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Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Fires at Manchester

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 2

Three more incendiary outbreaks occurred at Manchester, including one at the museum, which were suppressed. No arrests have been made, but the…

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Fire at Maroubra 15 Feet Jump Two Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 1

There [?] destroyed by fire at Maroubra early this morning. Two inmates of one cottage became greatly alarmed, threw up the window, and…

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Fire in Wheat Stacks Coroner's Inquest Farmers Will Not be Losers YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 1

The District Coroner, Mr. G. Whiteman, J.P., of Young, held an inquiry at Weedallion railway station yesterday into the cause of the fire…

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Fire in Japan Many Homes Destroyed Tokio, March 26

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 1

One thousand houses were burned in a fire in the [?] quarter of the city, [?] and 6,000 persons are homeless. Many are sheltering in the Im[?]…

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Convent on Fire. Nuns' Heroic Rescue Work. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 2

St. Joseph's Convent, Grey Lynn, was destroyed by fire on the eve of Good. Friday. The sisters and pupils escaped in their night clothes…

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Set on Fire. Clothing Factory Blaze. Verdict of Coroner. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 3

The fire in the premises of S. Weingott and Sons, clothing manufacturers, of Sussex-street, in December last was inquired into by the…

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Fire Mystery. Kerosene and Clothing Coroner’s Inquiry. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 1

A fire at the premises of weingott and Sons, Clotting Manufacturers, in [?] Street, in December 1920, was the subject of an inquiry to-day by…

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Forest Fires How Califor[?]a Fights Them Elaborate Precautions

The Daily Express · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

[?] playgrounds are [?] which the National Forests. These forests estend is an almost unbroken him along the Stem Nevadas, and…

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Fire Works Promised

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 2

The greatest display of fireworks that ever happened, accompanied by a bump about which it is more comfortable not to speculate too…

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Fire at Lithgow. Lithgow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 1

A fire in the order department at the Lithgow Co-operative Societies' stores caused damage to goods estimated at about £1500…

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Disastrous Fire. Three Thousand Houses Burned. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 2

Washington official reports from Manilla states that a fire on Friday made homeless 15,000 persons in the native quarter of the Smalazaro…

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Ireland Fires in Manchester a Club Raided. London [?]

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 1

Following upon attempted [?] [?] at hotels in [?] police [?] a club in [?] They wore met with a…

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Fire on Steamer. Vessel Uninjured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 2

The fire which occurred in No. 1 hold of the mail steamer Tahiti was extinguished early this morning. The vessel was not injured, but the cargo was…

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Fires at School. Mosman Mystery Cleared Up. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 3

The mystery concerning the fires at Mosman Public School last week have been cleared up by the local police during the past few days. It is learned…

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School Fire Mystery Boys in Mischief. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 2

The mystery concerning the first at [?] Public School last [?] has been [?] up by Serg[?] O’Reilly. who [?]ted the…

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Huntsmen Held Up. Searched by Military Rebels Open Fire On Them LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 1

The military held up and searched members of the West Waterdord hunt at Kinsalebeg, when rebels suddenly opened fire…

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Fire in Japan 2000 Houses Gone Great Tragedy Threatened TOKIO, Wedneaday

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 1

A fire broke out at 8 o'clock this morning, in Asakusa, a most thickly populated section of the city. 2000 houses and temples are already…

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City Fires "Blaze in Devonshire Street Sensational Escape SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 1

A coat has been found on top of the, cliffs at Watson's Bay. A letter in one of the pockets contained the following: "My dear old Dad, the woman I…

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Tokio Ablaze. a Destructive Fire. Thousands of Buildings Gone Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

A fire broke out at 8 o'clock this morning in Asakusa, the most thickly section of the city. It is still burning, and already 2000 houses, stores and…

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Fire at Surry Hills. Occupants' Narrow Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 6

The grocery shop of Harry Lewis, Davonshire-street, Surry Hills, was partially destroyed by fire early this morning. Mrs. Lewis and her children had…

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