FINED 30/.
Man Who Caused £40,000 Bush
Fire.
BOILING A BILLY.
(Received 12 noon.)
SYDN EY, this dav
In the Police Court at Wagga, Leslie Sterck was fined 30/ on a charge of carelessness in connection with a fire which occurred on December 19, causing £40,000 worth of damage. The police gave evidence that the bush fires which swept Murrumbidgee Valley, near Wagga, were caused by Sterck lighting a fire in an open fireplace among dry grass in order to boil water. A strong wind was blowing, and the fire broke aw; •-. When the accused was asked why he did not attempt to extinguish it, he said he could not put out a fire with boiling water. CAUSE OF BUSH FIRES. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. (Received 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY this day. The Government has appointed a Royal Commission to inquire into the cause of bush fires, and means which could be adopted to prevent their recurrence.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 8, 11 January 1927, Page 7
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