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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1967

63 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4

Fire danger growing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1967 · page 6

The bush fire danger in the district was likely to become extreme between January-March, the Agriculture…

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Quiet time for fire brigade over holidays

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 January 1967 · page 1

Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade experienced a very quiet time over the Christmas-New Year period…

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Bush Fire Warning

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1967 · page 6

The Bush Fire Committee met this week and has issued a special warning in connection with the growing…

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Hoskinstown gets new fire tanker

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1967 · page 5

Hoskinstown Bush Fire Brigade has taken delivery of a new fire tanker purchased from the NSW Forestry…

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Delegates at Busk Fire School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1967 · page 1

About 50 delegates from neighbouring shire councils and bush fire brigades attended a demonstration and…

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No Telephone Voluntry fire captain may resign

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1967 · page 1

The captain of Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade, Mr. Col Ross, may be forced to resign because the PMG…

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Council donates $200 - R.S.L. $100 Appeals Launched for Fire Relief

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 February 1967 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has opened an appeal to assist victims of this week’s disastrous bush fires in Southern Tasmania with a donation of $200. A special meeting of the…

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$800 donated for fire relief

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 February 1967 · page 1

Cash donations in Queanbeyan to provide relief for victims of the disastrous bush in Southern Tasmania last week have reached almost $800…

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Fire relief fund reaches $622

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 February 1967 · page 1

The appeal launched by the Mayor (Ald. F. E. Land ) to provide relief for victims of the disastrous Tasmanian bush fires last week, had reached $622 this morning…

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Red Cross donates $200 to fire appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 February 1967 · page 3

At the meeting of the Queanbeyan branch of the Red Cross Society on Wednesday, $200 was sent to the N.S.W. Division headquarters to help' with Tasmanian, relief…

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Fire appeal Touching donation

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 February 1967 · page 1

Contributions from the pupils of St. Gregory’s and Marist Bros.’ schools have, helped swell the Mayor’s…

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Tasmanian Fire Appeal Growing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1967 · page 1

The Mayor’s Tasmanian Fire Relief Appeal still continues to grow following donations received since…

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Lions give $400 to fire appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1967 · page 6

The Queanbeyan Lions Club has made a donation of $400 to the Tasmanian Fire Appeal…

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Apex sent $6,000 for fire relief

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1967 · page 4

It was revealed at the last 5 meeting of the Apex Club of Queanbeyan that $6,000 had been sent to Tasmania for…

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Fire appeal to close on

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1967 · page 1

The Mayor’s appeal to assist victims of the recent Tasmanian bush fires has reached $1,413 following…

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Shops Gutted in Early Morning Blaze Good Save by Brigade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 March 1967 · page 1

All that remained of a Monaro Street fashion centre and women’s hairdressing salon yesterday morning was this fire blackened shell of woodwork, twisted iron and the charred remains of equipment…

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Fire Appeal Closes at $1,426-49

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 March 1967 · page 1

The appeal launched by the Mayor (Aid. F. E. Land) to assist Tasmanian bushfire victims, has been closed at…

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More donations to Fire Appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1967 · page 1

Three further donations have been acknowledged by the Municipal Council to the Tasmanian Bushfire Relief…

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Bush Fire Near Sutton

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 23 March 1967 · page 1

A bushfire near Sutton yesterday burnt out about 250 acres of grazing land before it was brought under…

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Burbong Bush Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1967 · page 2

A bushfire near Burbong on Sunday afternoon was brought under control before it could do much damage…

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