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Fires & bushfires, 1921

1,726 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 87

Jam Factory on Fire Stanmore Preserving Store Destroyed Three Walls Fall Damage Estimated at Over £100,000

The Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 8

The burning of a portion of the immense factory of the Stanmore Preserving Company, Ltd., Bridge-road, Stanmore, last night, was a most…

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Golf Notes Fire Demon Attentive to Golf Clubs The Royal Sydney's Satisfactory Report: Mountain Courses; Local Doings

Referee · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 14

The golf clubs seem bewitched First the Royal Sydney Club was burned, that Bonnie Doon had the professionals' shop destroyed by fire and lost a great number…

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Cottage on Fire

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 9

A six-roomed weatherboard cottage in Berron-road, Boxley, occupied by Mrs. Eva Brett, was, with its contents, severely damaged by fire this morning…

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Fire at Bexley

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 4

A weatherboard collage in High[?]-street Bexley was destroyed by fire this morning…

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The Stanmore Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 6

Interior of the Stanmore Preserving Company's premises, which were gutted by fire. All day yesterday dense volumes of smoke issued from the ruined building, and continually there were miniature explosions as the tins of jam burst with the heat. Hundreds of people visited the scene during the day…

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More Explosions the Stanmore Fire'

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 5

Several hoses are still playing [?] the [?] of the Stanmore Preserving Company's building which was [?] stroyed by fire yesterday…

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Jam Tins Explode. the Stanmore Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 4

Firemen were engaged yesterday pouring water through windows and gaps in the wall of the Stanmore Preserving Company's works, part of which were destroyed by fire on…

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Fire at Bexley

The Propeller · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 2

Shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in a weatherboard cottage in Vernon Street, Bexley. Kogarah, Bexloy, and Rockdale…

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Misdemeanors. Fire Bugs at Work Barcaldine Outbreaks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 4

The fire-brigade at Barcaildine (Q.) and a busy night out on Thursday last, attending to four fires, all of which were suspected to have been caused by…

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Famous Shrine. Destroyed by Fire. London, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 9

A report from Rome states that telegrams from Loreto Ancona, report that the famous sanctuary has been burned, and the convent, with paintings of the Virgin, and priceless…

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Fire in City Cabman Gives Alarm About £4000 Worth of Damage

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 6

The showrooms of Messrs. Biden and Robert, motor bicycle specialists, caught fire about 4 o'clock this morning, and before the flames were…

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Santa Casa Destroyed by Fire Scene of Pilgrimages LONDON, February 23

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Rome states that the house of the Virgin Mary, supposed to have been miraculously brought from Nazareth…

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A Small Fire

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

About midnight on Monday of last Week Mr. Walsh, captain of the Penrith Fire Brigade, was summoned to extinguish a minor blaze that had broken…

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City Fire. Damage Estimated at £4000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 13

The showrooms of Messrs. Biden and Robert, motor specialists, at the corner of Pitt and Hay streets, were considerably damaged by fire early yesterday morning. The alarm…

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Fire at Balmain

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 6

A fire was last night discovered in a shop at 209 Darling-street Balmain, occupied by the Lingerlie Company, Detachments of men with appliances from…

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Fell Into Fire Laborer's Death

The Sun · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 6

The death of Henry Nash, 47, a laborer, was inquired into by the City Coroner this morning. Elizabeth Gabriello Burleigh stated…

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Man Falls in Fire Subject to Epilentic Fits

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 3

The City C[?] Mr Jam[?] hell an inquiry to-day [?] the death [?] Mrs. Elizabeth [?] said…

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New Zealand Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 6

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Monday.--fire near Napier destroyed 20,000 cases' of benzine, and also £6000 worth of wool belonging to the Hawkes Bay Trading Company. The insurances…

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Fire in Kent Street

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

A fire broke out shortly after 11 o'clock last night In Bromley House. 362 Kent Street. The alarm was given in good time by Block watchman Turner, and the early arrival of the…

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