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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Fire in a Timber Yard. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 4

A fire broke out in the timber yards of Hardwoods. Limited, at Woolwich about two o'clock this afternoon. The fire was earned, it is believed, through sparks from…

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Another Sydney Fire. Heavy Damage Done. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 2

A fire outbreak at the premises of Hardwoods, Limited, Woolwich (Lane Cove),this afternoon did damage estimated at several thousands of pounds…

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Big Fire at Stance. Jam Warehouse Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £75,00. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 4

The warehouse of the Stanmore Preserving Co., jam-makers, Bridge road, [?]tanmore, was gutted by fire to -night. The damage is estimated at £75,000 to £100000…

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Another Big Fire. Stanmore Preserving Co.'s Weeks. Damage Estimated at £50,000. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 3

A fire broke out in the premises of the Stanmore Preserving Co., Stanmore, to-night. The company carries on business as makers of preserves…

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The Cork Fires. Big Award to Corporation. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 3

The Recorder of Cork has awarded the Corporation £134,250 as compensation for the destruction of the City Hall, municipal buildings and the…

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The Jam Factory Fire. £100,000 Damage. Sydney, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 3

The fire at the works of the Stanmore Preserving Company last night did damage which is estimated at £100,000. Over a million tins of jam…

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Destructive Fires. £300,000 Damage Since 1st January. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 3

The firemen are still working at the Stanmore Preserving Co. Tins of jam continue to explode, and already over a million tins have been destroyed…

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Sydney's Fire Epidemic. a £3000 Blaze. Sydney, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 5

The showrooms of Biden Roberts, at the Haymarket (city), caught fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £3000…

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Damages for Fire. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 5

The Cork Recorder has awarded a further £33,000 for damages by fire…

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Fire at Cycle Works. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 3

The showroom of Biden and Roberts, motor bicycle specialists, caught fire early this morning, and before the flames were extinguished, damage at about £4000 was…

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Fire at Port Moresby. Guarding the Hospital. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 2

The Government stores at Port Moresby have been gutted by fire. The damage is estimated at £2000. Special constables are guarding the…

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Ulmarra Burglary. Sum of £40 Stolen. Mysterious Traces of Fire. a Suspect Arrested

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 4

A burglary took place at the residence of Mr. Thomas Clarke, a farmer on the Ulmarra-Maclean road, about two miles from Ulmarra, on Sunday night. Yesterday…

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Fire in Kent-street. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 3

A fire broke out in Bromby House, in Kent-street. Two floors were burnt out. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds…

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Fire in Kent Street. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

A fire broke out last night in Bromley House. Kent street, two floors being burnt out. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds…

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Sydney's Fires. Another Destructive Blaze Damage Estimated at £10,000. SYDNEY

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

Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire at Cowper-street, Marrickville, which occurred at an early hour this morning. The cause…

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Fire at Marrickville. Damage Estimated at £10,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 2

A fire occurred early this morning in a three-storey building at Marrickville, occupied by Morris, McMahon and Co., canister manufacturers, the Rotary Canister…

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A Suspicious Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 5

At the inquest into the fire on premises occupied by O'Donnell, a grocer, of Canowindra, O'Donnell gave evidence that he valued the stock and premises on the night…

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Oil Store on Fire. a Policeman's Discovery. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 5

A policeman opportunely detected a number of men tampering with the locks of an oil store at Newcastle yesterday evening, and secured one of them. He…

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Fires in Petrograd. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 3

A report states that there are extensive fires in Petrograd. Such of the cable news on this page so headed appeared in the "Times,"…

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Conflicting Reports. Kronstadt Revolutionaries in Straits. Soviet Using Liquid Fire at Moscow. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 3

Russian reports continue to be confused and largely contradictory. It is reliably stated that the important fortress of Kramsnayogorka sided with…

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