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Fires & bushfires, 1921

1,726 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 87

Mysterious fire Clergyman Sent for Trial

Evening News · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 3

The Nambucca District Coroner Mr. W. D. Hodge) held an inquiry regarding the partial destruction by fire of a mill building in Macksville owned by Rev…

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Fire at Surry Hills Quantity of Stores Burnt

The Sun · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 7

A storeroom in Crown-street, Surry Hills, owned and occupied by Norman Turnbull and Co., merchants, of Clorence-street, caught Are shortly after…

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Warehouse on Fire Brigade's Difficult Task MELBOURNE

Evening News · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 4

With the temperature over the 100 mark, the fire brigade was faced with a stiff Job this afternoon when a fire broke out at 2 o'clock. in the warehouse of…

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Fire in Melbourne Three Firms Suffer MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 4

This afternoon a fire occurred in De Graves Buildings, De Graves-street, off Flinders-lane. The conflagration broke out in the fourth story of one of…

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Fire Brigades Board Ald. Alf. Reid Nominated by Penrith Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 1

A special meeting of Penrith Council was held on Friday evening of Inst week for the purpose of considering the matter of nominating a candidate…

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Irish Outrages Military 'Plane Set on Fire Observer Missing London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 1

A [?] was [?] make a [?] near [?] The [?]…

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Blaze at Woollahra Firemen's Good Work

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1921 · page 4

A fire occurred at a building at the rear of the Woollahra brunch of the Bank of N.S.W., in New South Head road, yesterday morning…

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Fire at a Bank

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1921 · page 5

Shortly after noon yesterday an alarm of fire came from the Bank of New South Wales at Edgecliff. It proved that a shingle on the root of the old…

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Heat and Bush Fire South Australia Affected ADELAIDE

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 6

The temperature in Adelaide for five successive days has been 99.6, 102.8, then 101.6, reaching the maximum of 107.8 on Saturday. On Sunday there…

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Fire Bugs Busy Are They Sinn Feiners? Armed Gang at Work in Manchester LONDON, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 1

[?] which occurred at the week [?] at Mo[?]hester, are [?] to Femers in each case. A[?]her there were eight…

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Bush Fires. Many Houses Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Serious grass and bush fires are missing in various parts of tin country, and considerable damage has been done. Numbers of houses have been burnt…

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Fires in the Country. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 8

Mr.Jack Prothero's house and contents, on Kingsvale Soldiers' Settlement were destroyed by fire on Friday evening. He and his wife were from home. When the children came…

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Fire at Balgowiah

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 4

A four-roomed weatherboard and [?] cottage at Balgowlah with its contents was destroyed by fire to-day. The premises which were occupied by Mr…

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Fire on the Suva

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--Smoke was seen Issuing early to-day from the hatches of the steamer Suva, berthed at Kangaroo Point wharf…

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Fires at Manchester. Sinn Feiners Blamed. London, February 13

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 5

Four fires occurred during the week-end at Manchester. They are attributed to Sinn Feiners in each case. Rags saturated with petrol were thrown into…

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Fire at Balgowlah House and Contents Burnt

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 6

A four-roomed house at Balgowlah occupied by Augustus Temple was destroyed by fire shortly after 4 this morning…

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Fire on Steamer. Outbreak on S.S. Suva. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 9

A fire occurred this morning on the steamer Suva, berthed at the A.U.S.N. Company's wharf. The fire brigade was summoned and soon got the flames under control; but not…

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Bush Fires Wallabies Driven Out Damage in Gippsland MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 3

While bush fires were raging in the Toora district of South Gippsland. a troop of wallabies emerged from scrub at Agnes, leaping frantically into the…

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Fire on Antiope

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 4

Cable advice received by the Iron and Steel Company of New Zealand states that at the Court of Inquiry held at Lorenzo Marquez in connection…

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Fire at Botany General Store Damaged

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 1

A fire broke out in the general [?] of Glendon[?] and Son. Botany-road Botany last night [?] of [?] with appl[?]es from Botany. [?]…

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