Reference numberLH001762DescriptionThe Fremantle Volunteer Fire Brigade was the first Fire Brigade in Western Australia, established 1885. In June 1884, a fire engine was shipped from London and in 1887 a Fire Station was erected in Croke Street. The group was disbanded in 1892 and a new body formed. Front row: from left: W H Marmion, MLA; R S Newbold, Captain; Thomas Haley, Assistant Foreman; F J Imray; A Calhoun; W Naylor, Bugler; Hall; Watkins; DK Congdon, MLC. Back row: F Renouf; W J Nugent; F George; R Birch; L G Garvey; G Lewis; Bebington; J J Higham, Foreman. Inter: Uriah Doust.Date1886Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Fremantle Volunteer Fire Brigade (1886). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 05/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/17121