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Fires & bushfires, 1921

1,726 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 87

Entrapped by Fire. Daughter Burnt to Death. Mother Severely Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 9

Shocking injuries sustained in a desperate attempt to escape from a burning building caused the death in Melbourne Hospital to-day of a girl 14 years of age. Her mother…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Land · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

A man camped on Pokolbin State Forest, up at Cessnock, boiled his billy over a fire, which he left burning. The fire spread and burnt a…

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Fires at a Reformatory. Startling Admission by Girls

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

Three inmates of the Door of Hope Reformative Institution for Girls at Auckland (N.Z.) have been charged with attempts to [?] down the home…

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Conflagrations. Blayney Brigade's Baptism of Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

The newly-formed Blayney (N.S.W.) are brigade justified its formations. by the able manner in which its members performed at their [?] in Sunday morning last. The…

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Building on Fire Firemen's Good Save

The Sun · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

The N. S. W., Produce Co.'s promises, 226 and 228 Sussex- street, caught fire shortly after 6 o'clock this morning. Firemen were quickly on the scene, and…

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Surry Hills Fire Three Persons in Burning Shop

Evening News · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 1

At a fire in Surry Hills, this morning two adults and child escaped from a burning shop [?]. The [?] occured [?]…

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Last Night's Fires

The Sun · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 3

A light coming into contact with kerosene was the cause of a fire in a shop owned and occupied by Margaret Liford, in Brighton- avenue, Croydon…

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Escape From Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 13

Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in the grocery shop of H. Lewis, 93 Devonshire-street, city, and the occupants of a room above the shop, who found the smoke from the…

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Fire at Canterbury

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 13

A fire in Brighton Avenue, Canterbury, last night burnt out the grocer's shop occupied by Margaret Liford, and damaged four other rooms, which formed the dwelling portion of…

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Fire at Croydon Park

Evening News · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 1

Fire destroyed Mrs. Margaret L[?] grovery shop, in Brighton Avenue, Craydon Park, last night. The dwelling of fire rooms at the rear was also severely…

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Fire at Collaroy

The Sun · Sunday 10 April 1921 · page 2

A weatherboard cottage in Jenkins-parade, Collaroy, occupied by Mr. Sydney Hatton, was with its contents, totally destroyed by fire last night. The…

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Fire in Oxford Street

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 6

Nos. 56 and 58 Oxford Street, City, and No. 3 Little Oxford Street, were damaged In a fire which broke out shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday morning. No. 56 is occupied by C…

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Films Ignite Sudden Fire in Paddington Great Excitement

Evening News · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 3

A mass of cinematograph film, [?]acked in a storeroom at the rear of the Olympia Theatre, in Oxford-street, Paddington, near [?]-street, caught fire…

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Fire at Paddington. Starts at Picture Show Building

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 7

Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broken out in a building connected with West's Olympia picture show, and burned a quantity of…

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Spectacular Fire. Excitement in Paddington. Stores and Cottage Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 4

A fire that had enough sensation in it for the movies for a while, startled the residents of Paddington at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. There was a loud report from a film store…

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Grocer Thinks of His Cat Fire in Oxford Street

Evening News · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 4

At [?] Sunday morning a fine broke [?] in Now [?] Oxford-street, City. Apparently the fire originated on the first [?] of [?] which is [?]…

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Fire in Pitt Street. Small Blaze Soon Extinguished

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 5

The presence of Mr. Dawson, Jun., on the Premises of Messrs. Stewart, Daw-son, and Co., Ltd., in Plit Street, near King Street. City, last night undoubtedly saved the building In…

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Fire in the City Blaze at Stewart Dawson's

Evening News · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 3

A fire occurred in the premises of Messers. Stewart Dawson, Limited. Pitt-street, City, last evening, [?] the out-break was extinguished before much…

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Fire at a City Jeweller's

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 10

An outbreak of fire occurred at the new pre-mises of Stewart Dawson and Co.[?] Ltd., jewellers, in Pitt-street, city, last evening. It originated in the lift motor at the top of…

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