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Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital Fire, 1935
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DetailsThis document contains various newspaper articles and photos of a fire that broke out in the boiler room of Hornsby Hospital on 11th August 1935. At the time 42 beds of the hospital were occupied and all patients were evacuated, some being carried in their beds out onto the hospital grounds.
The hospital's fire hose was of insufficient length to reach the fire and staff had to wait for the arrival of fire brigades from a number of North Shore Fire Stations. The fire was extinguished within 26 minutes, however it caused damage amounting to £2,684.
The District Coroner found the fire had started from the negligence of the mechanical and electrical engineer who left inflammable material unattended.
DateBetween 11th August 1935 and 28th August 1935HornsbyHospitalHornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
The hospital's fire hose was of insufficient length to reach the fire and staff had to wait for the arrival of fire brigades from a number of North Shore Fire Stations. The fire was extinguished within 26 minutes, however it caused damage amounting to £2,684.
The District Coroner found the fire had started from the negligence of the mechanical and electrical engineer who left inflammable material unattended.
DateBetween 11th August 1935 and 28th August 1935HornsbyHospitalHornsby Ku-ring-gai HospitalRelated
CollectionRobert Green CollectionLocationHornsby
LocationHornsbyAbout the original
SourceVarious newspaper articles listed within the document
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Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital Fire, 1935 (Between 11th August 1935 and 28th August 1935). Hornsby Shire, accessed 02/06/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/2745