Two Hours Two Fires
After a quiet week-end the Queanbeyan Fire Brigade and volunteer fire fighters had to combat two fires…
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Fires & bushfires, 1966
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Late Night Shopping Looks a Winter “Banks Under Fire ”
More than 3,000 men, women and children, from Canberra, Queanbeyan and surrounding areas, turned out for Queanbeyan’ first official Friday last shopping…
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A total fire ban is expected in the Queanbeyan area if current hot weather continues with no rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Protection Conference
The second conference of the Shire Councils involved in the proposed formation of a Southern Tablelands Fire…
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Yarrowlumla Shire Council has approved in principle an application from the Hoskinstown-Rossi Bush Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ban on Fires
A total ban on the lighting of fires in the open in Zone “E,” which includes the Municipality of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monaro Fire Prevention Scheme established
The Monaro Bu[?] Fire Protection Scheme, comprising the shires of Yarrowlumla, Tallaganda, Monaro and part of Snowy River and Bibbenluke, was formed at a conference in Queanbeyan on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£60,000 plan for fire prevention Monaro proposal
The Monaro Bush Fire Prevention Scheme, which was formed in Queanbeyan week, has submitted a plan to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Brigade’s Equipment Officer
The Captain’s Flat Bush Fire Brigade held a special meeting at the Captain’s Flat Hotel on Friday night. The special business on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man’s Clothes Catch on Fire
A 29-year-old Queanbeyan was admitted to hospital on Sunday afternoon suffering from first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flat Bush Fire Brigade installs two-way radio
The Captain’s Flat Bush Fife Brigade took delivery of their two-way radio last week and it has been installed in the Bush Fire Brigade’s truck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chamber’s most successful year Bush Fire Equipment Deadline
Queanbeyan Chamber of Commerce has had one of its most active and productive years, according to the president, Mr. J. Gardner. In a verbal report to last…
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The Bush Fire Danger Period in Queanbeyan and district ended at midnight last night and will not be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe loss to bush fire organisation
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has forwarded a letter of appreciation to Mr. Phil Gabel, who recently…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three men fined following fire
As the result of a fire which totally destroyed a [?]ut in the Queanbeyan Railway Goods Yard on Monday,…
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Shire Councils concerned with the Kosciusko State Park are seeking representatives on the management…
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Use of smoke floats by the RAAF on Lake George in helicopter air-rescue exercises will be discontinued as a result of complaints that the practice constitutes a bushfire danger…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brigade men talk fire fighting
The Fire Control Officer for Yarrowlumla Shire, Mr. Bill Horsburgh discussed fire fighting techniques with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before the Blaze
The fire engine (top) in use by the Queanbeyan Volunteer Brigade at the time of the big fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Four shops razed in Sunday morning blaze
The loud clanging of the fire-bell broke the Sunday morning stillnes in Queanbeyan at about 3.20 a.m. on February 25, 1923 and heralded in the destruction of four business places in Monaro Street. These, including Hill’s big store, were completely gutted and…
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