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Aberdare Fire Brigade, early 20th century
Aberdare Fire Brigade, early 20th century
  • Brecon Fire Brigade demonstrating their prowess with a hosepipe in the centre of Brecon around 1914. The occasion seems, unsurprisingly, to be irresistable to small boys. The double-decker bus in the background was probably a very uncomfortable form of transport.
Brecon Fire Brigade, c. 1914
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles.
Firefighters' display during Rhondda miners' holiday week festivities, 24 August 1951
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles.
Fire alarm at Wrexham Fire Station, 16 June 1953
  • The 'Fire Queen' was purchased by Cardiff Corporation in 1912 and was berthed in the Glamorganshire Canal. This photograph was copied from a photograph loaned to Cardiff Library by Captain D. E. Jeffreys, in April 1979.
The Cardiff Corporation Steam Fire Float, 1910s