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Illawarra · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

188 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 10

Coledale Fire Brigade To Raise £100 For Station

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 3

Col[?] Fire Brigade members at a recent meeting decided that they are prepared to raise £100…

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Wollongong's New Fire Engine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 1

This photograph was taken last week as the new engine was leaving the station on a call…

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Bulli home gutted by fire

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1954 · page 1

In drizzling rain late last night fire gutted a £2,000 weatherboard and fibro residence in Main Rd., Bulli. No one was in the…

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Fire Destroys Bulli Home

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 1

A fire which broke out shortly after 10 o'clock on Friday night [?]mpletely destroyed a weather-hoard dwelling and shop at 267…

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Fire in Waste Material Extinguished

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 2

Wollongong Fire Brigade was called to a small fire in waste wire and rags in the grounds of the Council…

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£30,000 fire at Berkeley: residence destroyed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

Neighbours carrying water from a horse trough in dishes pails and even a copper, fought unavailingly to save a £30 000 17-room residence from destruction by fire at Berkeley yesterday…

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Fire Destroys Another Large Home

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 August 1954 · page 2

A well-known district homestead was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday morning last…

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Home Owner's Thanks To Fire Fighters

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1954 · page 10

A fireman was overcome with smoke yesterday afternoon when Port Kembla firemen, assisted by a large…

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New Approach For Fire Station At Unanderra

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1954 · page 10

Ald. H. Graham urged at last night's meeting of the Southern Zone Committee that the Fire Board be…

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Cast for "Magic Fire"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 7

YVONNE De Carlo, Rhonda Fleming and Rita Gam were signed recently by Herbert J. Yates, president of Republic…

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Death of Fire Board Inspector

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1

Resident Country Inspector o[?] the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners, Mr. George David Fallon, who was a well-known…

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Fire Destroys Caravan

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 3

A three berth caravan valued at £350 was totally destroyed by fire at Mangerton last night…

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2 Grass Fires

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 2

The Wollongong Fire Brigade received two minor calls to fires, in grass and scrub last night…

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Fire Protection

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 43

The Southern Zone Committee has decided to make further representations to the Board of Fire Commissioners…

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Three Minute Fire Call Saved A Home Prompt and Efficient Action by the Albion Park Bush Fire Brigade on Tuesday Probably Saved a Local Home From Being Completely Gutted

Kiama Independent · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 1

Eyewitnesses stated this when praise was accorded the action of the brigade after the fire had broken out in the home…

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Blaze of colour at Workers' Club Ball

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 3

Some very lovely evening ensembles were worn at the Wollongong Workers' Club Ball at the Soldiers' Hall, Wollongong, last night…

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Dapto Fire Brigade Area Extension Bid

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 6

The City Council is to make application for the extension of the Fire Brigade area at Dapto…

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Dry Winter— Less Bush Fire Risk

Kiama Independent · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 2

Bush fire danger for the coming season has been decreased by the full use made of pastures during the dry…

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Clothes Were on Fire

Kiama Independent · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 4

When a heap of clothing caught fire in a Shoalhaven Street residence on Thursday, staff from the "Independent"…

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Schollgirl (12) crushed to death by fire engine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—A 12-year-old school-girl was kitted and a mother and jured when a carrying fire engine crush-jured when a careering fire engine…

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