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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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Spectacular Fire Elizabeth-Street Outbreak Warkon Buildings Alight Blazing Embers Over City

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 8

It is a remarkable fact that for years now Sydney has had at Christmas time a big and somewhat sensational fire. That of last year was at…

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Caught by Flames. Sensation in the City. Big Fire Threatens Life. Grim Fight for Safety

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

Not since the big fire at Anthony Horderns', Haymarket, some years ago, has such an outbreak threatening life been witnessed in Sydney as that which occurred at 6.45 last night in premises formerly known as Holland House,…

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Fire at Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 8

BATHURST, Tuesday.--A fire broke out at the rear of the post office, in residential quarters. early this morning, and damage estimated at £100 was wrought before the flames…

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Fire on State Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 9

PERTH," Tuesday.--The latest report from Carnarvon is that the State steamer Kwinana is gutted' forward, but It is expected that the salvage pumps brought by the tug Wyola will…

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Electric Fusing Causes Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 12

The fusing of an electric wire late last night at the premises which are being reconstructed for Sydney Pincombe, Limited, in Hunter-street, city, caused a loud report, and…

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To Fight Fires Handling Water Supply Question of Pressure

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 8

"Two great factors in fire fighting are quick information and quick attendance," says Mr. Sparks, chief officer at fire brigade headquarters…

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Fire at Rear of Church-street

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

At about 11 a.m. on Friday last (New Year's Eve) a fire broke out at the rear of the premises of Messrs. Hyland, Irwin and others, a number of casks, cases and…

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Church Missionary Society Serous Fire Losses

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 3

The fire at Warkon Bu[?] means a serious loss to the Church Misslonary Society. A [?] and [?] at ok of Orlental and other [?] from all parts…

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Fire on Steamer Kwinana. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 12

A Carnarvon telegram states that the steamer Kwinana is gutted forward, but it is expected that the salvage pumps, brought by the Wyola, will extinguish the fire, and save…

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Elizabeth Street Fire. Missionary Society's Loss

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 8

Nothing beyond the contents of the safe was saved from the premises of the Church Missionary Society, in Warkon Building. The fire completely destroyed a valuable collection of…

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Timber Yard Destroyed by Fire This Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 1

All that remains of the mill yard of the Australian Timber Co., Ltd., at Haberfield, which was swept by fire this morning…

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Timber Stacks Ablaze Big Fire at Haberfield £10,000 DAMAGE

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

A fire which occurred at the premises of the Australian Timber Company, at the corner of Parramatta and St. David's roads, opposite the [?] Park…

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Another Fire Haberfield Mill Yard Destroyed Damage About £10,000 Some Narrow Escapes

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 8

A mill yard, portion of the premises of the Australian Timber Co., Ltd., at Haberfield, was destroyed by fire this morning. If an average anything like that which has so far obtained is…

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Big Fire. Ashfield Timber Yard Damaged. Early Morning Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

A fire broke out in the Australian Timber Company's yards, at the corner of Parramatta Road and St. David's Road, Ashfield, early yesterday morning. It is estimated that the…

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Mill Yard Blaze Brigade Called Again

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 9

Australian Timber Co., Ltd., Haberf[?]old, the mill yard of which was destroyed by fire yesterday morning, had only recently taken stock, and up til[?] the…

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Fire at Hay

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

HAY, Wednesday.--A fire occurred on the Hay irrigation area, and the homestead of Alfred Hazelwood, a four-roomed dwelling, was totally destroyed, with nearly all its contents…

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C.m.s. Fire

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 10

Will you allow me to make a suggestion per medium of your columns to my fellow-members of the Church of England? The recent fire which…

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FIRE-FIGHTING Modern Preventive Methods Sprinklers and Alarms

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 9

Fighting flames is a tricky business. But of late years, with automatic alarms and new preventive inventions, the risk from fire has been wonderfully…

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Timber Burned. Fire Sweeps Through Mill Yard. Machinery Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

Beginning in a stack of Oregon timber at the Australian Building Co.'s yard, Ltd., at Haberfield, a fire early yesterday morning burnt its way through the mill yard of about…

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Assisting at Bush Fires

The Land · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 12

The Goobang Shire Council has granted permission to its employees to attend bush fires and help where possible…

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