Fire protection scheme endorsed in principle
The NSW Bush Fire Committee has approved in principles a proposal for the establishment of a Fire Protection Scheme on the Southern Tablelands. This was advised at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1966
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Historical feature Queanbeyan’s Biggest Fire Monaro Street, 1923
THE THREE PICTURES ABOVE show the scene in Monaro Street on the morning after the fire, with the smouldering ruins of the four business premises. In the left background is the Royal Hotel, as it looked in those…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fire Brigade Working Bee
Members of the Captain’s Flat Bush Fire Brigade held a working bee at the brigade shed last Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire scheme approved
The Fire Protection Scheme proposed for the Southern Tablelands and Monaro has been approved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →‘Slipping back and back’ ’Phone service again under fire
Queanbeyan’s telephony service again under critical review at last night’s meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. G. McKinnon, manager…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush fire co-operation by railway
The Railways Department has given Yarrowlumla Shire Council an assurance of its maximum co-operation in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Captain’s Flat News Fire Leaves a Family Homeless
A fire early last Wednesday morning completely destroyed the house being occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John Graham and their four children…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Disused Stables
QUEANBEYAN Volunteer Fire Brigade was, out to its first fire for some time on Wednesday afternoon when a disused piggery and stables on Pound Hill were partially destroyed. The brigade pumped water from its new engine to extinguish the blaze as there is no reticulated supply in the area. The fireman pictured is Mr. Col Ross, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire alarm at garage
A number of new motor vehicles were hurriedly removed from the showroom of Genge’s Garage in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade on the Ball
Quick action by members of Bungendore Bush Fire Brigade last night saved a Housing Commission cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigade Prepares
With the approach of the new bush fire season (which officially commences on October 1), the Captain’s Flat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Captain’s Flat News Fire at the Workers’ Club
A fire which started just after midnight on Saturday caused extensive damage to the interior of the Captain’s…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News For The Man On The Land Bush Fire Danger Period revoked
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has revoked the Bush Fire Danger Period, which comes into force throughout the State tomorrow, until October 31. As a result of recent rains…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Fire Brigade meeting
The annual meeting of the Captain’s Flat Bushfire Brigade was held on Thursday last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prepare for Fire Control
The Queanbeyan District Agronomist, Mr. W. N. Wright, has advised land-holders that now is the time…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man escapes in fire at motel
A man escaped through a bathroom window when fire partially gutted a unit at the Sunshine Motel, Uriarra…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire bush fire brigades prepare for new season
YarrowlumIa Shire Council bush, fire brigades yesterday had a general discussion on fire fighting methods and control in preparation for the coming season…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For the Man on the Land Shire bush fire radio held as example to other state networks
Yarrowlumla Shire Council’s bush fire radio network, has been held throughout New South Wales as an example of what can be done with little effort. This was stated by Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Woman puts out fire in kitchen
A Queanbeyan women on Tuesday afternoon extinguished a fire which broke out in her kitchen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →$23,000 grant for fire trails
The NSW Government has made an initial grant of $23,000 to the recently formed and approved Monaro Fire Protection Association…
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