Entries
Given nameSurnameDate of employmentDate of birth
Albert ErnestPICKERING15 Sep 189019 Jun 1869Details
WilliamVINE15 Oct 189603 Aug 1871Details
Herbert JefferiesHOUGHTON11 Jan 189302 Jul 1872Details
JosephCHASE08 Apr 18951864Details
John AlfredBECKER09 Mar 189103 Dec 1860Details
GeorgeLAWTON29 Jul 189508 Dec 1869Details
AlexanderJAMIESON18 Nov 189229 Mar 1862Details
Frederick PatrickFISHER01 Jul 188423 Jul 1863Details
William EdwardBERNIE07 Apr 189621 Oct 1874Details
JohnBAMFORTH01 Aug 188410 May 1852Details

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The books give the following information about staff employed by the Fire Brigades Board and the Board of Fire Commissioners: name; where and when born; height; previous occupation; marital status and number of children; promotions; examinations; and details of appointment, offences and awards. The entries are arranged chronologically by date of appointment and there is an alphabetical index at the front of each volume. (11/16226, 3/12672-85; microfiche copy SR Fiche 2053-2145). 15 vols.

Our index contains the following fields: surname; first name; service entry date; date of birth; and where born.

  • Record series in the index: NRS 510
  • Entries in the index: 3700+
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Samples from NRS-510

Board of Fire Commissioners

The first formal government organised fire service, the Fire Brigades Board was established in 1884. Initially one central fire station in Sydney was supported by 22 volunteers fire companies. The Board was replaced by the Board of Fire Commissioners in 1910, which was responsible for fire service provision in Sydney and all other urban areas of NSW.

The first metropolitan fire station in Sydney was located on a site on the west side of Castlereagh Street between Liverpool and Bathurst Streets. By 1909, the number of permanent Brigade employees had risen to 220, comprising the Superintendent, Deputy-Superintendent, Senior District Officer, six District Officers, nine Station Officers, eleven Sub-station Officers, 134 firemen, 33 Coachmen, four Special Service and 20 auxiliaries at 19 stations.