Pathe Animated Gazette: Fire Breaks Out at Hornsby, Sydney
Clip 1: Fire at Hornsby
0 min 24 sec
Taken from the newsreel Pathe Animated Gazette: Fire Breaks Out at Hornsby, Sydney (c1908)
Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G
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Please note: this clip is silent
Curator’s clip description
People look at the burnt out shell of a building in Hornsby as the camera pans across the damage.
Curator’s notes
The title card introducing this newsreel item contains the newspaper headline ‘No fire brigade available’ which suggests the destruction may have been preventable had the emergency services arrived on time.
Lauren Williams, curator
