Bush Fire Brigades Wanted
The present volunteer fire fighting system is the only method of dealing with the great national menace of bush…
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Lightning Sets Home Afire Woman's Fire Rescue
During Friday night's electrical storm a house was struck at Wombarra and set alight. The sole occupant, 78 years old…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Depot Serious Loss to City Council
The recent fire in the City Council Works Depot, in Burelli Street, Wollongong, was the cause of serious loss to councils' Works…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Banned
The Captain of Kiama Fire Brigade (Mr. W. R. Holden) has notified that the lighting of fires in the open has been banned by the Chief Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires — Children Suspect
Detectives suspect that two fires which broke out in partlybuilt Housing Commission homes in Douglas street,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brigades Have 17 Fires in Five Days
Fire brigades in Corrimal, Wollongong, and Pt. Kembla extinguished 17 bush and grass fires between Friday and Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Editorial Local Fire Brigades
The N.S.W. Fire Brigade Board recently by letter refused a request by the Wollongong City Council for the return of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Firemen Handicapped by Lack of Fire Engines
While Wollongong and Port Kembla Fire Brigade engines were engaged fighting bush fires on Saturday afternoon, other bush and shrub fires broke out and firemen were forced to attend them in private cars with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Danger
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, stated last week that, on the recommendation of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Works
A spark from an electric welding plant set alight to a switchboard in a motor room housing a 400 horsepower motor at Metal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only Two Grass Fires During Xmas Holidays
There were only two grass fires in the Wollongong-Port Kembla-Corrimal fire brigade areas during the Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →House Damaged by Fire
A fibre house in a Housing Commission project at Fern-hill was extensively damaged by fire on Monday. Police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Detectives Investigating House Fire
Wollongong detectives are investigating a fire which almost completely destroyed a partly erected Housing Commission house at Fairy…
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