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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

532 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 27

A Melbourne Fire

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. Evidence concerning the origin of the fire at [?] in Melbourne by which [?] Kitey lost her life, was…

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Local and General. Fire in Queen-street

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred in Mr. Gill's premises in Queen-street last evening, but fortunately the flames were extinguished before much damage had…

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Fire at Katoomba. Jam Factory Destroyed. Katoomba

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 3

The Katoomba jam factory, together with the contents, was copletely destroyed by fire this morning. The damage amounts to £2000…

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Fatal Fire. Woman Dies in the Flames: Man Committed for Murder. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 2

The City Coroner to-day committed [?] Parker Pimental, managing director of the Federated Feature Films[?] Ltd., for trial at the nest sitting of the…

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Dublin's Tragedy City in Throes of Fire and Battle. Customs House Burnt to the Ground. Heavy Fighting in the Streets. London

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 3

A serious outbreak occurred in Dublin this morning, when a large body of Sinn Feiners made an assault on the Customs House and Liberty Hall. The Customs House has been…

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Ireland. Customs House Fire. a Heap Op Smoulbering Ruins. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 5

DUBLIN, Thursday.—The fire at the Customs House raged throughout Hie night, and this morning little was left except blackened walls and a heap of Smouldering ruins…

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A Forest Lodge Fire

Northern Star · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 5

SYDKEY, Sunday.—A fire at Standard Sheets, Ltd., Parramatta road, Forest Lodge, on May 8 has been receiving the attention of the police, with the result that arrests…

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Cotton Store on Fire. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.—Router's Alexandria correspondent reports that the Government cotton store is on fire, 10,000 bales being involved…

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Fire at Parkes. Two Shops Destroyed. Big Blaze Averted. Parkes

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 2

Yesterday a fire started in the hairdresser's shop owned by Geo. Smiles. It spread to Arthur's saddlery shop, and both shops were gutted…

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Fire at Factories. Three Boys Arrested

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The police recently arrested three boys, aged 10, 11 and 14 years respectively, It appears that on May 8th the circumstances of a fire the factory…

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Serious Cane Fire

Northern Star · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 4

A fire lit one day last week by Mr. H. Gould, of Empire Vale, for the purpose of burning some grass spread into his valuable patch of cane and destroyed about 15…

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Fire at Walgett

Northern Star · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—A fire broke out at Walgett early this morning at the rear of a fruit shop. The flames quickly spread to a picture show adjoining, with the…

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Fire and Flood. Disasters in Colorado. 1200 People Dead. Destruction of Property. Vancouver

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 3

Cloud bursts throughout Colorado have forced the rivers to overflow, flooding several cities and resulting in great damage to property and crops…

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Fire in Bedroom

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 4

Bedding, came in contact with a kerosenelamp in a weatherboard house in Catheartstreet, owned and occupied by Messrs. Cleve and Desmond Wilson, about 9.30 o'clock…

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Fire at Numulgi

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 4

At 3.30 a.m. on Sunday Mr. Summerfield, a neighbor, noticed that the back portion of Mr. W. Saven'a residence was in flames. Hastening to the spot he aroused the…

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Fire at Experiment Farm

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 8

The Grafton Fire Brigade recieived a call just before 6 o'clock Wednesday night, intimating that fire had broken out at the Government Experiment Farm. Officer-in…

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Newspaper Burnt Out

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A big fire at Wyalong started in the "Star" newspaper office and spread to adjo[?] premises. The aggregate insu[?]…

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Inquiry Into Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At an inquiry into the cireumstauces connected with a fire at Bourke-street, Darlinghurst, on May 10, Constable Pescud stated that he was en dnty…

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Fire at Wyalong

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A big fife occurred in the heart of the town of West Wyalong last night. The fire started in the "Star" newspaper office, one of the oldest wooden…

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Inquiry Into Fire

Northern Star · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An inquiry was opened at Temora into a fire which occurred at Combaning wheat stacks on May 22. John Neville, divisional wheat…

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