Ship's Cabin Damaged By Fire
One cabin of the s.s. Iron Yampi of No. 1 Jetty, Port Kembla, was severely damaged by fire…
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Bushfire Writs Hearing Starts
WAGGA, Wed—N.S.W. Railways Commissioner (Mr. Winsor) would not be ordered to give…
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CAIRO, Thurs.—British forces today were reported to have opened fire oh Egyptians in the Suez village of Kafr[?]…
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A Holden sedan car, which was reported stolen in Sydney on Thursday was found abandoned and on fire in McKenzie…
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A Holden sedan car, which had been stolen from Bankstown late on Friday afternoon, was found on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£25,000 Fire In Sydney
SYDNEY, Sun.—Fire destroyed a two storey weatherboard building and 14 boats in…
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Kiama Fire Brigade were called out on Sunday afternoon to deal with a motor-cycle which had caught fire at Blowhole Point…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When Should Firemen Leave Town? the Recent Fire at a Gerringong District Guest House Has Raised the Question of Whether a Fire Brigade Is Entitled to Leave Its Own District to Attend a Fire in Another
Following the fire it was stated to Gerringong Council that both the Berry and the Kiama fire brigades were and the Kiama fire brigades were asked to attend and both…
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An extensive grass fire on vacant land in Ajax Ave., North. Wollongong was extinguished by Wollongong…
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Wed. — A pilotless, single-engined, propellor - driven Navy Skyraider, guided by radio and radar, flew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3 Port Kembla Empire Eve Fires
Lawarra Rd., Port Kembla children had an exciting ending to Empire eve festivities on Saturday…
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Wollongong Fire Brigade was called to only one [?]re on Saturday night. It was at 10.12 p.m. at Cliff, Road, Wollongong…
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LAS VEGAS, Tues. — A new phase of artillery warfare began with the firing, of a nuclear shell…
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SYDNEY, Wed. — Suncup and Pure Fire share favouritism for the first leg of the Brisbane double,…
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A country-wide chain of beacon fires will be built and lighted on Coronation night by Boy Scouts in Britain…
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Dense smoke forced firemen to use respirators as they extinguished a fire at Wollongong hospital…
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Firemen were forced to use gas masks as they fought a fire in a section of Wollongong Hospital early on Thursday morning. The fire broke out in the…
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The Wollongong Fire Brigade was called out to two grass fires yesterday. The first call was to a fire…
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A deputation of aldermen from the Southern Zone Committee will meet the Chairman of the Board of…
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A Wollongong Showground record crowd of 20,000 on Saturday night watched and listened to the firing of 25-pounder guns, mortars, hundreds of 303…
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