£250,000 Damage in City Blaze
SYDNEY, Tues.—Fire caused damage estimated at £250,000 to premises of seven firms in Oxford St…
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Grass Fire
An area of grass and bush in Achilles Av., North Wollongong, was burnt fry fire late yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—The State Government proposes to place, a limit of £2,000 on claims against…
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Early on Sunday afternoon fire broke out in a six roomed weatherboard house at 56 Burelli St., Wollongong, which is occupied by…
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The burning of three buildings belonging to Stewart and Lloyds at Tallawarra power house late on Monday afternoon is causing…
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The Wollongong Fire Brigade answered a call to a grass fire late yesterday afternoon…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—The Full Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by the Railways Commissioner against £45,000 bush fire damages. In a unanimous decision…
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Wollongong fire brigade was called yesterday for the third time to a fire in a quantity of rubber adjoining a…
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A combined meeting, of Tarrawanna, Corrimal and Fern hill Scouts was held last Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glowing Fire At Bowling Auxiliary's Birthday Fete
The Corrimal Bowling Clubrooms were brightly decorated and full of happy people for the first birthday of the Women's Auxiliary which was celebrated on Tuesday night…
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CIUDAD RODRIGO (Spain).—An inquisitive visitor was believed to have set fire to the 400 year old…
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Wollongong Fire Brigade received a call on Thursday to a house occupied by Mr. John Slater, at 6 Wiseman's Avenue…
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LONDON, Mon.— Molten sugar flowed in all directions as the crews of 25 fire engines and two fire…
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The Commercial Hotel at Albion Park was completely destroyed by fire last night. Firemen's efforts to save the…
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Four parked motor cars wera damaged, one extensively, when a fire engine crashed into them on Saturday morning, after its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albion Park Commercial Hotel Gutted The Albion Park Commercial Hotel was totally destroyed by fire last night. Lack of Adequate Water Supply Hampers Early Control of Fire
All that is left of the two storey weatherboard hotel is the stone front wall and a mass of…
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The drastic need for a permanent water supply for the Albion Park township was made all too obvious by Sunday night's fire, residents said last night…
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HONG KONG (By airmail).—The Chungking New China Daily reported that forest fires had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Albion Park Had Its Parallel at Kiama 55 Years Ago
The big fire at Albion Park on Sunday was a parallel in some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Desolation And Ruin Caused By £35,000 Fire At Albion Park Inferno Rages in Hotel Absence of Wind Probably Saved Rest of Township Desolation, Ruin, Smouldering Ashes and Twisted Iron-work, Marked the Site of the Former Commercial Hotel at Albion Park Yesterday, Following the Fire on Sunday Night Which Did Damage Estimated at £35000
From daylight on Monday morning people began searching through the ruins of the destroyed hotel. Somewhere under the ashes were pieces of…
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