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Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Fatal Fire Four Persons Killed. London, Dec. 26

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 December 1921 · page 1

A shocking fire at Sheffield, attributed to the burning of gramaphone [?]. which gave off suffocating [?]mes—the second tragedy of the kind…

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Fire in a Convert Thrilling Scenes London, Dec. 26

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 December 1921 · page 1

Thrilling scenes occurred a a fire in the Good Shepherd Convent, Cork. The [?] of 179 small girls were in [?] out the [?]men, [?] by…

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Fire at Cronulla. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 1

A fire at Cro[?] at [?]ght de[?] a [?]age in the extent of [?] A. strong [?]nd way [?]ng and [?]ed the…

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Fire at Adelong. Adelong

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 2

The Call[?] Hall and adrecent [?]ings consisting of five [?]coms, [?]cou[?]ed by the [?]yees and boarders at the Royal Hotel, [?]…

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Fire at Leeton Picture Films Ablaze

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 1

Our correspondent telephoned that s serious fire occu[?]red at Leeton last ovening at the Globe Picture Palace…

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Launch on Fire Excursionists Escape. Murwillumbah

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 3

The launch Aramis with [?] on board caught fire on journey from Tweed Houda to [?] At the time it was dark and raining…

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Setting Fire to Grass. a Man Charged [?]Thurst

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 1

William [?]ook was chazed at [?] tenham [?]ce Court with se[?]ng are to [?] He was [?]ded [?] worth of grass [?]…

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Grass and Fencing. £12,000 Worth Destroyed. Man Charged with Setting Fire. Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 3

William Cook, who was arrested on Thursday last by the Bathurst police in connection with an outbreak of fire on the Orange Plains Station, was…

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Serious Bush Fires

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 2

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

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A Slight Blaze

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 2

Picture patrons at Leeton received a great disappointment on Wednesday night, when half way through that splendid picture "The End of the…

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