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FIRE BRIGADE DINNER
On Monday evening the members of the Wokingham Volunteer Fire brigade and the
Honorary Town Constables, with a few friends, were entertained by the Mayor at
dinner at the Bush hotel.

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Sat 24 Nov
THE WELLINGTON BREWERY
This property was submitted by auction at the Mart?? London, on Wednesday, by
Mr. Tabor, of Reading. There was a large attendance of brewers and others. Biddings
commenced at £10,000, and after a spirited competition the property was purchased
by Mr. Frederick Headington at £16,150.

1889

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Sat 16 Feb
SHIPWRECK AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
A correspondent forwards us an account of the adventures of Mr. Morres, a
grandson of a former Rector of Wokingham, who was wrecked in the Sir Walter
Raleigh off the French coast about 12 days ago. The ship, a full-rigged one of 1.500
tons, with a full cargo of wool, tallow and copper ore, was bound from Sydney.
N.S.W., for London, and her crew consisted of 27 hands. Their ship was caught in a
gale off the French coast near Boulogne, and was wrecked off the rocks at
Andresellas. As soon as she struck, the decks began to break up. Morres was sent
ashore by the life-saving rocket apparatus, and in his passage by the “cradle” he was
immersed over four minutes, and reached the shore just alive, but inheriting the good
constitution of his family, he rallied, and is now at Wokingham with his faithful dog.
The ship remained high and dry at low tide—a perfect wreck, in time to be broken up
by the force of the waves.
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Sat 16 March

FORMATION OF A CYCLING CLUB
It has been decided to form a Cycling Club for Wokingham. The members intend to
arrange runs on Wednesday evenings during the summer. Mr. L.C. Ducrocq, was
elected Hon. Secretary pro tem.

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Sat 15 June
FIRE BRIGADE CONTEST
The members of the Wokingham Voluntary Fire Brigade competed in a contest with
37other fire brigades on the Leytonstone Cricket Ground at Leyton, Essex, on
Monday. The men who were under the command of Mr. E. Ifould, Captain, acquitted
themselves very creditably, obtaining three third prizes, viz, in the single-man
competition (Corporal Caiger), in the four-man drill, and in the six-man drill. In the
four-man drill the work was done in 35 seconds, 2½ seconds, under any other brigade
in the ground; but five seconds were added for two loose clips.

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Sat 6 July
LUCAS HOSPITAL-CHAPEL GREEN

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