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Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Another Fire Furniture Factory Effective Work by Firemen SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 December 1921 · page 1

Emslie's furniture factory, at Paddington, was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. Excellent work by the firemen was…

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Very Big Fire Woolstore Destroyed £1,000,000 Damage. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 December 1921 · page 1

The greatest are Sydney has had for many year occurred this morning at Kirribilli Point, when the seven floored brick and stone budding of the…

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Old Man's Sad End Humpy on Fire Burns Cause Death SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 December 1921 · page 1

John Ainsley, 83, an old age pensioner, who lived in a hump at Cremorne, was severely burned about the body and limbs while trying to subdue…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage Estimated at £1,000,000. Pastoral Finance Association Premises Destroyed. 32,000 Bales of Wool Lost. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 December 1921 · page 3

The most disastrous conflagration in Sydney for many years past occurred this morning, when the premises of the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd., at…

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Bush Fires. Tuesday's Blaze

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 2

It was reported last night that the fire which started about 10 miles from Wagga on Tuesday had burnt itself out, and the man who had been fighting the…

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Bush Fires. the First One. 500 Acres Destroyed

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 3

After a spell of several years. Gundagai district has again had a taste of bush fires. Just after the mail train…

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Wantabadgery Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 3

A disastrous lire broke out near Wagga on Tuesday. It is still racing, and travelling in the direction of…

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Fire at Snowball

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 3

There was an outbreak of fire out "Fern' Glen" (Snowball) way on Tuesday evening but it was got under…

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Another Sydney Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 1

Emslie's furniture factory in George Street, Paddington, was burnt out early this morning. The building of two floors, contents and the…

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The Oura Fire. Danger Ended. Good Work by Volunteers

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 1

The fire which started at Oura yesterday and worked its way across to Wantabadgery Station has been extinguished. Numerous hands…

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£100,000 Loss. From Storms and Fire. in the North-west. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 2

Outbreaks of fire continue in the north-west. A message from Narrabri states that storms and fire losses during the past few weeks are estimated…

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Bush Fires

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 2

Early in the afternoon of Thursday of last week residents of Ganmain, and farmers working in their paddocks for many miles around, saw columns of smoke…

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Serious Bush Fires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

From reports received all over the country, me recent bush fires are causing a terrific loss to the farmers and Station owners. The Western districts…

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Items of News. Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 2

A bush fire occurred between Lockhart and Boree Creek yesterday, and some of the wheat crops on Mr. O'Neill's property near Boree Creek…

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Bush Fires Recurrence in West Heavy [?] SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 1

A Dubbo message says that announce big fire broke out on the Dubbo Molong line, and in a [?] of hours miles upon miles of the [?]…

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Big Fire in Sydney

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 3

Debris is still smouldering at the fire that destroyed the Pastoral Finance Association's buildings on Tuesday. 42,000 bales of wool was…

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Fire in Melbourne Records Destroyed. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 1

A fire to-day destroyed the greater [?] of the office of the Victorian branch of the Federation [?] Union Some [?]…

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Fires in the West. Still Raging Around Dubbo. the Worst Ever Experienced. Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 4

Bush fires are still raging to the west of Dubbo. One fire broke out. On Harper Bros.' property, and as there was a strong wind-blowing the…

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Serious Bush Fires

The Daily Express · Saturday 17 December 1921 · page 5

From reports received all over the country, the recent hush fir[?] are causing a terrific loss to the farmers and station owners. The western…

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