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Stanley Holgate was the Captain of the Busselton Volunteer Fire Brigade for many years
1919 Busselton Fire Brigade Annual Meeting as reported in Page 3 of The South-Western News Fri 7 Feb 1919
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Framed Photograph of the Busselton Fire Brigade
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Framed Photograph of the Busselton Volunteer Fire Brigade c1920. Back Row L-R H Burnett, Archibald Armour, George Cross, Ernest Lund, H Chadwick. Front Row L-R GW Barnard, L Hogg, Stan Holgate, D Pettit, B Diggins
Historical information
The Busselton Volunteer Fire Brigade was formed on 5th July 1910 when a package was received from the Fire brigades board containing stationery and registration forms. On 3rd November 1910 they received a fire bell, ropes and planks to construct a bell tower. The first fire shed was constructed on 1st December 1910, on the corner of Prince and Albert street, with the materials supplied by Bunnings costing 17 pounds 13 shillings and 4 pence. It was was designed for a horse drawn fire pump and reel.
The first fire attended by the brigade was on the 13th January 1911 when they were called to a fire at the back of a dwelling at lot 210 Duchess Street. The fire was put out but not before an outhouse was destroyed.
The Brigade received its first manual horse drawn fire engine and equipment on 15th May 1911.
Busselton’s first motorised fire engine was commissioned in 1925 and was a Dennis fire engine.
The second fire station was built to designs by KC Duncan, who had developed a standard plan for WA country stations in 1932. It was built by Robert Falkingham and opened on the 1st June 1936. In 2024 this building is heritage listed and operating as The Firestation Bar.
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