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Previous year's posts. Daniel Thompson: I worked out steps. Previous year's activities. Daniel Thompson: I cycled Daniel Thompson: I walked steps. Daniel Thompson: I walked 2. Previous year's donations. Donation from:. Well done Jimmy. Well done again Kalgoorlie FS- best wishes. Daniel Thompson. The parapet is of a simple rendered design with a low triangular cap breaking through the front of the hipped roof.

Below the parapet, the appliance door is flanked by simple rendered pilasters with lightly chamfered edges. The face brick detailing returns along the side walls to accommodate a single window on each side, behind which timber framed walls are clad with asbestos sheets. The main station building incorporates a single bay appliance room, bedroom and bathroom, with a s kitchen extension. Brimage, Esq. It replaced an earlier Brown Hill Fire Station c.

The reason for the significant increase in buildings constructed is not known. The Depression would have affected the expenditure available to the WAFBB and such an active building campaign so soon after a severe economic downturn is not easily explained.

It is possible that Chief Officer Gerhard, who was appointed in , was instrumental in ensuring new fire stations were constructed. Between and , 18 new fire stations were constructed 15 of which were located in country towns , the majority being designed by K.

Duncan was a volunteer fire fighter and held several positions with the Volunteer Fire Brigades' Association. He was the association's secretary from to and a member of the Executive Committees from to Duncan became a life member of the Volunteer Fire Brigades' Association in Of these stations, 11 are still used by the WAFBB: Bassendean , Guildford , North Kalgoorlie , Merredin , Tammin , Cue - note new station built on the same site in , old station retained , Southern Cross , Meekatharra - note new station built on the same site in , old station retained , Albany , Coolgardie and Toodyay Of the remainder, three have been confirmed as demolished - Moora , Wiluna and Norseman Many of the stations had similar features, both in their planning and external detailing, reflecting the introduction of standard requirements and the use of a single architect for the Board's building works.

A comparison of the design of the stations for which physical evidence has been collated identified the following four groups of buildings which share similar design characteristics: 1.

Corrugated iron stations: Cue , Fimiston , Norseman and Coolgardie Single bay stations with brick facades and a central raised parapet: Guildford , North Kalgoorlie , Tammin , Busselton and Meekatharra Close navigation menu Subscribe Log In.

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