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Fires & bushfires, 1921

509 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 26

Bush Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 2

Whilst a strong wind was blowing on Friday night or about 8 p.m. a bush fire broke out on the farm lands of Mr. W. Duck close to Junee municipal…

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Bush Fires. Quenched by Timely Rain. Belatta

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 2

A timely fall of rain passed over the district this morning, almost completely extinguishing the bush fires, and everything is now safe…

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Bush Fires and Heat Intolerable Conditions. Dubbo

The Daily Express · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 2

As the re[?] of hot weather, bush fires in the far west have again broken out. All the country from the [?]gan to the Darling is shire and conditions…

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Fatal Fire Broken Hill

The Daily Express · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 4

A [?]ire destroyed two houses, and in ca[?]h case the wife of the occup[?]t was severely burned. One of the women was trying to save household…

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Fires in the West Worse Than Before Threatening to Spread SIDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 1

A message from Dubbo states that the West in again threatened a full recrudescnce of the worst features of the great fires of about three weeks…

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Bush Fires. the West Again Threatened. Greater Disasters Feared. Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 2

Tho west is again threatened with a full recrudescence of the worst features of the great fires of about three weeks ago. Indeed, greater disasters are…

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Bush Fires Bad Again in West Spreading to Wheat Belt Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 2

A late message says that the West is again threatened with a full recrud[?]scence of the worst features of the great fires of above three weeks…

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Large Bush Fire Near Griffith. About 800,000 Acres Swept

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 2

A thunder storm which occurred on Saturday, 19th inst, was the means of causing a bush fire on "Merriwagga," station, about 50 miles to the…

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Fire Hoses

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 2

A MEETING of persons interested in the fire fighting appliances for the town was held on Thursday night, those present being :-Mayor…

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What the Fire Protection Saved

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 2

It cannot be too forcibly impressed on land holders the importance of providing fire breaks, especially in a season like this, when there is a lot…

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Mob Rule. Outbreak at Bangalore. Military fires on Rioters. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Times" at Madras states that the military fired on a mob numbering 8000 at Bangalore who were storming the gaol in order to rescue…

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Damaged by Fire Photographer’s Claim. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 1

Mark BIow, proprietor of the Crown Studios, George Street, Sydney, today ought to recover £500 compensation from the Guardian Assurance Co…

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Film Inferno Picture Show Fire Crowd Enveloped in Flame. (Conn) Nov. 27

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 1

It is believed there are 50 dead, 590 seriously injured and hundred of others injured In an explosion at a Cinema theatre here…

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Bush Fires the Western Outbreak Incendiarism Suspected. Dubbo

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 November 1921 · page 1

Further excessive damage has been done throughout the West by fires. A share farmer at Narromiae heard a noise lust night, and rising from…

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The Film Fire Modifield Casualties. New York, Nov, 28

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 November 1921 · page 1

A report from Now Haven states that it is known that the casualties at the Rialto Theatre are were 3 dead and 20 seriously injured…

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Bush Fire at Yerong Creek

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 2

A bush fire occurred at Yerong Creek yesterday afternoon, and the latest information we received last night stated that it was still burning…

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Fire Alarm

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 2

While all Cootamundra was at lunch to-day the brigade bell rang. But there was no occasion to spoil the meall Some grass in the Albion Hotel yard…

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Fires Raging. in the North-west. Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 2

The fires continue to rage between Narromine, Dandaroo and Trangie, in the north-west, and it is feared that rain alone can save widesperad…

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Grass Fires. a Strenuous Fight Crops and Homes in Danger Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 1

Fires are raging between N[?] and Trangie, and it is feared that un[?]ess [?]ious rain falls there will be tremendous loss of grass wheat…

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Bush Fires

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1921 · page 3

The grass fires that were all round the district last week are now reported to have burned themselves out. Travelling fast after leaving Hillston…

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