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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Fire at Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

A fire occurred at Sharpe's motor garage, Lismore, early on Tuesday morning, destroying several cars and a vulcanising plant. The origin of the fire is not known…

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Fire at Lismore. Garage Building in Flames. Two Cars Destroyed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning (says yesterday's "Northern Star") a disastrous fire broke out in a large wood and galvanised iron structure at…

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Fire in a Brewery. Little Damage Done. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

A fire broke out at Tooth's Brewery, on the second floor, to-night, but was extinguished with one hydrant. The damage done was slight…

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Telegrams Tasmanian Fire. Forgot to Turn on Water. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

It now transpires that the failure of the water supply at Ulverstone on Sunday, when a disastrous fire occurred in which the Town Halland business premises were…

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Fire at Taree Belmore Hall Threatened. a Good Save. Taree

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

At three o'clock this morning a fire broke out in Mrs. J. Clune's fruit and cordial shop, which is contiguous to, and forms part of the Belmore Hall property,…

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General Cables. Steamer on Fire Disappears. Fate of Crew Unknown. Rome

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

A steamer took fire off Savonia and disappeared. The fate of the crew is unknown…

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A Disastrous Fire. Big Blaze in Perth. Damage Estimated at £100,000. PERTH, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

The Economic Stores, one of the chief general draper's and clothing establishments in Perth, was completely destroyed this morning and now…

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Fire at Pyrmont

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 1

Had not two civilians promptly given the alarm an outbreak of fire on the premises of Wallis Bros., Ltd., timber merchant's of Pyrmont, might have been…

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Fire at Lismore Motor Garage

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

The fire at J. M. Sharpe's motor garage, Keen-street, Lismore, early on Tuesday morning was discovered by Mr. Charles Lindsay, who resides directly opposite…

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Big Perth Fire. £100,000 Damage Done. Entire Emporium Destroyed. 150 People Out of Work. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

£100,000 damage occurred in a fire at Perth Economic Stores, one of the [?] general drapers and clothing establishments of Perth, which was completely…

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Fire at Maternity Hospice. Mothers and Babies Lowered to Street

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 5

Exciting scenes were witnessed at an Edinburgh maternity hospice, situated on the fourth and fifth floors of a building in anciet High street. The hospice was cut…

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Attempt to Fire Oil Depot. One Man Captured. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 3

Three constables frustrated a carefully-planned attempt to set fire to the Vacuum Oil Company's depot at Wandsworth, wherein sixty thousand…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 4

I eggo 's tomato sauce factory was found to on fire early this morning. For a time whole block was in danger, and 100 firemen were turned out. The…

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Telegrams Fire at Freezing Works. Damage £100,000. ' AUCKLAND

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 5

A fire caused £100,000 Damage at the Whangarei (N.Z.) freezing works. The building was totally destroyed. It was mostly of wood and included the…

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£100,000 Fire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 2

A fire caused £100,000 damage at Whangarei N.Z. The freezing works buildings were destroyed. They were mostly wood, and included…

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A Frightful Holocaust. Benzine Train Catches Fire Sixty-eight Victims. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 3

A message from Helsingfors states that a train carrying a quantity of benzine between Luga and Novgorod caught fire and exploded. The…

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Goal Bunker on Fire. Aboard S.S. Induna. Extinguished Without Damage Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 3

A fire occurred to-night in the port side coal bunkers of the steamship Induna. The brigade extinguished the blaze with one hydrant, without much…

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Bush Fires Out West

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

Though the grass is green almost everywhere in the west, there are many outbreaks of bush fires, says a Dubbo message…

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The Fires in Cork Crown Forces Blamed. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

The Irish Labor party has issued a report of its investigations, secretly made, of the burnings in Cork on December 17. It contains evidence allegedly given by a…

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Fire at Worcester. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

A serious fire is threatening the entire business section. The damages to date total £500,000…

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