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Illawarra · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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

Eleven Fires Police Suspicious

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 5

Eleven fires have broken out in Stuart Park, Wollongong, at short intervals, and under circumstances which caused the police to be very suspicious…

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Those Fires Youth Before Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 August 1935 · page 15

Following on the enquiries of Constables Debney and Barwick into the various outbreaks of grass fires in Wollongong during the past three…

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Fire Brigade Katoomba Competition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 15

A well attended and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Mayor's rooms on Wednesday evening to consider ways and means of raising…

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Wollongong Fire Brigade. to Visit Katoomba

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 5

A public meeting was held in the Mayor's Room, Wollongong, on Wednesday night for the purpose of enlisting public support for the members of…

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Unanderra News Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 7

On Tuesday afternoon the residence of Mr. L. Carr, Unanderra, together with contents, was totally destroyed by fire. This means a very severe loss…

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Fire At Uuanderra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 10

About 3.15 on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. L. Carr, of Unanderva, lost by fire his home, furniture and personal belongings, and it is understood there…

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Fire Alarm

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 18 September 1935 · page 2

The Kiama Fire Brigade was called out at about ten o'clock on Monday morning, but fortunately found that their services were required for…

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Fire District

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 10

The New South Wales Government Gazette notifies that the Board of Fire Commissioners, with the consent of the Minister, applies the provisions of…

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Fire at Bulli Home Totally Destroyed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 10

At about 12.45 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Frank Makin was awakened at his residence in George's Avenue, Old Bulli by a loud crackling…

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Bush Fires

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 10

Bush fires were in evidence all along the mountain range yesterday. at the back of Corrimal and south Bulli Mines a large area of countryside was…

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Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 11

At 2 a.m. on Monday a boatshed at Tallawarra Point, Lake Illawarra was, destroyed by fire, together with a half cabin launch, built of cedar, which was…

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Fire Brigade

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 11

The official handing oyer of the new fire engine took place on wednesday night in the present of Cr. Shipp, president of central Illawarr Shire…

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Suspected Burglary. Southall's Woonona Garage Night Watchman Fires Shots

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 5

The quietness of the southern end of Woonona in the early hours of Wednesday morning was disturbed by the firing of shots. The local…

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Fire at Woonona. Shop Destroyed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 10

Mrs. Moore, wife of the licensee of the Royal Hotel at Woonona, was awakened at about 3 o'clock yesterday morning, by a crackling noise, and, on…

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Committed for Trial Fire at Coniston

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 18

Bendon Gleeson was charged with maliciously setting fire to the dwelling house and occupied by Denis Kelleher at Coniston on Nov. 22nd…

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Port Kembla Fire Brigade. High Kfficiency Figures

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 7

Although Port Kembla Fire Brigade did not win any of the events at the annual demonstration at Katoomba recently, it maintained a high…

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Fire Brigade Social. and Presentations

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1935 · page 3

The Kiama Fire Brigade held a social evening at the Station on Tuesday after the usual practice, the occasion being the farewelling of Fireman Fred Lucas,…

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