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Illawarra · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1931

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

Fire in Police Cell

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 3

Thomas Smith was charged with (1) behaving in a riotous manner in Wentworth St., Port Kembla, (2) using indecent language near Military Road…

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Fire Brigades. Important Conference at Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 1

At a convention of members of Hie Volunteer Fire Brigades of the Southern District of the State, held at Junee on July 11, it was decided to revive…

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Coledale FIRE

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 14

The sharp call of the fire bell brought residents from their beds about midnight last Sunday, and there was a great deal of dismay…

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Coledale Fire. Mr. Tuckerman's Store. Everything Destroyed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 1

The general store owned and conducted by Mr. C. Tuckerman at Coledale, was the centre of commercial activity in that locality until last Sunday night,…

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That Coledale Fire (To the Editor)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 5

Sir,—Referring to your correspondent (name not mentioned) in issue of "South Coast Timse" dated 28th August, in regard to fire at Coledale…

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Metropolitan Fire Brigades v Wests Combined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 8

Wollongong Showground will not be without its fixture to-morrow, as Metropolitan Fire Brigades—one of the leading teams in the City Houses…

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Wollongong Western Suburbs v Metropolitan Fire Brigade

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 9

The first grade fixture for the Wollongong Showground on Saturday will be Wollongong Western Suburbs v Metropolitan Fire Brigade. It should…

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Fire Brigade Too Good

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 11

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade, who played a Union code, defeated Western Suburbs at the Showground on Saturday by 23 to 14…

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WESTS v Fire Brigade

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 7

Last Saturday on the showground, [?]eropolitan Fire Brigades beat Western Suburbs 23 to 14 after [?]rd and rugged game. The…

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Fire Walkers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 10

A Bloemfontein paper records that A. P. Cummins and H. Hartzakes, leaders of the Spiritual Brotherhood Church, responded to a challenge by…

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Fire at "Middlemount."

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 2

Mr. J. Walsh, of Middlemount," Druwalla, Jamberoo, has had a rough spin of late. In the flood he lost ten head of valuable stock and on Friday…

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Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 6

A fire broke out in the early hours this morning in an untenanted house in Gilbert Street, Corrimal, owned by Mr. P. Comonsoli…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 6

As reported in our last issue a cottage was completely gutted by fire on Thursday night. It was owned by Mr Peter Comensoli of Gosford, and was…

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Disastrous Fire

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred at Berry early on Sunday morning when that homo of Mr. and Mrs. T, McLay was burnt to the ground. The whole of the…

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Setting Fire to a Dwelling

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 10

William Martin Rogers was charged with maliciously setting fire to a dwelling house at Bulli on December 1st, 1931…

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Church Destroyed by Fire. Methodist Building at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 7

The Methodist Church at Port Kembla was destroyed by n fire which Imppened in mysterious circumstances at about 5 a.m. on Saturday morning…

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