Fire Engine

Borough of Hastings horse-drawn fire engine

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Description

‘Shand Mason steam engine in front of the new Market Street fire station decorated for the coronation of King George V. First Engineer A. Leipst is on left and driver Brooking seated. The steamer was one of the largest to come to New Zealand with a pumping capacity of 1000 G.P.M.’ – from “Fighting Flames – A Century of Firefighting in Hastings 1886-1986” by Russell W Kirby, 1986, page 109

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Location

Hastings

Format of the original

Photographic print

People

  • A Leipst

Accession number

490372

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