Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Sub-Department
Authorized form of name
LEONORA FIRE BRIGADE
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A1008
Description area
Dates of existence
1902-01-01 -
History
Originally a volunteer association established in 1902 to fight fires in the Leonora District. the Brigade was nominally responsible to the WA Fire Brigades Board, established in 1898. In 1909 the District Fire Brigade Act placed all Fire Brigades under the control of the Board and established that Local Governments should contribute to their upkeep.
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Creation: Fire Brigades Act 1898, District Fire Brigades Act 1909, Fire Brigades Act 1916 and amendments, Fire Brigades Act 1942 and amendments,
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related function
Related unit of description
Series S2322 - MEMBERS REGISTERS - VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE
Role
Controlling
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1902-01-01 -
Related unit of description
Series S2322 - MEMBERS REGISTERS - VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1902-01-01 -
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final