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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal, Warrnambool Fire Brigade Camperdown, C 1900
This is a medal won by J. McKenzie of the Warrnambool Fire Brigade at a Camperdown competition in 1899. A Warrnambool Fire Brigade was first established in 1859 but it lapsed and another Fire Brigade was formed in 1863. This Brigade prospered and entered in, and won many Fire Brigade demonstrations and competitions which were particularly popular in the late 19th century and early 20th century. No information has been found on J. McKenzieThis medal is of considerable interest as a memento of the Warrnambool Fire Brigade in 1899 and of its successes in competitions against other Victorian Fire Brigades.This circular silver coloured light metal medal features an eight petal shaped centrepiece inserted into an outer circle with text on both obverse and reverse. It has a small attached ring at the top. Obverse -CAMPERDOWN 24/5/99 ENGINE3 MEN WON BY J MC KENZIE Reverse W.F.B. Maker's markj. mckenzie, warrnambool fire brigade, warrnambool history -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - History of Swallow & Ariell's fire bell, 2000
Bell moved from Swallow & Ariell after 1890; given to St Albans Anglican in Coburg 1930, then transferred to St Oswalds in Pascoe Vale in 1960. Now in Eastern Hill Fire Museum.Paper recording history of Swallow & Ariell's fire bell.'taken to 'Fire Brigade Museum Eastern Hill September 2004' handwritten in inkfire and fire services, swallow & ariell ltd -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Fire Station in Byrne Street c1887-1890 -- 2 Photos
Stawell Volunteer Fire Brigade. Fire Station with hose reels in front c1887 - 1890s. Byrne Streets Stawell Fire Station Byrne Street built in Sept 1883. Tower built previously. Bell Lady of Stawell was cast in England early 1880.stawell -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, 46.4º - Research Fire Brigades - Black Saturday by Janine Woolnough, 2009
Stories and pictures written and taken by the Research Fire Brigade during the 2009 Black Saturday fires. Includes list of Brigade members.72 p. : col. ill., facsims., col. ports. ; 25 cm.ISBN 9780646523057research fire brigade, bush fire 2009, kinglake victoria -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Postcard, Stawell Fire Station in Byrne Street c1887-1890 -- 2 Copies
Stawell Volunteer Fire Brigade and Stawell Fire Station also Stawell Branch Australian Miners Association. Byrne Street 1890s. Stawell Fire Station Byrne Street built in Sept 1883. Tower built previously. Bell Lady of Stawell was cast in England early 1880.stawell -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Eltham Fire Brigade
Copies of historical newspaper articles 1928-1929 in regards to the Eltham Fire Brigade Fire Station's new home, Reel House and Bell Tower8 pagesharry gilham collection, eltham fire brigade -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fire Brigade Members at Castlemaine
Fire Brigade Members at Castlemaine in the 1930's. The four men in uniforms from the Stawell Fire Brigade. The other three people are in civilian clothing.Black and white photograph of 7 people in a garden setting. Four of the men in the photograph are in uniform. The photograph has a Castlemaine signpost in the distance on the left side of the photo.stawell uniform -
National Wool Museum
Certificate, Country Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority certificate to Robert W Pettitt, 1963, acknowledging membership of the Torquay urban fire brigade for 22 7/12 yearsTORQUAY URBANpettitt, mr r. w. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Church Street Fire Station, 15/05/1963
Opening of Fire Station in 1963. Greensborough had a fire service from 1938. It was relocated to Church Street in 1963 then moved to Grimshaw Street when Greensborough Plaza was developed.Digital copy of black and white photograph.greensborough fire station -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Fire Brigade
Stawell Fire Brigade.stawell -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photographs, Eastwood State School, Alexander Road, Ringwood East, severely damaged by fire - 2 May, 1970
Printed below photograph, "Eastwood State School fire - 1970". Written on backing sheet, "See page 6 Ringwood Mail, 1/7/1970". -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Newspaper, Stawell Fire Brigade Newspaper Article 1922
Newspaper cutting of Stawell Fire Brigade which obtained a first three seconds and a third at Fire Brigades Demonstration at Ararat 1922. Photo shows five men and hose reel.stawell -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Plan - Plan of Numurkah Railway Station Fire Fighting Equipment
Part of railway collection from closed Numurkah Railway StationWooden Framed Blueprint Plan pasted onto a Masonite backing.VR Numurkah WS and Fire Fighting Equipment -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond valley Leader, Time to act on fire risk, 15/01/2020
Nillumbik Council has conducted another round of sweeping inspections on more than 200 properties rated at high risk of fire. This follows a grass fire in Greensborough and a bushfire at Plenty Gorge Parklands.News article 1 page, black text.nillumbik council, high fire risk, symon crescent greensborough, plenty gorge park -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Majestic Hotel St Kilda after 1981 fire - images collection, 22/08/1981
Fire at the building on 22 August 1981. The building was constructed in 1912 as a block of flats, designed and built by JRDaley, and it was renovated in the 1930s. After the fire, most of the rear of the building was demolished and replaced by modern apartments. Colour photographst kilda, majestic hotel, majestic, fitzroy street -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Sculpture, Mandy Gunn, Fire Sticks, 2009
Gunn’s work explores political and social values through the mediums she uses and the inspiration she draws upon. In 'Fire Sticks', Gunn uses recycled material as an explorational response to throw away culture, while the design draws inspiration from the sticks used in firestick farming and the charred remains of flora after a fire, which highlights the history and place of fire in Australia.Wangaratta Art Gallery Collection. Winner of the 2009 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award.This artwork was sculpted out of recycled inner tubes woven together with cotton thread on wooden poles.wangaratta art gallery, mandy gunn, sculpture, textile, wcta -
Phillip Island Conservation Society Inc.
Work on paper - Photocopy of newspaper cutting, Wonthaggi Express or Powlett Express newspaper, "A fire threat to/the penguins", 28.01.1965
The article describes a fire incident which took place in January 1965 at Swan Lake, a water reserve at the entrance to Summerland Peninsula, Phillip Island. Due to an extremely heavy infestation of gorse (noxious weed) and natural tea tree scrub, along with poor vehicle access, the volunteer fire fighters could apparently not gauge the extent of the fire. A light plane operator visiting Cr Arthur Hamilton nearby was able to fly Phillip Island Shire Engineer, Jock McKechnie, over the lake to better direct the fire fighters. Swan Lake has many Bunurong Aboriginal middens and short-tailed shearwater rookeries, and, being not far from the Penguin Parade, a fire there posed a direct threat to the birds. The article is significant because it indicates the vulnerability of the Summerland Peninsula reserves to fire, the way the Shire Engineer, local bulldozer contractor and volunteer fire fighters tackled the fire outbreak. photocopy of newspaper cutting. Dark copying at top. Double column heading. Single column black text on white paper28-1-65 EXswan lake phillip island, summerland peninsula, bunurong aboriginal middens, short-tailed shearwaters, mutton birds, little pengiuns, penguin parade, jock mckechnie, cr arthur hamilton, fire fighters, , max stewart, jim jeffery -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - postcard, Cam Williamson, World War One AIF Soldiers at the Suez, c1916
Harry Holmes and his battalion friends photographed aspects of their time on the Suez Canal, Egypt. Egypt was a major base for the AIF from December 1914. A number of campaigns were fought in this theatre. There were two campaigns involving the AIF. Note that not all the fighting was actually geographically in Egypt. (http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/about3.html) This photograph is significant because it was taken by a soldier (rather than an official war artist) and shows one of the day to day activities experienced by Australian Soldiers in Egypt during World War One.1) Four Australian soldiers during World War One in Egypt .2) Soldiers watch while two men 'fight' on a greasy pole during World War One .3) Australian soldiers stand at the grave of a German Officer at the Suez Canal, Egypt.2) Verso - "greasy Pole Fight" .3) verso: - Snap taken at grave of German officer killed in the first tussel (sic) with Turk at the Canalchatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, egypt, cam williamson, greasy pole, ship, vessel, burial -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Document, Instructions for indirect fire from M3 Medium Tank- 75mm HE, 1940's
A copy of a seven page document about using the 75 mm gun of the M3 Medium Tank for indirect fire. It covers setting up, operation, formulae and subtention tables and definition, duties within the OPtank gunnery, m3 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Disastrous fire in Greensborough, 26/09/1930
This 1930 article by correspondent David Medhurst outlines the fire at Councillor Jessop's home in Alexander Street and subsequent calls for the establishment of a fire brigade in Greensborough. The article was downloaded from Trove (National Library of Australia).Original reports of the fire and local support for establishment of a fire brigade in Greensborough. 2 pages downloaded from Trove (National Library of Australia), corrected and reformatted.fire brigade, greensborough, david medhurst, councillor jessop, jessop, fire -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Fire Brigade --- Framed Honour Board 1885
ALBUM. Stawell Fire Brigade 1885Fifty-three portraitsstawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Fire Brigade Siren Tower -- Coloured
Stawell Fire Brigade Siren Towerstawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Hampton Tobias -- Stawell Fire Brigade
Hampton Tobias - Stawell Fire Brigadestawell -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Fire Brigade rear Old Town Hall 1929
Typed below photograph, "Ringwood Fire Brigade rear Old Town Hall (in Melbourne St. Corner Civic Place). Was later Baby Health Centre. 1929" -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell CFA Fire Station in Byrne Street c2010
CFA Stawell Fire Station Byrne Street circa 2010. Stawell Fire Station Byrne Street built in Sept 1883. Tower built previously. Bell Lady of Stawell was cast in England early 1880.stawell -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Badge, Country Fire Brigade 1929
The Warrnambool Fire Brigade was formed in 1863 with the first fire engine house in Liebig Street. Since then the brigade has been situated in Raglan Parade, Timor Street and today is in Mortlake Road. Fire Brigade demonstrations were a feature of rural Fire Brigades, particularly in the 19th century. At these demonstrations firemen from all over the state were involved in competition using hose reels, pumps and ladders etc. A torch light procession was always part of the demonstration. The state Fire Brigade Demonstration was held in Warrnambool in March 1929. One hundred and nineteen teams entered the Champion Fours and there were ninety one entrants in the one man ladder competition which was won by a fireman from Carrum who was carried shoulder high around the oval. This badge has considerable significance as it is our only memento of the Fire Brigade demonstration held in Warrnambool in 1929. A gold coloured metal badge featuring a profile of a fireman's helmet at the top, a horizontal bar, ornate capital Letters; C F B painted ( the letter F is missing some paint ) in the centre and a dark blue scroll with text at the base. There is a small hook and a small hollow cylinder on the reverse. The clip is missing.1929 DEMONSTRATION WARRNAMBOOL country fire brigade, country fire brigade demonstration, warrnambool -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell CFA Fire Station in Scallan Street and Byrne Street c1990's
CFA Stawell Fire Station c1990s. Scallan Street and Byrne Street. Stawell Fire Station Byrne Street built in Sept 1883. Tower built previously. Bell Lady of Stawell was cast in England early 1880.stawell -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Carmel Wallace's 'Illuminated by Fire' project performance in Melbourne, July 2011, Carmel Wallace, Artist; photo: Grant Wallace, ILLUMINATED BY FIRE, 2011
Printed flyer, Carmel Wallace's 'Illuminated by Fire' project performance in Melbourne, July 2011. Photo of replica New Zealander on Yarra river at night, with fireworks exploding. Reverse has history of project, and sponsors' logos. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr A Oliver & Mr A Pickering in Stawell Fire Brigade uniforms 1930
A. Oliver & A. Pickering Stawell Fire Brigade 1930stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Fire Brigade Bell -- “The Lady of Stawell” -- Coloured
Stawell Fire Brigade Bell (“The Lady of Stawell”)stawell