From (almost) Dthirrawell to (often) Frool: How Thirroul was misnamed

Ben Langford
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:14am, first published August 8 2020 - 4:00pm
MEETING PLACE: George Whitford's large house in Thirroul was the scene of the discussion in 1880. It later became the Bulli Pass hotel and is now where the Ryans Hotel stands. Pictures courtesy Thirroul History in Photos (Facebook).
MEETING PLACE: George Whitford's large house in Thirroul was the scene of the discussion in 1880. It later became the Bulli Pass hotel and is now where the Ryans Hotel stands. Pictures courtesy Thirroul History in Photos (Facebook).

Thirroul was most likely misnamed because of an old Illawarra Mercury editor's dubious handwriting, and the probably narrow mind of a government clerk.

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Ben Langford

Ben Langford

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