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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Magisterial Inquiry. Late Fire at Joseph Lynch's Property at Dawson River. (Before the Coroner, G. D. Morris Esq.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 3

Mr Cowan appeared for Joseph Lynch. Senior Sergeant Leonard, sworn, states:—I know Joseph Lynch's…

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Bush Fires in Gippsland. Towns Threatened. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 3

The town of Foster, Gippsland district, is threatened with bush fires, which are burning on three sides of it. The residents are working hard to beat…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

On Friday night last a six-roomed cottage at Glenrock, owned and occupied by Mr. Jas. Farley, was burnt to the ground about 10.30. Mr. Farley…

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Another Big Fire

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 5

Turner and Henderson's printing works, Jamieson Street. Sydney, were burned out early on Sunday morning…

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House Destroyed by Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 4

ON Tuesday night last the residence of Mr. George Hyde, situated on the Blackman's Point-Rawdon Island road, was totally destroyed by fire. When the family left…

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Fire

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 5

The confectionery works of Garrington and Company at Forest Lodge was totally destroped by fire at a late hour last night…

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Seventeen Men in Peril. Fire, on Launch

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 4

Seventeen men narrowly escaped death one night during the holidays, when the engine-room of a launch they were In burst Into flames half…

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Fire Epidemic. Around London. Attributed to Sinn Feiners. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 3

An epidemic of fires raging round London at the week-end is attributed to Sinn Feiners, Sixteen stacks were destroyed near Sevenoaks, and other…

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Disastrous Fire in Tokio. 2000 Buildings Gutted

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 4

A CABLE to the "Sun" from Tokio states that a fire broke out at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning in Asakusa, the most thickly populated section of…

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Another Sydney Fire. Three Buildings Damaged. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 5

The unprecedented number of fires in the City was added to last night by a fire in Camperdown, whore three buildings were damaged…

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Pussy Under Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 7

Admiral Beatty tells an interesting story regarding the ship's cat on the Lion. During the Jutland battle the sick bay was shattered by a shell…

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Factory Burnt Out. Heavy Loss. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 3

The Victorian Butter Factories' Co-operative Box Co.'s factory at Footscray was burnt out last night, and a heavy loss was sustained in machinery…

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Miners' Strike. Railwaymen's Attitude. Fire at Colliery. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 3

Addressing miners, Sydney Cramp, the President of the National Union of Railwaymen, said that debarred railwaymen intended to refuse to…

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Local and General. West Kempsey Fire Bell

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

The West Kempsey fire bell has been removed from Mr. Steane's property to the Shire Council's yard…

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Tragic Village Blaze

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 3

There has been a disastrous fire at Oakbank a Midlothian village noted fur its old works. Not only were two men and a woman burn…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 4

The Clarence and Richmond Hotel, Victoria-street, Grafton, the property of Mr. W. Henson, was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Saturday last…

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Washing in Cold Fire. Baths Full of Veal Broth and Wine

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1921 · page 7

The future bathroom will contain neither soap nor water. Their place, according to Dr. Nikola Tesla, the famous scientist, will…

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A Bellbrook Blaze

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 5

Saturday next will see Bellbrook ablaze with tartane and crowded with Highlanders attracted by the Gathering. Bellbrook, by the war,…

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Fire at Scrubby Creek

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 4

The residence of Mr. Charles Wittig, of Scrubby Creek, was totally destroyed by fire during the week. The family left their residence on Saturday and…

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Burnt Out

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 2

Mr. Gordon Abbott son of Mr. Thos. Abbott of Taree, was burnt out at Dyer's Crossing on Saturday night last. The fire…

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