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        Fire Services Museum of Victoria
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        Low Profile Ladder

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        7195

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        https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/4f72a26197f83e0308601fe8

        Accessed 26 March 2023

        This record was last updated 10 years ago

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          International Hose Carriage Mk 2 Car 285

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          Fire Engine - Pumper "SEC Dodge", "SEC Dodge"

          Maufactured for State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) fire brigade at Yallourn township serving the nearby open cut brown coal mine, briquette manufacturing plant and electricity generating station. Donated to FSMV 19??, on closure of Yallourn Fire Brigade preparatory to closure of township to allow extension of open cut mine over township site.

          Unique only fire engine of design ever made.

          Pumper fire engine State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) Fire Brigade, Yallourn, Vic Front mounted pump, ?, ? lpm [ ? gpm] Seat for 4 crew open cross mounted behind cab Ladder, ? m [ ? feet] Water tank ? l [ ? gall] Hose reel ? m [ ? feet] Current vehicle registration - CH6281

          SEC logo on both doors Y F B on compartment door on both sides of body

          fire engine, fire engine pumper, dodge fire engine, dodge, yallourn fire brigade, sec fire brigade, yallourn, sec

        • Fire Engine - Ladder "Leyland Ladder", Leyland Ladder, 1938
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          Fire Engine - Ladder "Leyland Ladder", Leyland Ladder, 1938

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        • Austin Front mounted pump, 1952 (exact)
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          Austin Front mounted pump, 1952 (exact)

          1952 Austin, Series 11, front mounted Fire Pumper

          Registration XF 472, CFA logo on cabin doors, "Austin" badge on front of bonnet.

          front, 1952, fire, truck, pump, austin, country, authority, cfa, mounted

        • LU 600  1947  Austin Tanker
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          LU 600 1947 Austin Tanker

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        • International C Series Hose Carriage
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          International C Series Hose Carriage

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        • 8 Pump, 1958 (exact)
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          8 Pump, 1958 (exact)

          1958 Dennis Brothers "F2" Series, 600 gallons per minute, Heavy Pumper.

          Registration GSR 540, "MFB" lettering on body sides, "Dennis" badge on bonnet.

          car, brigade, 1958, mfb, fire, pumper, dennis, 8, pump, metropolitan

        • American La France 100  ft  Turntable Ladder
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          American La France 100 ft Turntable Ladder

          American Style Ladder, built by the American LaFrance Company, of Elmira, New York, as Lend Lease Appliances, during World War 11 The genesis of the vehicle is the City Service JO Series Ladder, which in this form became the JOX, - X for Export, model, as some items of equipment were not requested in the U.S. Treasury Department specification for these vehicles. Seven of them came to Australia in 1942 / 43, and all bar two are still in existence / preservation, in various States. Initially, they were supplied to the MFB, and later transferred to the CFBB / CFA.

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