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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Great Fire in Japan Thousands Rendebed Homeless. Tokio City in Peril

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

New York, Tuesday.—-A cable, message from Tokio states that a fire, imperilling the whole of the city, has destroyed a thousand houses in the…

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The Irish Revolt Sinn Fein's Fire Campaign. Incendiarism in England. Special Precautions In London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 2

London, Monday.—Further incendiarism of hayricks has occurred in the Midlands. the authorities are taking the most…

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Motor Launch Catches Fire

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 3

A party of Newcastle and district residents related a story of sensational experiences arising out of a motor launch taking fire on the waters of Telegherry…

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Leichhardt Burglary. Articles Valued at £200. Fire Afterwards Occurs. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 5

A thief forced a window of the house of Mrs. K. Barratt, of Leichhardt, at nine o'clock last night, blew open a small safe with gelignite, and…

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Fire in Bridge Street

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 2

An old building situated at northern end of Bridge-street and, formerly used as a small shop, containing three rooms, and occupied at the time…

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Incendiary Fires. on English Farms. London, March 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 2

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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 2

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

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Early Morning Fire. Three Houses Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 14

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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Attack on Police Barracks Bombs and Rifle Fire. ("Times" Cables.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 4

Five men were Killed and 14 are missing after a Sinn Fein attack on the police- barracks at Ross Carberry, County Cork, The front wall of the barracks…

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Fires in Manchester. Glass Window Fiends. London, April 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 5

There was a remarkable, series of attempted incendiary outrages in Manchester early this morning. Four men trying to set fire to a warehouse were…

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Great Fire. Destruction at Manila. Vancouver April 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 5

A washington official report states that information has been received from Manila (Philippine Islands) of a disastrous fire there, which destroyed…

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Desperate Leap. Girl Trapped by Fire Fatally Burned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 3

As the result of a fire early on Wednesday morning at Alber, Park (Vic.), Ena Kelly (14). received burns which caused her death. Her mothe…

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Fire in Tokio. Great Disaster. Tokio, April 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 5

A fire broke out at eight o'clock this morning in Asakusa, the most thickly peopled section of the city. It is still burning, and two thousand houses…

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Damaged by Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 5

The grocery shop of Harry Lewis, Devonshire-street, was partly destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at £1000…

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Fire in Sussex-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 5

The New South Wales Produce Company's premises in Sussex-street caught fire early this morning. The ceiling and flooring of the first floor…

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Fires in Manchester. Glass Window Fiends. London April 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 12

There was a remarkable series of air tempted, incendiary outrages in Manchester early this morning. Four men trying to sot fire to a warehouse were…

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Fatal Fire Mother and Daughter's Plight

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 1

A fire at Albert Park (Vic.) on Wednesday resulted in Ena Kelly (14) receiving burns which caused her death. Her mother- Mrs Julia Kelly (40), a…

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Great Fire. Destruction at Manila. Vancouver, April 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 2

A Washington official report states that information has been received from Manila (Philippine, Islands) of a disastrous fire there, which destroyed…

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Fire in Grocery Shop Inmates' Narrow Escape. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 5

The grocery shop of Harry Lewis, cf Devonshire-street, was found to be on fire at 2.30 this morning. Mrs Lewis, her child, and a lodger had…

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Films Destroyed. Fire at Paddington

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon a fire broke out in a building connected with West's Olympia picture show, and burned a quantity of old films, some stores of…

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