Grass Fire
A grass fire in the old Wollongong cemetery at the end of Crown St. was put out by Wollongong Brigade…
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£250 Damage in Thirroul Fire
Damage estimated at £250 was caused by a fire in the shop of Mr. D. Roderick, Main Rd.,…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs. — [?]ure Fire will go to Brisbane for the Doomben Ten [?] housand, part owner, Mr…
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Six houses were threatened by a large grass fire on swampy ground near Porter St., Gwynneville on…
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"A man who, it was stated, did not know the had to have a permit to burn-off was fine £5…
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SAO PAULO (Brazil), Mon.—At least 63 persons were killed—most of them trampled to death or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire Threatened Two Homes Two Kiama Homes Were Threatened by a Large Grass Fire on Sunday Which Spread Quickly with the Help of a Westerly Wind
The fire which broke out in three vacant blocks, got to the fence of Mr. Archie Graham's house in Bonairo Street before the Kiama Fire…
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A grass fire on a Spinks Rd. allotment between two houses scorched two side fences and threatened the…
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Commendation of the swift action by Kiama Fire Brigade to combat the grass fire which threatened two local homes on Sunday was made at…
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Bulli Fire Brigade turned out to a large grass fire in Bulli Cemetery on Saturday night, extinguishing it…
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A fire on Saturday afternoon caused extensive damage to the emergency lighting plant at the Wollongong Soldiers' Club…
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A shed and generating plant in it, at the rear of the Wollongong Soldiers' Hall, were severely…
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Wollongong and Dapto Fire Brigades rushed to Mullet Creek bridge on Sunday night to extinguish a fire which broke out in…
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BEIRA, Portuguese East Africa, Mon.—Twenty, African stevedores, died in the holds of the blazing…
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State leaders of bush fire brigades already have their eyes on the dangers that might arise if a dry spring follows this…
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BRISBANE, Tues.—Melbourne sprinter Pure Fire, in his first Brisbane Trial sprinted in fine style in his semi-final gallop today for Saturday's…
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BRISBANE, Wed.—Pure Fire and Hydrogen were backed today to win £65,000 in the Doomben Ten…
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Short circuits caused th[?] cabin of a 5 ton Ford V8 truck to be badly damaged by fire early yesterday…
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Corrimal firemen on Wednesday night went [?] Tarrawanna and stop[?] a Payne's Lane grass [?]…
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The Gerringong Bush Fire Brigade has been firmly established as a result of a meeting in the Town Hall recently…
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