Fire at Marshall Mount
A fire occurred on the property of Mr. S. Pearson, of Marshall Mount, on Tuesday. The outbreak is said to have commenced in a hay shed, and…
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The Wollongong Fire Brigade received a call on Monday afternoon to premises in Bourke Street, occupied by Mr. Hewlett White. It was found that…
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A weatherboard cottage in Wentworth Road, used as a residence and maternity dome and owned by Peter John Peterson, was totally destroyed…
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A tremendous blaze was responsible for completing destroying the building und contents, of the seven-roomed residence in Wentworth Road, Port…
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The Wollongong Fire Brigade was, responsible for another fine save on Saturday evening when a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Quin…
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The Wollongong Fire Brigade received a call at 9.80 o'clock last night to a fire in H. Deep's steam laundry, in Gladstone Avenue. The firemen…
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The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. (The Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C.) visited Wellington on the 1st September, 1927, and met the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Dapto. Three Premises Destroyed
The most disastrous fire in the history of Dapto, occurred last Monday morning at 3 a.m. The conflagration resulted ia the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As Hard As Rock. Scientific Building Material. Checks fire and Insect Pests
As thousands of property owners know to their cost, too many homes are built without a thought to the risk of destruction or damage by fire, white…
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When natives of the Kei Islands in the East Indies are away on a long voyage, a sacred fire is kept up the whole time of their absence by their…
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On Saturday evening a weatherboard cottage in Raymond Road, Thirroul, was gutted by fire. The property was owned by Mr. E. Round, Thirroul, and…
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The regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night was presided over by the Vice-president (Mr. A. Heard), in the unavoidable absence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Outbreak of Fire. at Wollongong
A serious fire broke out at the premises occupied by Bennett and Wood, in Crown Street, Wollongong, on Wednesday night. Captain Gleeson, of the…
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The fact that five outbreaks of fire have occurred at Wollongong of late, the origin [?]f which appear to be on similar lines, has given rise to…
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Captain Gleeson, of the Wollongong Fire Brigade, states that at every fire the Brigade is hampered owing to the fire hydrants being covered by road material, in some instances by bitumen. At Saturday's fire he could not locate the hydrant which is known to exist in front of the building where the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coroner's Court. Fire at Freemasons' Hotel
At the Wollongong Courthouse on Monday, the District Coroner (Mr. Prior, S.M.) conducted an inquiry into the origin of the fire at the…
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