Rubbish on Fire
On Friday last, while the Council's garbage lorry was, on the way to the tip, it was noticed that the contents were on fire, due to the…
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24 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
House Destroyed by Fire At Albion Park
About ten o 'clock yesterday (Tuesday) morning the house at Tongarra occupied by Mr. Frederick Zimmelman, Albion Park, was seen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Corrimal News Grass Fires
The Corrimal and Balgownie Fire Brigades attended a grass fire at Main rd., Fairy Meadow, on Tuesday. The fire endangered the Church of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bus Destroyed by Fire
A bus valued at £800, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The bus, which was owned by Mrs. Zillah Matthews, was in a garage at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£340 Lost in Fire
When a four roomed weather-board cottage at Tongarra, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning, £300 in notes and £40 worth of tax…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →House Destroyed by Fire
When his home was destroyed by fire at Tongarra on Tuesday morning, Mr. Fred Zimmick lost £340 in notes, which he had in a tin,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grass Fire At Kiama
There was quite a blaze along the railway embankment at the back of the Kiama Presbyterian Church on Thursday night soon after seven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Careless Use of Fire
At the Albion Park Police Court last week, before Mr. Pickup, S.M., Thomas Maxwell McCabe pleaded not guilty to a charge of leaving a fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Leaving Unattended Fire
At the Bulli Court, before Mr. C. Pickup, S.M., on Friday, Zlatan R. Tanevich was fined £3 and 8/ costs for leaving a fire before it was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Regulations For Farmers
Regulations recently, gazetted require all farmers to fit spark arrestors to the exhausts of motor tractors, power driven harvesters or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Station "Dilaplidated"
Coledale Fire Station was described by Cr. A. Speed on Monday, as the most dilapidated station in N.S.W. He said that during the last rain…
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There was some excitement in the main street of Albion Park on Tuesday night last when a lorry was on fire and practically destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bulli Bush Fire Brigadl
The secretary of the Bulli Shire Bush Fire Brigade wished to thank the undermentioned for their donations towards the above fund:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women's Fire Auxiliary
The austerity of the interior of the Wollongong Fire Station was brightened by flags and flowers last Friday night when a social evening was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Presentations To Womens' Fire Auxiliary
Last Friday night, Mr. Beswick, of the Board of Fire Commissioners visited Wollongong to make presentations of Certificates of Proficiency to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Corrimal Fire Brigade Ball
The New South Wales Fire Brigade Orchestra was in attendance at the Corrimal Fire Brigade Ball in the Corrimal School of Arts on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Bulli Council Chambers
A fire broke out in some salvage under the rear verandah of the Bulli Shire Council Chambers about 7.30 p.m. on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Toll
The grim toll of last summer's bush fires is published in the Victorian Bush Fire Brigade's Bulletin, and shows the following figures:—…
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A fire broke out at a house in 6 Station St., Corrimal, on Sunday afternoon, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. Whiddett, and Mr. and Mrs. E. F…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Braidwood's Fires Five in a Week
The weekly sequence of fires that have occurred in the township of Braidwood over a lengthy period culminated in outbreaks on five…
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