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Fires & bushfires, 1921

1,726 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 87

Fire Escape

The Sun · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 13

A Birmingham, resident demonstrating the utility of a simple endless-chain fire escape which he has designed…

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Canowindra Fire Conflicting Valuations BATHURST

The Sun · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 6

A coroner's inquiry was held at Canowindra concerning an outbreak of fire in premises occupied by J. O'Donnell, grocer…

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''Fire Insurance" U.S. and Big Navy Mr. Denby's Opinion VANCOUVER

The Sun · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 1

A message from Washington states that the United States Navy prepared to fight and as large as that of any other nation was advocated by…

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City Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 8

A fire broke out last night at the premises ot H. W. K. Ward, manufacturers' agent, on the first floor of a three-storied building in George-street, city, Before the fire brigade…

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Under Fire. Stone Crashes Into Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 4

The stillness of the Quarter Sessions at Darlinghurst was rudely broken yesterday afternoon when a piece of concrete, about the size of a pullet's egg, crashed through one of…

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Fire Insurance. City Fund. Losses Only Hale Covered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 13

The City Council fire insurance fund only covers half the losses by fire of City Council property. This was acknowledged last evening by Alderman Farrell, vice-chairman of the…

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Fire Destroys School MELBOURNE

Evening News · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 6

The elementary high school at North [?] a brick building of two storeys was completely destroyed by fire last night. Some difficulty was encountered…

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Motor Car on Fire Passenger's Face Burnt

The Sun · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 9

A motor car, owned and driven by Roy Doust, of Hunter-street, city, caught fire in Long Bay-road, Maroubra, last night, Rand wick firemen…

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Soviet's War. Petrograd Bombarded. Liquid Fire in Streets. London, March 9

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 5

Russian reports continue confused. It is reliably stated that the important fortress of Krasnayagorka, which sided with the rebels, has begun to bombard Petrograd…

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Fire Brigades' Board Country Representative

The Sun · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 5

Alderman B. E. Collins, Mayor of Wagga, was today elected representative of the country municipalities and shires on the Metropolitan Fire…

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Rick Fires. Outrages in England. Sinn Fein Suspected. London, March 10

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

Thirteen incendiary rick fires in the Liverpool district are attributed to Sinn Feiners. Five arrests have been made as the result of the local organisation of emergency police…

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Fire in Mill Great Damage Averted Condobolln

The Sun · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

A fire at Hutchinson and MacLeod's flour mill last night destroyed a good part of the building and damaged machinery and about 1000 bags of wheat…

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The Macksville Fire. The Rev. A. G. Whitten Exonerated

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

The Rev. A. G. Whitten has been informed by his solicitors that the Attorney-General, in an official letter, has stated that after a careful perusal of…

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Farms on Fire Liverpool Outbreaks Incendiary Wounded LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 1

There was extensive incendiarism In the Liverpool district last night. Fires burst out on many farms simultaneously…

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Fire on Vessel Phosphorous in Pipe What a Plumber Discovered

The Sun · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 3

Investigations are being conducted in regard to a fire yesterday in a pipe on, the steamer Zealandia, phosphorus, being the cause of the outbreak…

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Fire at Newtown

The Sun · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 7

While he Was away from home last night a fire broke out at Thomas Norton's residence, Stanmofe-road, Newtown. Newtown and Stanmore firemen…

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Fire Destroys Cottage Hay

Evening News · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 6

A four-roomed cottage at South Hay, owned by William Davies, and occupied by Jas. [?] his son-in-law, and family, was destroyed by fire last night…

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In the Line of Fire

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 1

LABOUR: "Here, what's the Idea? I've been all my life building up this little place." EXTREMIST: "Bah! It's the hated capitalistic system that enslaved you that we're aiming at."…

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Irish Affairs. the Cork City Fires. London, March 10

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 11

In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George said that the Government was considering the request of southern Unionists ln Dublin asking for the postponement, of the day appointed for…

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Between Two Fires

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1921 · page 3

Lenin, when he overthrew the feeble Kerensky Government, was the reddest person in the world. Having established himself, his color faded a…

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