The 'Ballarat Fire Station' is an historic fire station in

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...

, Victoria, Australia which was opened in 1856. On the morning of 7 December 1859 a large fire destroyed twenty-one hotels, stores and dwellings, a large number of outhouses and property in the city in less than an hour. The Brigade after some delay due to a difficulty with the water pipes.able to keep the gold office safe. By 1891 the Ballarat city volunteer brigade was acknowledged as being one of the best in Australia. At this time it consisted of 15 active working members scattered all over the city who were governed by six officers and a paid station-keeper, residing on the premises. It was the station-keeper's duty to be on watch in the tower for either the first or second half of the night and to ring the alarm in cases of fire as well as drive the hose brake to the fires and attend to the telephones and fire alarms. The 'Ballarat Fire Station' and the

Ballarat East Fire Station The Ballarat East Fire Station, in Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia is the oldest continually operating fire station in the Southern Hemisphere. The tower was designed by local architect Henry Caselli and was built in 1864 by William Cowlan ...

Ballarat East Ballarat East is a suburb of Ballarat in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. From 1857 until 1921 the suburb had its own council (see below). The suburb covers a large area east of the city centre. It is the oldest urban area in Ballara ...

have always been operated from the station in

and they shared the first operational telephone. Another fire brigade in

was originally called the 'Ballarat West fire Brigade' which later changed its name to 'Ballarat City fire Brigade' which is located in Sturt Street.Laying the Foundation Stone of the Engine-House of the Western Fire Brigade. (1860, June 16). The Star (Ballarat, Vic.), p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66056481.

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