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11 stories in Illawarra's papers
About half-past 9 o'clock, yesterday evening, it was discovered that the portion of Carlton-terrace, situated in York-street. facing Wynyard-square, occupied by the Sydney Municipal Council, was on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The account of the late fire at the Town Hall, Sydney, and the present hot weather, has reminded me of the great danger to which we are subject in Wollongong should a fire break out in the town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR.—In reply to a letter which appeared on this morning issue of your paper signed "A Subscriber to the Brigade." I have to inform him and all concerned, that I have written to the Secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT twenty minutes before three o'clock on Wednesday morning flames were observed to be proceeding from an upper floor of one of a range of wool stores…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While thousands of homes were brightened by Christmas fires, and happy little children gathered round Christmas trees, loaded by food parents with gifts and toys, there was one house in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The meeting which should have been held last evening in connection with the Fire Brigade, lapsed for want of a quorum, there being only three members of the committee present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE regret to have to record the most destructive fire that the ever occurred in Wagga Wagga. On Sunday morning last; the fine building recently purchased…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fearful fire broke out at 1 a.m. on June 5, in Pera, which was not got under until nearly mid-night. In consequence of a strong wind, the flames spread with alarming rapidity, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The half-yearly meeting of the Wollongong Fire Brigade, called for the election of officers, took place at the Council Chamber last Wednesday evening. The attendance was very small. The chair was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ottowa, August 18th.—The fires that have raged in the bush during the past three weeks approached the settlements in the vicinity of this city last night, almost wholly destroying them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AUGUST SUMMERSET surrendered to his bail at the Sandridge police court, on Thursday, on a charge of having wilfully set fire to the All-England Eleven…
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