Prevent Bush Fires Carelessness Costs Lives and Money
The following rules are suggested for the prevention of fire in bush and scrub territory:— 1. Matches.—Be sure that your…
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Wollongong Fire Brigade Annual Report Fires Over Holiday Period
Station Officer Howell has made available the following figures in regard to the work of the Brigade during 1939:—68 calls received to fires…
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Wollongong Fire Brigade reported a fairly quiet Xmas and New Year. Two false alarms were received, one on the Friday before Xmas and…
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On Thursday, January 4th, Cr. Thompson, Cr. Fackender and Mr. W. H. Mitchell (Shire Clerk) attended a meeting at Helensburgh and outlined…
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At their meeting on Wednesday night, the Kiama Council had before them a lengthy letter from the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, detailing the steps…
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At the Albion Park Show on Saturday it was amply demonstrated how quickly a small fire will spread into something larger and how necessary…
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Hundreds of people got a thrill out of a rather extensive bush fire which broke out on the Jennings Estate at West Wollongong, on…
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The Port Kembla fire brigade was called out on a number of occasions to extinguish grass fires, which have broken out in all parts of the district…
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"The Brighton" Boarding House, in Cliff-road, Wollongong, overlooking the harbour, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. The…
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At 9.56 a.m. on Wednesday, the Wollongong Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire at No. 8 Cliff Road, the premises being…
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The official half-yearly inspection of the Kiama Fire Brigade took place on Wednesday night, being conducted by Third Officer Parkes from Sydney…
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A splendid community spirit of help was shown at Shellharbour and Dunmore on Sunday last when a serious bushfire broke out shortly before…
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Wollongong has experienced its full share of bush and grass fires and had it not been for the splendid work of the local lire brigade…
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Bush fires have raged over many square miles on the ranges near the Bulli Pass during the week. As the result of a head on collision…
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Bush fires broke out in the ranges again last weekend. Bulli police were called to the back of the mountain, where the camp of…
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Smart work by Sergt. Murphy and several Corrimal men prevented serious damage when a bush fire broke out on the mountain side, near…
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While the present heat wave and drought continue many motorists are compelled to drive through areas where bushfires are burning close to the…
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The Wollongong Fire Brigade made a fast run over Mt. Keira-road on Friday last, when the Mount Kembla Colliery air shaft was in danger of…
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A fire which broke out in the grass and scrub near the Mt. Kemble Collieries fan shaft last Friday, threatened the shaft and nearby…
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Jamberoo has taken another progressive step, in the formation of a Volunteer Fire Brigade and judging by the enthusiasm displayed at the public…
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