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Illawarra · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1940

53 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 3

Kiama Fire Brigade

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 1

Inspector Neville, of the Board of Fire Commissioners, visited Kiama on Wednesday, and carried out an inspection of the local Brigade…

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Kiama Fire Brigade

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 3

Captain W. R. Holden, of the Kiama Fire Brigade wishes it to be understood that the Brigade is not allowed to go outside the boundary of…

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Bush Fires

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 3

Bush fires have started earlier than ususal this season, and considerable damage has already been done in the Blue Mountains area. The R.A.C.A…

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Bush Fire Danger Need For Precautions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 2

Owing to the exceptionally dry weather conditions prevailing, the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has Issued an urgent appeal to Shire…

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Kiama Fire Brigade

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1940 · page 3

In a recent issue we published, at the request of the Kiama Fire Brigade a statement that the Brigade was unable to attend fires outside…

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Bush Fire Danger Need for Precautions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 16

Owing to the exceptionally dry weather conditions prevailing, the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to Shire…

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Bush Fires

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 10

Bush fires burned along the ranges during the week, but did not endanger any private property being mostly Confined td the bush country…

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Boy Scouts 1st Fairy Meadow Opening Camp Fire Concert

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 9

The first Camp fire Concert organised by che 1st Fairy Meadow Troop was held on Fern Hill football ground last Tuesday evening, when…

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Fire at Kembla

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 14

A bush fire threatened many homes at Kembla Heights on Sunday and Wollongong' brigade and volunteers from the township fought the…

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Bush Fires

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 11

Bush fires raged over the week end and early this week at Kembla Heights. The oldest residents in that part…

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Fire Brigade

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 12

Two public meetings were held on Thursday of last week—one at Mount Kembla and the other at Kembla Heights—with the object of forming a…

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Fire at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 13

About 3 a.m. to-day Wollongong Fire Brigade attended an outbreak of fire at No. 3 Loftus street, Wollongong, premises occupied by Mr…

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Fire at Cafe

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 10

Very little damage was done at the Civic Cafe last Saturday when a petrol stove burst into flames. Due to the prompt action of several naval…

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