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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

1,726 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 87

Fire Brigade Charges Mr. Dooley and Board to Confer

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 7

The charges of maiadministration in the fire [?] service which have been preferred by the Fire Brigade Union were considered at a Gahinet meeting…

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Fire in a Mill. Clergyman Committed for Trial. Macksville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 11

On Friday and Saturday the Nambucca District Coroner (Mr. W. D. Hodge) held an inquiry regarding the partial destruction by fire of a mill building in Macksville, owned…

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Fire Blight. Importation of Apples and Pears to Be Prohibited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 9

The Fruitgrowers' Association of New South Wales has at last been able to secure the prohibition of the importation of all pip fruits into Australia, as a precaution against the…

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Toll of the Sea Casualties for 1920 Fire and Wrecks

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 7

Seven shipping casualties ore contained in the 1920 list just compiled by the Navigation Department. Notable among them is the loss of the schooner…

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Fire on Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

BRISBANE,Wednesday.--At a late hour tonight the watchman aboard the A.U.S.N. storeroom Mackarra, berthed at Eagle Street wharf, discovered a fire in the storeroom adjoining…

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Fire at Showground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 10

Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon a one-storied building of wood and iron at the Agricultural Ground, used by Rushton and Horrsby, Ltd., as a showroom, was…

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Fire on a Steamer

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 7

A fire was discovered last night in the port coal [?] of the seamer [?] which is lying at No. [?] wharf. Wool[?] Bay. The flames were…

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Fire Board Nominations for Vacancy

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 3

Nominstions for the vacancy on the Hoard of Fire Commissioncers, [?]sed by the death of Alderman Shepherd, of Berry, rioted yesterday…

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Fire Brigade. Sydney-built Engines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 8

The Lord Mayor and aldermen yesterday officially inspected the Sydney Fire Brigade and its fire-fighting appliances, and witnessed an exhibition of physical drill, and of the…

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Fire Brigades' Charges. Board and Cabinet

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

The charges of maladministration and victimisation in the Fire Brigades' service, made recently by the Fire Brigades Union, were considered at a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday…

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Marine Casualties for 1920 Fire and Wrecks

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

Seven shipping casualties are contained in the 1920 list just compiled by the Navigation Department. Notable among them is the loss of the schooner…

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Fire Board. Municipal Representative Election. Thirteen Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 7

Competition for the vacancy on the Fire Brigades Board caused by the death of the municipal councils' representative (Aid. Shepherd) is keen…

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Fire on the Antiope. Extent of Damage Not Known

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

The Iron and Steel Company of New Zealand (Ltd.), owners of the barque Antiope, have received a cable stating that a fire broke out on board…

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Fires on Steamers. Boorara and Mackarra

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

A fire was discovered on Wednesday night in the port coal bunker of the steamer Boorara, which is lying at No. 9 wharf, Woolloomooloo Bay…

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Fire at Trangie

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 8

TRANGIE, Thursday.--Lindon's Arcade was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. The building and stock were valued at about [?]2000, and were covered in insurance for about…

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Fire at Bundanoon. Bundanoon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 10

Sumner Hill, an old-established boarding[?] house, owned by Mr. Russell, was destroyed by fire last night. Mr. Russell was in Sydney at the time. He had given the use of…

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Grass Fire Near Wagga. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 9

About midday, just after, the ballast train passed, a fire started in grass lands, the property of Mr. J. J. Woods. The flames spread rapidly, and as the whole surrounding country…

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Conflagrations. a Fire at the Show Ground

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon a building of wood [?]nd iron at the Agricultural Ground, In Sydney, used by Rushton and Horesby, Ltd., as a showroom, was destroyed by fire…

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Fire in a Mill. a Clergyman charged with Arson

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

A mill building, owned by Rev. A. G. Whitton, Methodist clergyman, of South-West Rocks, was destroyed by fire in December Inst, At the coroner's…

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Wouldnt Go Home End of a Carnival Belgians Fire on German Crowd LONDON, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 1

An [?] of a [?]…

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