No More Fires
Tom Fowlie (pictured above) who has, just retired as a volunteer fireman after 33 years…
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Fires & bushfires, 1970
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Man believed dead in Michelago fire
A man is believed to have died in a fire which completely destroyed a weatherboard cottage at Michelago early this morning. Bones and ashes found in the gutted lounge room of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire depot fence again under fire
The Municipal Council has requested Yarrowlumla Shire Council to improve the appearance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Little damage in shop fire
Queanbeyan police, are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire which, broke out in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Act Bush Fire Season Closed
The ACT Bush Fire Council has decided not to extend the current fire season beyond February…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Caught fire after accident
A station sedan caught fire at about midnight last night shortly after being involved in an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Risk Reduced Mild conditions improve pastoral prospects
Mild conditions during February, as well as reducing the bush fire risk provided a continued growth of pastures in most areas and improved pastoral prospects for the autumn months. This was stated by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire spotter dies in hospital
A 25-year-old fire spotter who collapsed in a tower at Kowen Forest on Sunday, died in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire ban ends March 31st
Bush fire restrictions will be lifted within Yarrowlumla Shire from MArch 31 to coincide with…
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Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to seek the co-operation of ACT Bush Fire Council in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire fighting equipment demonstration
Manufactures of fire fighting equipment will conduct their annual demonstration next Friday at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Association now State’s biggest
The Monaro fire Protection Association, although it has only been functioning a comparatively short time, now covers the biggest area of any association in the State. The Bush Fire Officer,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Building
Fire on Tuesday afternoon destroyed the interior of an upholsterer’s shop in Crawford Street and its contents. The roof of two adjoining premised in the same…
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A permanent Station Officer is to take up duty within the next month with Queanbeyan Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush fire brigades gain representation on State Council
Bush fire brigades will have direct representation on the Bush Fire Council of NSW when amended legislation recently introduced into State Parliament by the Chief Secretary, Mr. E. A. Willis, MLA, becomes law…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →School May Become Bush Fire Depot
There appears little hope of Hoskinstown Public School ever re-opening, if an offer made by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Uniform bush fire periods
Uniform bush fire danger periods within the ACT and surrounding areas will be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Explosion danger in scrub fire
Members of Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade on Saturday, afternoon stopped a scrub fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lit fire on park bench
A fire lit on a bench in a picnic area adjacent to the Leagues’ Club has led to the appearance in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Uniform fire period expected
It is expected that a uniform closure of bush fire danger periods within the A.G.T. and…
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