“Mr. Whippy” under fire from council
The organisation “Mr. Whippy,” which has been retailing in Queanbeyan for some time, has been under…
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Fires & bushfires, 1967
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Bush Fire Period Extended
Bushfire restrictions in the ACT, Shire of Yarrowlumla and Municipality of Queanbeyan have, been extended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire trail construction progressing favourably
Construction of trails under the Monaro Fire Protection Scheme is progressing favourably in all shires within the scheme. This was stated at the fast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Officer’s Praise for Brigades
Yatrowlumla Bushfire Control Officer, Mr. W. Horsburgh, has praised the fire fighters who brought a bushfire near Sutton under control on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →viailance will avoid fires
The risk of fire is an ever present one through the winter months when most home are heated by one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire at Scabbin’s Flat
Queanbeyan fire Brigade and police attended a fire which burnt out about 100 square yards of grass near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →$12,214 for bush fire equipment
An amount of $12,214-80 has been submitted by Yarrowlumla Shire Council as its requisition for equipment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Corners programme still under fire
Most Queanbeyan residents are still up in arms over the recent Four Corners presentation, in which Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires were deliberate
Three persons arrested by police and charged with stealing offences had admitted being responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crackers Cause Several Fires
Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade captain, Mr. Col Ross, today issued a warning in connection with the use of crackers and in relation to bonfires on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Biggest fire for 30 years
FLAMES billow from the roof of a furniture warehouse last night in Queanbeyan’s biggest fire in 30 years. A few…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Furniture valued at thousands of dollars lost in storage warehouse fire
Police and fire brigade officers said today it was impossible to assess the value of goods destroyed in last night’s Queanbeyan fire, which raged for two hours in a large furniture storage ware house in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Total loss declared in warehouse fire
Ah insurance assessor has declared goods stored in a Queanbeyan furniture storage warehouse, which was partially destroyed by fire on Monday night, as a total loss. This was indicated today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire brigade appreciative
Sir, — I would like to utilise the columns of your newspaper on behalf of myself and the members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First stage of bushfire prevention scheme finished
The first stage of a scheme providing for the construction of a comprehensive network of fire trails through some of Australia’s most rugged country on the Southern Tablelands and the Monaro, has been…
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Expenditure , by the Monaro Bush Eire Protection Association in its first year of operation on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man burnt in flat fire
A man suffered first degree burns to the face and hands yesterday afternoon when fire destroyed a bed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Grass and Scrub
A fire in grass and scrub between the East Queanbeyan industrial area and Bungendore Hill on Saturday…
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A building in the course of being demolished caught fire yesterday afternoon and was brought under control…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Fires Cause Little Damage
Two small fires attended by the Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade over, the past few days have caused; only…
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