The Jerangle Fire
The day before New Yearâs Eve an electrical storm flashed across the angle hills, five miles from Captainâs Flat. The storm passed quickly and left behind…
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Fires & bushfires, 1968
34 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2
Quick thinking puts fire out
Quick thinking prevented a small utility from . being burnt out in Crawford Street on Tuesday…
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Bush fire brigade personnel throughout the district have been highly commended by the Bush Fire Control Officer of Yarrowlumla Shire council (Mr. W. horsburgh) for their Keenness and vigilance during the current high danger period…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man injured in fall from fire tanker
A bushfire lighter on his way to a fire near Michelago was injured when he fell from a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fires
Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out to two grass fires on Monday night which…
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Although the kitchen of the Royal Hotel Motel was extensively damaged [?] fire at about 4.50pm…
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A bushfire is reported to have broken out this afternoon in grass country adjacent to the Old…
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Fire trails being constructed in Yarrowlumla Shire by the Monaro Fire Protection Association are…
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Communications Officer of the NSW Bush Fire Committee Mr. Howard Freeman will visit…
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A Victorian resident who owns a block of land in Surveyor Street, Queanbeyan, was fined $15 and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News for the man on the land Huge expense in bush fire radio change-over
Bushfire brigades and organisations associated with the bushfire radio network are expected to be put to considerable expense within the next few years due to a complete changeover from existing equipment…
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Investigations have been carried out concerning the provision of more bushfire trails in…
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A small car which has been standing in Callum Street for some weeks, was completely gutted…
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Yarrowlumla Shire Council intends to build up a credit in its bush-fire equipment fund for…
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Bushfire trails have been constructed in the Butmaroo and Lake George Range areas of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News For The Man On The Land Yarrowlumla brigades invited Regional Fire School at Bateman’s Bay
Yarrowlumla Shire Council hopes to have a good representation from bushfire brigades in its area at the first Regional Fire School, to be held at Bateman’s Bay on August 21 and 22. This was indicated at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two units added to Bush Fire equipment
Two bush fire fighting units have been added recently to the range of officially approved fire-fighters supplied by Grazcos Co-operative Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire trial construction an outstanding project — says Shire president
“The construction of fire trails by the Monaro Fire Protection Association is one of the most worthwhile projects undertaken on the Southern Tablelands and Monaro in recent years.”…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Committee top heavy with govt. appointees
Moves are under way by shire councils throughout the State aimed at reconstituting the New South Wales Bush Fire Committee…
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The owners of lots 51 and 52, Ross Road, Queanbeyan, have been fined $15 in the Court of…
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