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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Queensland the Barcaldine Fires. Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

Special constables and the Vigilance Committee patrolled the streets of Barcaldine last night in consequeuce of incendiary fires the previous evening. As…

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Fire Wrecks Motor Show. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

DELHI, Thursday.—The motor show was destroyed by fire to-day and many splendid cars were burnt, the damage being heavy. Petrol apparently caused the fire…

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Telegraphic News. Timber Yards on Fire

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. -- A fire broke out early this morning in Bell and Fraser's timber yards at Rozelle. All the fire brigades were called out…

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Timber Yard Fire. Extensive Damage at Rozelle. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

The damage to the timber yards at Bell and Frazer's, Rozelle, which, caught fire this morning, is estimated at £20,000…

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Incendiary Fires

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—The second successive week-end incendiary fires were started in the Manchester district yesterday night. The miscreants…

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Fires. Golf Club Buildings

Northern Star · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday—A fire broke out last night in the rooms of Fred Popplewell, the well-known champion golfer, at Kensington. The Golf Club building was destroyed…

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Terrific Explosion Tingha Store Blown Up. Fire Starts from a Spark. INVERELL

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 2

A terrific explosion occurred to-day at Tingha as the result of a fire reaching a store where explosives were kept. The explosion was heard miles away and…

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Ireland. Fires in Manchester District. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—For the second successive week-end incendiary fires were started on farms in the Manchester district last night. The miscreants are believed to…

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Great Timber Blaze. Docks and Warehouses Destroyed. Antwerp

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 3

A great timber fire occurred in the docks, which were damaged, also warehouses, to the extent of seven million francs…

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Incendiary Fires. Much Damage at Manchester. London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 3

During the week end there were a dozen incendiary fires on the south side of Manchester, and £30,000 worth of damage was done…

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Big Blaze. Jam Warehouse Destroyed

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The warehouse of the Stanmore Preserving Coy., jam manufacturers. Bridge road, Stanmore, was completely gutted by fire to-night. The damage was in…

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Fire in Timber Yards

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A fire was discovered in the timber yards of Hardwoods, Ltd., at Woolwich, this afternoon, and did damage estimated at…

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Fire in Jam Warehouse

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The warehouse of the Stanmore Preserving Co., jam manufacturers, was completely gutted by fire last night, the…

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General News. Cot on Fire

Northern Star · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 4

Last, night a baby's cot caught fire at the residence of Mr. Clay, South Lismore. The Fire Brigade promptly responded to a call, but on arrival it found that the flames had…

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Million Tins of Jam. a Damaging Fire. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 2

A fire occurred at the Stanmore Preserving Company's premises last night. The damage is estimated at £100,000 Over a million tins of jams were…

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A Test Fire

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 2

A practical demonstration of the fire extinguishing qualities of certain prepared chemicals and appliance was given by Mr. M. Gibb, representing…

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Record Fire Year. the Stanmore Outbreak. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 3

Firemen are still working on the Stanmore Preserving Company's premises. Tins of jam continue to explode, and already over, a million tins have…

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Destructive Fire

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. -- The show rooms of Bidden and Roberts, in the Haymarket, caught fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £3000. A…

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A City Fire

Northern Star · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—The show room of Messrs. Biden and Robert, motor cycle specialists, caught fire this morning and before the flames were extinguished damage…

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House Burnt Out

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire broke out Tat last night in Bromley House, Kent-street, two floors being burnt out. The dawage is estimated at several thousand pounds…

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