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Illawarra · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1919

24 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 2

Four Motor Cars on Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 6

Whilst coming down the Bulli Pass on Saturday four motor cars were on fire simultaneously. The cars held delegates from the Australian Federal…

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Four Motor Cars on Fire

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1919 · page 2

Whilst coming down the Bull pass recently four motor cars were in fire simultaneously. The cars held delegates from the Australian Federal…

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Fires

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 5

On Saturday morning at about two o'clock, a call was received at the local Fire Station from the night officer at the Wollongong railway station…

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Two Fires

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 5

On Saturday morning at 10 minutes to 2 o'clock Captain Gleeson, of the Wollongong Fire Station; received a call to a fire at Buckland and Co.'s coach…

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