dried off late in November and during December now represent a bush fire risk and could remain so until the autumn…
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Fires & bushfires, 1965
61 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4
Two fatalities marred holidays Bush and grass fire outbreaks
Two fatalities in road accidents on the Federal Highway marred an otherwise fairly quiet Christmas-and New Year holiday period in the Queanbeyan Police district. The first fatality occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State faces most serious Bush Fire period in history
The Chief Secretary, Mr. C. A. Kelly, says the Bush Fire Committee had reported to him that the State was facing one of the most serious bush fire periods in its history…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Pumping Fire Engine
The Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. has approved the allocation to Queanbeyan of a new Ford Thames motor pumping fire engine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Co-operation in reporting fire outbreaks
Queanbeyan District Bush Fire Brigade has sought the assistance of the. public in: immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rural Fire Fighting High pressure fog techniques
(The third of a series of articles written by professional Queanbeyan fireman exclusively for the benefit of “Age” readers). To the layman high pressure as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Quickly Controlled
Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade members, with the aid of the bush fire tanker held at the fire station,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reduced ’phone rentals for fire brigades
The Postal Department is empowered under the telephone regulations to grant a 25 per cent reduction in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Total fire ban for holiday weekend Extreme Danger
A total ban on the lighting of fires in the open has been imposed by the Chief Secretary, Mr. C. A. Kelly, it came into effect at 9 p.m. last night and will continue until Sunday night. The high fire danger is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enquiries into series of fires
Queanbeyan police are conducting enquiries into a series of grass fires on the bank of the Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prompt action halts bushfire
Quick action by bushfire officials quickly brought a fire under control about four miles south of Queanbeyan yesterday afternoon before any damage had been caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Controlled
The alertnes of bush fire units was evident on Wednesday afternoon when rural brigades brought under control a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire fighters kept busy
Fire fighters in Queanbeyan and the immediate surrounding area had a busy time on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Temporary dwelling razed by fire
A temporary dwelling in Henderson Road was razed by fire during the early hours of yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Total ban on fires
The bush fire danger is extreme at the moment and a total ban on the fighting of fires in the open is in force…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Total fire ban as near century conditions persist
A total ban on the lighting of fires in the open has been imposed as the heat wave conditions continue and Queanbeyan Council Officials ask residents to use water “intelligently.”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Grass Fire in Oaks Estate
SMOKE billows from yet another fire in the Oake Estate area, one of many in recent weeks The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire ban continues as countryside swelters Record Low Rainfall
A total ban on fires in the open is still in force in the district, as one of the driest and hottest periods on record continues. Weather bureaux can see no early relief from the heat and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News For The Man On The Land Ample dry stock feed despite rainless period Bushfire Warning
Despite the driest and one of the hottest periods on record during the past two months, ample dry feed is still available and maintaining stock.in good condition. This is stated in both the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outbreak Controlled Alertness of fire brigades
The alertness of bush fire authorities and brigades in the A.C.T. Queanbeyan district was shown yesterday when an outbreak off the Monaro Highway, about five miles from…
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