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Illawarra · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

13 stories in Illawarra's papers

Fire at Jamberoo. Mr. Thos. Graham Burnt Out

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

About three o'clock yesterday morning a disastrous fire broke out in an 8-roomed cottage occupied by Mr. Thos. Graham, and…

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Albion Park Budget. Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

A disastrous fire occurred at Jamberoo at 3 o'clock on Friday morning the residence of Mr. T. Graham, with nearly all effects being totally…

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Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 6

The fire cry was at its very height at Albion Park on Tuesday and Wednesday last. On the first-mentioned day a fire broke out in the vicinity…

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Bush Fires at Albion Park

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 2

The great heat on Wednesday was responsible for two outbreaks of fire in the vicinity of Albion Park, and had it not been for the…

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Coming Without Fire. The "Econocooker.'

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 3

Every person concerned in the cooking of food knows bow much time is spent in watching the food and guarding against burning, boiling over, and…

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Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 2

At about 10.30 on Saturday night just as the large concourse of people who usually attend the various picture shows were wending their way…

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Fire at Wollongong

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 2

At about 10.15 on Saturday night last a fire broke out in the premises occupied by the I.X.L. Skirt Company (R. L. Davis, manager) and…

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The Fire Station

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 7

The following is the correspondence received by the secretary of the Citizens' Association on the above subject :—…

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Another Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred in Crown-street this morning about one o'clock, in a fruit shop occupied by J. Barrett, which was practically…

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Fire at Woonona. Two Cottages Burned Down

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 2

Two cottages in Russell-street Woonona, were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The fire broke out at about 10 o'clock in Mr. A…

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Correspondence. Wollongong Fire Station. (To the Editor)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 3

Dear Sir,—Deferring to a discussion at a recent meeting of the Citizens' Association, as reported in your last issue, regarding the plans of the new…

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Burnt Out

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 2

Mr. Wesley Binks, son of Mr. Thos. Binks of Sedgeford, Broughton Village, had the misfortune to be burnt out about a week or so…

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Wollongong Fire Station

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1913 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. Jas. Dean) to-day had an interview with Mr. G. H. Dadd, divisional officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, who informed…

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