Kiama News Fire
A six-roomed building, owned by Mr. R. R. Doyle, at Calderwood rd., Albion Park, was completely destroyed by fire on Monday night, the…
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Cockatoo Gives Fire Alarm
A pet cockatoo gave the fire alarm on Thursday night of last week; when the laundry of 9a Park, rd., Bulli, caught alight…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners are to visit Kiama Fire Station at 10 a.m. to-morrow (Thursday). They will meet representatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Long Service by Kiama Firemen Board of Fire Commissioners Visit Kiama Medals Presented
The Board of Fire Commissioners. Visited Kiama on Thursday morning on their tour of the South Coast. The party included Hon. T. J. Smith…
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The engine of one of Hill's buses caught fire when returning to Wollongong from Austinmer with passengers on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Walkie-talkies" at Race Meetings and Fires
"Walkie-Talkies"—portable transmitting and receiving radio sets—were used for the first time at a race meeting when British police controlled the…
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A fire, which threatened a large area of adjoining, property, broke out in the Corrimal Memorial Park last Friday…
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A householder at Thirroul just managed to get a phone call through to the tire brigade on Monday night, before the wires were burnt through…
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An eight-room house, owned by Mrs. E. Nicol, at 26 Hopetoun st, Bulli, was totally destroyed by fire early on Tuesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enquiry Into 'Phone Exchange Delay Sought Sequel to Bulli Fire
At Monday night's meeting of the Bulli-Woonona Progress Assn. Mr. A. Southern moved that the Bulli Shire Council be asked to conduct an inquiry into the cause of the delay of the Thirroul telephone exchange in contacting the Bulli Fire Brigade, on the occasion when…
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Seven houses were threatened by fire in Garlick st., Coledale, on Monday morning. Because of the absence of a…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners do not subscribe to the contention that the existing fire brigade service has been responsible…
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The quick arrival of the Wollongong Fire Brigade to the scene of a tire at the Wollongong Showground last Sunday evening, prevented extensive…
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At its meeting on Monday night, the Woonona Local Improvement Committee reconsidered the urgency for fire alarms for Woonona…
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A number of bush fires were burning along the mountain range yesterday. The Wollongong Fire Brigade was called to Mt. Keira, where the Scout…
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"If the residents of this district do not exorcise stricter control when burning off property in the coming summer, there is likely to be a series…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bulli Fire No Delay by Exchange
There was no blame attachable to the Thirroul Telephone Exchange for the delay in calling the Fire Brigade to the recent fire…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners has decided to coordinate all district fire services by adopting the Wollongong station as the headquarters and…
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"I banged at the flames of the cubby house trying to put them out I tried to make a hole with my feet at the side of the cubby…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners has decided to co-ordinate all fire services in the district by adopting Wollongong as headquarters…
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