Firefighters

Mentone Fire Brigade with Fireman Brown at the wheel of a fire engine outside the fire station, c1920.

Fire Station and Fire House on Point Nepean Road Cheltenham. Members of the station, James Wilson, Percival Wilson, Snow Marshall, Bill Mansfield and Bill Purcell on Dennis Fire Truck, c1930.

Fireman’s funeral, Edithvale, c1950.

Farewell to Joe Trickey of Moorabbin Fire Station where he had been a member since 1943.

Mentone Pre-school visit Mentone Fire Station: Brenda McNab (left) and Michele Bank with firemen Bill Stephens (left) and sub-officer R Bates.

Members of the Carrum team competing in the Flinders Urban Fire Brigades Association display, Springvale.

Chelsea Fire Brigade on Point Nepean Road.

Edithvale Fire Station, Nepean Highway - showing bell tower, railway line and shopping street.

Fire at Harvest Food Factory, Moorabbin.

Bell tower for Carrum Urban Fire Brigade in Station Street Carrum, originally from Fitzroy Fire Station.

Fire at squash courts, Cheltenham.

Peninsula District Fire Brigade demonstration at Chelsea Oval. Craig Veneman and John Jacobs in in firemen's helmets aiming hose.

Testing a local fire alarm post in Sandringham, 1972.

Junior Fire Brigade Boys at a Youth Week Parade. From left: Peter Pennin, Russell Harris, A. Rankin.

Factory fire, Moorabbin.

New Highett Fire Station. Left to right: Senior firefighter, Robert Weitering, recruit firefighter, Darren Carmody, and Senior firefighter, Ken Bennetts.

Children from Chelsea Heights Primary School listen to a talk by a fireman from Chelsea Fire Brigade.