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Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Fires in England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 15

Extensive burnings are reported in England of homes of English generals, cadets, and captains employed in Ireland, including those of…

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Disastrous Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 12

A fire which broke out early on Sunday morning completely destroyed Messrs. Turner and Henderson's printing and manufacturing stationery works…

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Fires in Liverpool. London, March 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 15

There was extensive incendiarism in the Liverpool district last night. Fires burst out on many farms simultaneously. A farmer at Roby fired at two men,…

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Liverpool Fires. Drumcondra Outrages. London, March 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 15

A message from Dublin states that Captain Reynolds, who previously received an anonymous letter threatening him with a great…

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Fires in England. Sinn Fein Suspected. London, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 2

Three fires which were attributed to Sinn Fein broke out at Lincoln on the eve of the big race meeting. The premises burned down included the…

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Manchester Fires. London, March 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 5

Three incendiary outbreaks occurred at Manchester, including the Museum. The were suppressed. No arrests were made…

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Warden's Court. Authority to Search for Fire-clay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 6

In the Warden's Court held at the East Maitland Courthouse before the Warden (Mr. G. Atkin, P.M.) yesterday afternoon, George W. De Salis…

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Big Wheat Fire 40,000- Bag Stack Alight

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 3

A message from Young on Saturday stated that the big wheat stack at Wedallion aiding was still ablaze. The outbreak was first noticed on Wednesday…

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Disastrous Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 5

A fire which broke out last night in a building in Wynyard Square, Sydney, was responsible for damage estimated at £3000…

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Early Morning Fire. Three Houses Destroyed. Occupants Escape in Night Clothes. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 5

Three houses were destroyed by fire at Maroubra early this morning. The outbreak originated in a cottage occupied by Robert Mead and…

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Manchester Fires. London ,March 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 3

Three incendiary outbreaks occurred at Manchester. including the Museum. They were suppressed. No arrests were made…

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Irish Disorders. Fires and Looting. London, March 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 12

Armed incendiaries burned down the railway station at Rich Hill, County, Armagh, held up the night train and stole the mails…

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Fires in England. Sinn Fein Suspected. London. March 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 13

Three fires which were attributed to Skin Fein broke out at Lincoln on the [?]ere of the big race meeting. The promises burned down included the…

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India's Unrest Police Fire on Rioters

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 3

Allahabad, Wednesday.—Serious rioting is again reported at Rae Bareli. A crowd of several thousand attacked and besieged the police all night after the…

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Warden's Court. Authority to Search for Fire-clay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 3

In the Warden's Court, held at the East Maitland Courthouse before the Warden (Mr. G. Atkin, P.M.) on Monday afternoon, George W. De Salis…

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The Macksville Fire. Rev: A. G. Whitten Exonerated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 13

"The Methodist, the official organ of the Methodist Church, publishes the following:—"A week or two ago the daily newspapers gave wide publicity…

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Incendiary Fires. on English Farms. London, March 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 5

The week-end was marked by a series of incendiray farm fires on the northern outskirts of London and in Northumberland, attributed to Sinn…

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Fire Fiends. Drastic Precautions. London, March 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 5

Further acts of incendiarism have taken place in connection with hayricks in the Midlands. The authorities are taking a most serious view of the…

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Fires Bekindled. London, March 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that the Communist revolt, which yesterday was regarded as collapsing, is now flickering up in various points…

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Our Telegrams. Fire At[?]lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 5

A fire in the order department at the Lighgow Co-operative Soceity's Stores caused damage to goods valued at about £1500…

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