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Illawarra · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

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Community Effort to Re-house Fire Victims

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 2

Bank Managers and Solicitors are working side by side with roadmen and labourers at Bega to re-house…

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Younger Set Aid Bushfire Relief Appeal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 4

Members of the Wollongong C.W.A. Younger Set made a donation of £10 to the bushfire relief general…

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Bush Fire Relief Fund Opened at Shoalhaven

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 2

The Shoalhaven Shire Council has opened a bushfire relief fund. The Shire President, Cr. P…

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Russell Vale Sports Carnival for Fires Fund

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 3

Russell Vale Progress Association will stage two cricket matches and a fun carnival in aid of the…

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Fined for Lighting Fire

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 14

For lighting a fire in an incinerator which was not properly constructed, Frederick Vandenberg, of the Oxford…

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Bushfire Relief and Prevention Urged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 14

Reference to the devastation caused by the recent bushfires and of the need for preventing similar disasters was made at…

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Bushfires at Bulli Pass And Sublime Point

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 13

Mr W.H. Mitchell, Hon. Secretary of the Bulli Pass National Reserve states that the Chairman and members of the…

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Bush Fire Appeal Opened by Mayor GERRINGONG

Kiama Independent · Saturday 16 February 1952 · page 2

A committee has been formed in Gerringong to raise money for relief to bush fire areas on the South Coast…

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Bush Fire Appeal at Gerringong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

At a well attended public meeting held in The Gerringong Town Hall it was decided to launch a district appeal to…

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Three Bush Fire Appeal Funds Hearing £5,000

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 4

The three bush fire appeals funds being conducted throughout the Greater Wollongong area total more than £4600 it was revealed at a meeting in Wollongong last Thursday…

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Port Kembla Band Aids Fire Victims

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

Port Kembla Band gave a recital in Crown Street, Wollongong, on Saturday morning in aid of the…

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Bush Fire Appeal Funds to Close on

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 1

A number of donations to the three bushfire appeal funds operating in the Greater Wollongong area, received during the past few days, will bring the total of the funds to well over £5,000…

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Bushfire Fund Donors Thanked

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 2

The Mayor, (Ald. J. J. Kelly) last night expressed thanks to Greater Wollongong people who had…

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Reorganisation of Fire-Fighting Being Considered

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Chief Secretary (Mr. live Evatt) said today he was considering a complete…

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Open Fires Ban Extended

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri. — The Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) today extended the total ban on lighting fires…

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Letter From Bush Fire Victims

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 10

A letter of appreciation [?] the Palls Creek Relief Comm[?] has been received by the [?]er Wollongong Council. The…

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H'burgh Bush Fire Victims Fund Closes at £1644

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 2

The fund established by the S.C. Times and 2WL in conjunction with the Council of Combined Organisations at…

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Two Fire Calls Yesterday

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 3

Wollongong Fire Brigade was called to two outbreaks yesterday. At 10.50 a.m. burning fat…

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Taxation Relief For Bushfire Victims

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 3

Officers of the Taxation Department will this week visit the Far South Coast and Shoalhaven areas to…

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Shoalhaven Bush Fire Appeal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 20

The committee will meet next Monday night to fix the closing date and the President of the Shire, Councillor P. S. West…

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