Prevention Week starts Monday Common sense pan prevent fire tragedy
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1971 · page 10
The officer-in-charge of Queanbeyan Brigade, Mr. A. L. Vandine, said today that fire tragedies were becoming a growing menace in the Australian way of life…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire burns out sixty acres
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1971 · page 1
About 60 acres of bushland were burnt out in a fire on the Ridgeway Estate, Bungendore…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1971 · page 5
Bungendore Bush Fire Brigade is not going to be caught napping as the district faces one of the most threatening summer periods for years…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 November 1971 · page 6
A fire on Sunday night damaged the cafe attached to the Caltex Service Station on the corner of…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 November 1971 · page 18
The Monaro Bush Fire Prevention Association will receive a grant of $37,000 in respect of the current financial year. This has been announced by Mr…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 December 1971 · page 16
The Warwick Farm trained galloper Jet Blaze could be the danger in the feature event, the Parkway Motel Welter, at tomorrow afternoon’s meeting of Queanbeyan Racing Club. Jet Blaze was well…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Members apathetic Bush fire brigade may seek a special rate
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 December 1971 · page 11
There is increasing support within Queanbeyan District Bushfire Brigade for a request to Yarralumla Shire Council to strike a special rate to overcome lack of support by members in paying subscriptions…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 December 1971 · page 3
Queanbeyan Fire Brigade was called out on Wednesday afternoon after a fire broke out in a car…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 December 1971 · page 12
Yarrowlumla Shire Councillors are favourably disposed towards a proposal that the shire makes provision in the general fund for bush fire brigade maintenance and expenses…
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