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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Fire at Leichhardt

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 5

A weatherboard cottage occupied by Charles Arndt, was destroyed by fire at Leichhardt, while the adjoining cottage was severely damaged by fire and water…

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Bush Fires. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 4

Bush fires have swept the Billabong Plains between Urana and Oaklands. Many holdings were burnt out and miles of fencing destroyed, but no homesteads…

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Bush Fires. Riverina Suffers Again. Grass, Wheat and Stock Burnt. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 2

An Albury message says: Serious bush fires have occurred again in the Riverina. Three fires were started simultaneously by lightning. The…

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Big Fire at Glasgow. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 5

Five deaths and half a million sterling damage were caused by a fire at Glasgow. A huge railway goods stores was gutted…

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Big Damage in Berlin Fire. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 5

Eight hundred were injured and fifty million marks damage done at a facto[?] fire in Berlin…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne, Sunday Night

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 1

There was a strong northerly wind and very high temperature till about 4.30 p.m., when the wind changed to the south. An immense stack of piles, the…

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Glasgow Fire. One of the Worst Known. £500,000 Damage. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 3

Glasgow has experienced a fire which was one of the most serious in the city's history. The building concerned covered two acres and was the…

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Fire at Leichhardt

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 2

A fire completely destroyed a weatherboard cottage at Leichhardt early this morning. The occupants were awakened by smoke and managed to escape in their…

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Sydney Suburban Fire Occupants' Narrow Escape, Sydney, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 3

A fire completely destroyed a cottage at Leichhardt early this morning. The occupants were awakened by the smoke and just managed to…

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A City Fire. Tea Warehouse Ablaze. Much Damage Done. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 3

A fire occurred in Liverpool_street, City, tonight, the top floor of Hughes and Coy's tea warehouse, of three storeys, being gutted, while the…

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Fire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 2

Shortly after midnight on Saturday last, the dwelling on Mr. W. Owen's farm, Lower Beilsdown Road, Leigh, was totally destroyed by fire. The…

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Fire on a Wheat Steamer. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 5

A fire broke out on the steamer, Holmlock which arrived, at Port Adelaide in ballast from Colombo to load wheat. The fire was located among the coal in a spare…

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Fire in a Canvas Ball Room. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 5

While trying to subdue flames from a fire which broke out in a canvas ball room at a carnival in Centennial Park, four man were burnt, about the arms and hands…

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Carnival Tents on Fire. Four Men Burnt. Sydney, Tuesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 2

In an attempt to subdue the flames, from a fire which had broken out in the . canvas ballroom of the Centennial Park carnival, four men were burned…

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News and Notes Vestry on Fire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out in the vestry of St. Cuthbert's Church of England at Tweed Heads on Sunday morning, but it was subdued before much damage…

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Strike in the West. Big Damage by Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 4

The Inspector-General of Police has received a telegram from the Broken Hill police stating it has been reported from Cal Lal that over 100 men at Timms and…

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Strike and Fire. Suspicious Combination. I £5000 Worth of Crops Burnt. Sydney, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 2

A message from Broken Hill states that 100 men have struck work at Timms and Kidman's works at Rufus Creek in the western, district, also…

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A Big Blaze. Bulk Stores Gutted. Extensive Damage. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

Grace Brothers' bulk furniture store, Parramatta-Road. was practically gutted by fire at 3 o'clock this morning…

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Fire at Japanese Arsenal. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 5

Half a million yen damage was done in a fire at Kabe naval arsenal yesterday. The warships' crews are helping to fight it. Two warehouses and one…

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Big Fires. Two Sydney Outberaks. Grace Bros.' Furniture Repository. and Lassetter's Bulk Store. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

Grace Brothers furniture repository at Camperdown was found to be afire this morning. The alarm was given at 2.45 a.m., and…

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