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Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Local and General the Tumut Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 4

Further particulars are now to hand as to the fire at Tumut by which the Freezing Works have gone. The building was unoccupied at the…

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Science Notes & News. Fire From Slaked Lime

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 2

Wood can catch fire from the slaking of even poorer grades of lime. Very poor limes may produce a temperature of 300deg. Cent., which is…

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Destructive Fire. Freezing Works Totally Destroyed. Calamity for Tumut. a Complete Mystery

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 2

The most disastrous fire that has occurred in Tumut for many years happened at 2 p.m. on Tuesday lust, when the western end of the…

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Big Factory Fire £50,000 Damage. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 17 October 1921 · page 1

A fire which destroyed the Redfern Box Factory at Waterloo last night, cussed damage estimated at over £60,000. and was one of the most…

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Fire at Waterloo. Box Factory Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £50,000 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1921 · page 2

A fire destroyed the Redfern Box Factory in Phillip-street, Waterloo, last night, and caused damage estimated at over £50,000. The flames were…

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Tumut Freezing Works Destroyed by Fire

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred at Tumut on October 11. At 2 o'clock, in the afternoon Mr W. D. P. O'Brien's fine…

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Child and Fire Lithgow

The Daily Express · Monday 24 October 1921 · page 2

A child named Margaret A[?]twell was making toast at a fire when her clothes caught alight and she was so badly burned that her death is…

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Fire at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 2

A little excitement was aroused at Cohen Bros, and Co.'s premises on Friday morning last, when a fire started at the rear[?] of the premises…

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Picture Show Destroyed Fire at Lewisham. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 2

Just about midnight on Saturday a fire was discovered at the Butterfly Picture Theatre, at Lewisham, and before the brigades arrived the…

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Forest Fires Rome Oct 26

The Daily Express · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 2

Forest fires at Nade [?] during the night to a line of [?] one of which was blown up. Many persons were killed and injured. The [?]…

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Fire Brigade

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 5

A fairly large attendance of land holders and others interested gathered at the Club House Hall on Saturday last for the purpose of forming. Fire…

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Fire at Electrical Workshops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

Clang! Clang! Clang! The fire bell rang out, at 10 a.m. on Thursday, the warning and in a short space of time the Commissione offices…

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Big City Fire. Four Storied Building Gutted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 2

A big are broke out in the city tonight and a four storied building was gutted. It was situated in a building which had no outlet to the street, but…

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Bush Fires Precautions at Orange Orange

The Daily Express · Monday 31 October 1921 · page 1

Owing to the increase in the num-[?] bush fires that already have occurred, one with a frontage of 15 miles, [?] are now posted along…

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Grass Fires. Big Blaze Tn Orange District. Orange

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 October 1921 · page 2

Owing to the extensive growth of grass bush fires have already occurred in the Orange district, and one a few days ago had a blazing frontage at…

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Fire at Uranquinty

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1921 · page 2

A fire occurred at Uranquinty at about 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, when the well known shop of Mr. Walter Bullivant was burned to the…

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Bush Fire Brigades Lake Albert

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade was held on Saturday. October 29. There was a good attendance of members…

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Bush Fires. in the Western Country. Serious Damage Reported. Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 3

Hundreds of outbreaks of bush fires have occurred in the western country and every section from Trahgie to beyond the Darling has had thrilling…

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Grass Fires. Devastation in Western Districts. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 2

Grass fires are still devastating large areas in the western districts. It is reported that Honeybugle Homestead has been destroyed, but this is not yet…

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Bush Fires

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 4

Serious bush fires are burning in the far west of N.S.W. The fires; have a frontage of 300 miles and huge areas are menaced Unless rain falls…

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