Bush Fires
The bush fires on Wednesday extended right along the mountain range from Corrimal to Bulli. A large area of bush was swept. At night the fires…
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Bush Fires District Enveloped in Haze
A dense haze enveloped the whole of the district owing to the bush fires which are raging in the mountains. Only the top of Mount Keira could be…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Colliery Idle Owing to Bush Fire
Bulli Colliery is idle today as a result of the fire on the mountainside last night damaging the line which conveys electric power to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fires
On Thursday and Friday there were several bush fires at the back of Jamberoo, one on Mr. Hugh Fredericks' property and another near the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. Houses Destroyed
Fairly extensive damage was caused by bush fires in the Jamberoo and Albion Park districts on Friday night last and two horses were destroyed, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extensive Bush Fires Township Threatened
During the week extensive bush fires have been raging at Yellow Rock, and on Friday, at "Greenmount," the residence of Miss L. McGill was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Corrimal Chatter Rush Fires
Corrimal Fire Brigade was called out on Tuesday to a bush fire at Russell Vale, which appeared to endanger houses in the vicinity. A large tree…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Careless Use of Fire
The N.R.M.A. reminds motorists that when on tour they are required to conform with the provisions of the Careless Use of Fires Act and the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fires at Pt. Kembla A.i. & S. Ltd. and Brickworks
What is believed to have been a short circuit in the electric wires at the Switchboard of the Newbold Silica Brickworks at Port Kembla on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bush Fires. Albion Park Threatened
The most serious of the recent bush fires in this district broke out soon after mid-day on Tuesday at O'Keefe's Hill near the Manse at Albion Park…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Stack Fire Newcastle
It is expected that the work of removing the coal which has ignited in the 10,000-ton coal dump near Catherine Hill Bay will occupy at least a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arms Felt as if on Fire. Nights of Agony with Neuritis
She had tried so many "remedies"—always without result—that she had little faith in anything. But finally something induced her to try Kruschen…
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Edgar Barker pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving a fire unextinguished on the Wollongong Road, Port Kembla…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Failed to Extinguish a Fire
Edgar Barker was charged with leaving a fire unextinguished. He pleaded guilty. Constable Mosely stated on Nov. 9,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corrimal Chatter Fires
The Corrimal Fire Brigade, under Captain Sunderland, received a call at 4 a.m. last' Saturday morning to a house in Wardle St., Bellambi, owned…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wollongong Fire Brigade
At the conclusion of the last drill of the year, on Thursday evening, Substation Officer Howell and Mrs. Howell invited the men to go upstairs, and…
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