Fire in Campbell Street
About 7 p.m. on Sunday a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. Charles Morgan, Campbell-street. Mrs. Morgan being busy with her household duties in one of the…
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Wollongong Fire Brigade. Presentation to Mr. James Kirby
Immediately after the usual monthly drill of the Wollongong Fire Brigade on Thursday night last a very pleasing ceremony took place. Mr. James Kirby…
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Mr. John Moffitt's dwelling house at Gerringong, with the whole of its contents, was totaily destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The building was occupied…
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An inquest was begun by the coroner for the district (C. Cameron, Esq.) and a jury of 12, on Thursday last, at the Gerringong Hotel touching the origin of a fire on the…
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SIR,—Numbers of ratepayers hold the opinion that the insurance offices doing business in any town which possesses a fire brigade should be compelled to contributed…
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It is with deep regret (writes our correspondent) that I have to announce the total destruction by fire of Mr. G. Wales' homestead at Sherbrooke, which took place at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade Rate. Discussion in the Council
At the special meeting of the Wollongong Municipal Council on Friday night, after it had been decided to strike a general rate of 1s and a lighting rate of 4d in the £, and…
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Just as the town clock was striking the hour of ten last night, the townspeople were alarmed by the dread sound of the fire bell. The town hall, where the…
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During the last week of the late Parliament the following report from the chairman of the Wollongong Fire Brigades Board to the Chief Secretary was laid on the table…
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About one o'clock on Sunday bush fires broke out in the vicinity of Mount Ousley and extended along the bush towards Bellambi. The fire commenced near the…
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As Mr. and Mrs. Clements, of the well-known millinery establishment in Crown-street, were sitting down to the midday meal on Sunday, Mr. Clements, smelling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Fiend. Disastrous Fire at Wollongong. Eleven Shops in Crown-street Demolished. Great Damage and Loss
At about twenty minutes to seven o'clock on Sunday evening the vigorous tinging of the fire-bell startled the residents of the town and almost immediately…
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The most destructive fire that has ever devastated Wollongong broke out absolutely before 7 o'clock on Sunday night in the back portion of premises occupied by Mr…
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Further particulars of the fire at Wollongong on Sunday night last state that while the fire was at its height the high westerly wind carried…
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A well-attended meeting of residents was held in the Council Chamber last Tuesday evening in order to take steps to receive the sufferers by the late fire…
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Bush fires, smoke, and strong westerlies are at present all the rage in this locality. On Sunday (the day of your big fire at Wollongong) the residence of Mr. F…
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An inquiry in connection with the disastrous fire that occurred at Wollongong on Sunday evening, 25th August, was held at the Royal Alfred Hotel on…
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While Mrs. Crofton, who resides at Tarrawarnna, was engaged in her household duties on Tuesday afternoon she Was startled by hearing a neighbor call out that…
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Yesterday afternoon a bush fire, which started in Mr. Yarvell's property, Mount Ousley, travelled with great rapidity towards the residence of Mrs. Aquila…
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A meeting of the executive committee was held in the council chamber on Tuesday evening, when there was a very good attendance. Mr. J. W. Hosking was…
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