Fire Station, Stansbury |
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| Title : | Fire Station, Stansbury |
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| Date of creation : | 1952 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
E.F.S. station, appliance and crew at Stansbury; Mr. A. Farrow on the right. The fire service was initiated in Stansbury following a large house fire in 1951. Mr Arthur Farrow was the First Officer of the Stansbury Brigade. The 1937 Fargo 5 ton truck was purchased through local fund raising and was equipped with a borrowed 400 gallon tank and pump. It was housed under a pepper tree near Jack Chandler's garage, later at the Stansbury Butter Factory until a purpose built fire station was constructed in Towler Street. At the same time the truck was properly fitted out with a 500 gallon tank. This truck remained in service until 1967. In that year it was replaced with a 1960 Bedford 4WD fitted with a 670 gallon tank and Magirus pump. In 1987 this was replaced with a Hino GD. A new fire station was opened in October 1997, a cooperative venture between the Country Fire Service and the District Council of Yorketown. |
| Related names : | Farrow, Arthur |
| Coverage year : | 1952 |
| Place : | Stansbury |
| Region : | Yorke Peninsula |
| Further reading : | Historic walk of Stansbury [Stansbury, S. Aust.]: Stansbury Progress Committee, 2005 Stansbury 1873-1973, 1986 [Stansbury, S. Aust.]: Stansbury Centenary Committee, 1986 |
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