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Fires & bushfires, 1920

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Fire in Sydney. Heavy Loss Sustained. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 3

A fire at Marrickville this morning resulted in Burgess and Son's furniture works and Hudson's electrical engineering works, next door, being…

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Battle in Derby. Heavy Rifle Firing Fires Started. Citizens Terrified. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 2

The Londonderry correspondent of the "Times" reports that on Monday at nine o'clock Sinn Tenters surrounded the Unionist Club, and demanded…

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Fires Raging in Scotland. London, June 15

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 4

Immense bush fires are raging in the highlands. They have devastated five miles of forest land in Ross and Cromarty (a Highland county), on the…

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Fires in Sydney Armitage's Furniture Factory. Beard's Factory at Camperdown SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 1

Armitage's furniture factory, in the city, caught fire early this morning. The factory comprises five floors…

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Fires in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 7

Armitage's five-storey furniture factory, in the city, caught fire at an early hour this morning. Fire brigades from headquarters were soon on the…

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Fire at Elliott Bros. Deliberately Set Alight. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 3

At the conclusion of the inquiry into the cause of the fire at Elliott Bros., chemical manufacturing works at Rozelle some months ago, the…

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Big Fire in Sydney. £80,000 Damage. Telephone Exchange Again. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

Damage to the amount of about £85,000 was caused by a fire at the Continental Paper Bag factory, Alexandria, last night. The fire was…

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Alexandria Fire Enquiry Into Alleged Tele-phone Delay. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 1

The manager of telephones stated to-day a departmental inquiry will be held regarding the alleged delay [?] raising the Redfern telephone…

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Blasting Accident. Two Men Blinded. Fuse That Hung Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 2

Two men were injured in an explosion at Leichhardt to-day. Edward Ensom and John Halliday were employed in blasting away rock…

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I.W.W. Inquiry. Inspector General Called. Guarding Against Fires. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

The first witness called at the I.W.W. Inquiry to-day was Mr. James Mitchell, Inspector General of Police. He said that steps he had taken with a…

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Fire in Fishing District Causes a Huge Loss. Tokio, July 3

The Daily Express · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 1

It is estimated four million dollars loss resulted from a fire in the fishing district on the western shor[?] of the Orkutsk Sea…

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Censure Motion. Misses Fire Lively Scene in the House. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 1

Although Mr. Tudor’s consure motion was the urst item m the business paper to-day, Mr. Lamond handed the Speaker a motion for the…

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"Kept the Home Fires Burning." the Gundagai Girl. Marries a Soldier. Mashes His Uncle

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 2

Alber[?] Edward Symons, a returned' soldier, who obtained a commission in the war, applied for a decree against his wife…

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Fire in Water

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 2

Invention turned to nobler ends is to some extent repairing the ravages of the German submarines, redeeming the sunken argosies, or opening the…

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Big Fire Building and Contents Gutted. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 8

The premises occupied by Rlleys Limited, furniture manufacturers, caught fire to-night. The building consists of two stories and a…

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Reefton Fire Only Hotel Destroyed. Temora

The Daily Express · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 2

Reefton, a railway siding on the Temora-Wyolong line, is now temporarily a “dry ” area, as the hotel was destroyed by fire. .Residents were…

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Hanging Fire Said to Be Due to Mr. Dooley Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. McDonald, A.W.U. organiser said to-day; “The attempt with the backing of the A.W.U. to form a Police Union is hanging fire owing…

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Fire at Temora. Reefton Hotel Destroyed. Temora

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 4

The Reefton Hotel, Temora, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The licensee and other occupants escaped in their night attire…

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Rioting at Belfast Police Attacked With Stones and Bottles. Looting and Fires Three Killed, Thirty Injured LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 1

Serious rioting at Belfast broke out late on Wednesday night. The police and military were called out, Sim Feiners attacking the police…

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