Fire Brigade

Fire Station the hall at end of building had St Johns Ambulance cadets train in each week from 1960 to about 1970

YALLOURN FIRE BRIGADE TEAM in 1955:

Back Row: Ian McArthur, Harold Angove, Bruce Knight, Barry Brewer, Bill White
Middle Row: Lloyd Chudleigh, Barry Coad, Jim Watt
Front Row: Carl Smith, Daryl Knight, Bob Lock

(The Ballarat Courier March 3 1955)

In 1948 a new fire station opened in Terminal Place. The station included 4 fully self contained flats, three trailer pumps, six bay station housing, two units and three station vehicles, there was also a billiard room and workshop.

The Fire Station, Monash Square, and Kernot Hall were the last Yallourn facilities to be removed as they were being used as Apprentice Training
annexe - they were demolished in early 1987.

The first fire station (not a lot is known about this station) was located in the town square, built in the 1920’s it’s first captain was Mr C. Fenner. Fire’s that occurred during this station reign: In 1926 Yallourn was threatened when fires reached the north bank of the river, 1930 a bushfire at the

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