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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1920

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Fire at Macksville. Macksville

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 5

The house ox Mr. Mc LI wain was demolished by fire on Sunday morning at since o'clock, nothing being left. Mr Mellwain was in Kempsey at the time, and relumed…

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Piano Factory Burnt Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 5

The piano factory of MeCrow and Sons Proprietary, Ltd., Richmond, Victoria, has been burnt out. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds…

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Piano Factory Burnt Out. Heavy Damage Caused. Melbourne, Thursday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 2

The piano factory of Macrow and Sons, Ltd., was destroyed by fire today. The damage is estimated at several thousands…

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Fires at Belfast. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 5

"The Tames" correspondent, at Belfast reports that insulated wires and cables at the Bank of Ireland were cut and several Government buildings fired…

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German Car Fires on the French. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent says news from Mayence states that the only incident in the French advance was that a German armored ear fired two shells at…

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House Destroyed by Fire. Narrow Escape of Inmates. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 5

A fire broke out in the residence of Charles Guy, of Horseshoe Bend near Maitland, and was not discovered until one of the children woke. By that time…

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Italian Strike Riots. Trouble Near Bologna Soldiers Fire Into Mob Rome, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 2

The strikers at San Mattea, near Bologna, surrounded the carabineers, who fired forty shots into the crowd, killing eight, including one of the…

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A Destructive Fire. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 5

Damage estimated at £55,000 has been caused by a fire in a mill at Murray Bridge, South Australia. GALES IN NEW ZEALAND…

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Fire at Penshurst. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 5

Miss Marjoric Crombie, of Peushurst, was awakened this morning by dense smoke in t he house, and immediately gave the alarm to four other occupants of the…

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Fire at South Melbourne. Damage Estimated at £6000. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 5

A fire occurred this morning on the premises of Atkins and Sons, oil merchants, of South Melbourne. The brigade confined the, outbreak to the still rooms…

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News of the World a Fire in the Air. Exciting Aeroplane Flight. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 5

A message from Camden, New Jersey, states that a mail aeroplane caught fire while 1700 feet in the air. The pilot nose dived, while his companion crawled along…

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A Serious Fire. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 5

The State sawmill at Big Brook, West Australia, was destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £40,000…

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Destructive Fire at Narrandera. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 5

R. Hankinson's general store at Narrandera was completely gutted by fire and the stock, estimated at £10,000, was destroyed. The fire is the most destructive…

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Destructive Fire in New Zealand. Damage Estimated at £12,000. WELLINGTON

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

Damage estimated at £12,000 was caused by a fire which swept through the town of Ekehahuna, New Zealand…

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South African Wheat Shortage. a Disastrous Fire. 4000 Tons Destroyed. Capetown, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

A message from Port 'Elizabeth reports the destruction by fire there yesterday of one of the biggest grain elevators in the country. . It belonged…

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More Mail Outrages. Police Fire on Mob. London. Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 3

A crowd at Limerick railway station stoned the police, who were escorting the mails. The police fired, slightly injuring several…

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Fire at Gosford. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 5

Chapman's bulk stores at Gosford were totally destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £3000…

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Fire in a Factory. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 5

During a fire in a Melbourne factory, seven men in an upstairs room were cutoff from the rear staircase by the flames, but they eventually succeeded in reaching…

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Golf Club-house Destroyed. Fire at Rose Bay. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

The Royal Sydney Golf Club-house at Rose Bay, with most of its contents, w[?] destroyed by fire this afternoon. The building was built of weatherboard,…

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A Suspicious Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 5

The Coroner held an inquiry into the cause of a fire on the premises of Samuel Goodman, a grocer at Kensington. William Doherty, Government Analyst,…

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