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Fires & bushfires, 1921

1,726 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 87

Mortdale Fire Brigade Recreation Club

The St George Call · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 6

The above newly formed club held a Smoko last Saturday in the Fire Station, Mortdale, and invited many guests, among whom were…

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Driver Discovers Fire Flooring Well Alight

The Sun · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 7

George Gray, a taxi-cab driver, found the first floor of Paddington House, Oxford-street, Paddington, alight shortly after 11 o'clock last night. He…

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Fire in Ultimo. Large Building Gutted Extensive Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 10

A fire which broke out on the top floor of a building at the corner of Mountain and Kelly Streets, Ultimo, shortly after 7 o'clock last night practically gutted the premises, causing…

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Disastrous Fire. Building Gutted at Ultimo. Damage Estimated at £50,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 13

For about two houre last night fire raged in a big brick building at Ultimo, containing two factories and a motor garage, and the place was burnt out. An estimate of the…

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Big Melbourne Fire Warehouse Gutted

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 May 1921 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—As the crowds were leaving the theatres to-night they were supplied with the sight of a big fire, which had broken out in…

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A £20,000 Fire Melbourne, Saturday Night

The Sun · Sunday 1 May 1921 · page 2

Damage estimated at £20,000 was done by a fire which demolished the Edwards Tea Company's premises in Flinders-street to-night…

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Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 10

Much destruction was caused by a fire which broke out on Saturday night in a building occupied by Edwards and Co., the Sunday School Union, the Aussie Trading…

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Ultimo Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 7

In describing the fire at Ultimo on Friday, when damage estimated at £60,000 was caused, a report made by the Fire Brigade sets out that the outbreak probably commenced on the…

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Fire Near Explosives Plucky Man Wounded

Evening News · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

The bravery of a municipal employee probably u[?] some lives this afternoon. when a fire occurred at the [?] of…

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Just in Time Sleeping Car on Fire

The Sun · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 8

The first division of the Melbourne express was about five minutes late in reaching the Central Railway Station this morning, but it was only by a…

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Motor Car on Fire Driver Severely Burnt

The Sun · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 8

Ernest Falconer, aged 28, was driving a motor car owned by Walter Hale, of Dural-street, Hornsby, along Peat's Ferry-road, Hornsby, last night, when…

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The Ultimo Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 8

In a report of the fire at the corner of Mountain and Kelly Streets, Ultimo, published in "The Daily Telegraph" of April 30, it was stated that the origin of the outbreak was on…

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Fire at Pyrmont

The Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 4

The rear of the premises occupied by the Victory Lubricants Co., Ltd., Harris-street, Pyrmont, was damaged by fire this afternoon, owing to a pot…

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Fire Caused by Boiling Tar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 7

A shed at the rear of the Randwick Town Hall was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The outbreak was caused by boiling far. Some detonators which were kept in the…

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Destroyed by Fire Japanese Freighter VANCOUVER

The Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 1

The Japanese freighter Tokuyo Maru has been destroyed by fire on the Washington coast. Nine Japanese sailors lost their lives…

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Fire at Cloncurry Business Premises Destroyed BRISBANE

The Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 8

A fire broke out at the Family Hotel, Cloncurry, at 2 o'clock this morning, and rapidly spread to adjoining premises, belonging to Stevens (saddler)…

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Launch on Fire Alleged Blackmail Two Youths on Trial

The Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 7

On a charge of having demanded £100 from Percy George Coleman by menaces, two young men, Stanley Williams and Thomas William Childs, were…

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Steamer Catches Fire Sinks Off Pacific Coast One Dead, Eight Missing New York [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 1

A message from Settle States that the Japanese steamer [?] tons, [?] capsized and [?]nk off the [?] River…

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Boiling Oil Causes Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 8

Boiling lubricant oil was cause of an outbreak of fire at the premises of Victory Lubricants, Limited, oil and grease manufacturers, in Harris-street, Ultime, yesterday…

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Shipping Mishaps. Fire and Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 4

A cable received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association states that the steamer inventor, on arrival at Port Natal, on May 1. reported that the bunker coal had been on…

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