Mitcham Volunteer Fire Brigade
Date Photo Taken | 2nd August 1896 |
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Area | Mitcham |
Picture Reference | Mit_Public_Services_7-2 |
Original Format | Photo |
Notes / History | Before the advent of full time fire brigades, each town would have a volunteer brigade who would leave their daily work to answer a call to extinguish a fire. Mitcham Volunteer Fire Brigade R.M Chart (Chief Officer), A Howard, Turner (Call boy), Mr Caezar, Crarnikois, William Jenner Sub Officer Engineer, Alf Jenner Assistant Engineer, Alf Clark, W Southerton, Foster, Billy Barter, Samuel Turner, Athol Halward, George Shepherd and Freddie Samson. |