SteveP's SII 88 Fire Engine

Hi all,

I could do with a new pump & valves :D - & I don't mind driving to Blinman over easter. My wifes comes from Adelaide so we could do a round trip & see her 91 year old dad - who by the way worked at Woomera in the 50's and can remember 2 new land rovers arriving there.

Also looked at the key barrel & it is FP695. We were trying to reason why the ANU would have a fire engine & all we can think of is in 1958, Canberra probably only had 1 fire station at Forrest which is on the other side of what is now the lake and Black Mountain near the ANU was all bushland.

Its great to know where she came from & now I can do some research to find some photos.

Steve

Steve

I would assume that the Physical Sciences at question were actually the atomic research labs and as such would need on site rapid response, before the metropolitan brigade could arrive.

ANU would be the first place to visit for photographic history, particularly look for the construction phase of the particle accelerator headed by Sir Marcus Oliphant (one of the many scientists on the Manhattan Project during WWII)!

Diana

Diana
yes, that would be correct - & makes more sense.

Steve

Hi All

I'm enjoying this mystery, it has everything, have you checked the Landy with a Geiger counter yet ? :wasntme:

thanks everyone.

Cheers Arthur

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Thanks Steve

That's an interesting chassis number, SII RHD Export. Do you know any of it's history?

I can tell you that it originally had engine 141801829 a spread bore 2 litre by our reckoning.

Have you ever wondered about the remnants of red colouring?

Don't let Ellard hear about it, because it was oraginally a fire engine with a truck cab. Given it's date I would guess an orignal Rover factory FE.

It was first owned by the Research School Physical ???? delivered 25/7/1958

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Try this...
History
Sir Mark Oliphant was the founder of the School and its first Director from 1950 to 1963. The school was originally called the "Research School of Physical Sciences" with "Engineering" being added to its title in 1990 ...

high powered stuff.. likely to have needed Fire tender on site...


but also (from ANU site timeline....
1957: Mt Stromlo Observatory formally becomes part of the ANU through association with the Department of Astronomy in the Research School of Physical Sciences.

1960: The ANU amalgamates with Canberra University College. CUC becomes the School of General Studies at the ANU and undergraduates become part of ANU life for the first time.

In 1960 the ANU still had its four central research schools, the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR), the Research School of Physical Sciences (RSPhysS), the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and the Research School of Pacific Studies (RSPaS), while the School of General Studies had Faculties of Arts, Economics, Law and Science.

maybe it was at Mount Stromlo??

page here for further info on the original stuff (wikipedia)...

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here for ANU history...

ANU History - Information Services@ANU

hope thats helpful.
Digger

O00pps! posted on other thread before I read this one.... thought I was a genius thinking of the 'sciences' MMM seems not!!

Anyway, as posted on that thread at about this time

(from ANU site timeline....)
1957: Mt Stromlo Observatory formally becomes part of the ANU through association with the Department of Astronomy in the Research School of Physical Sciences.

this may also have been its posting??

It's all right Digger we understand, but I have fixed the posting! :)

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maybe it was at Mount Stromlo??

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hope thats helpful.
Digger

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Could have easily been at Mount Stromlo or even Siding Springs Observatory up near Coonawheelbarrabran.

Wayne, Diana, & Digger - thanks for the info:thumbsup:, i have lots to read through. Hopefully I can find a photo. maybe she was at Mt Stromlo because it was surrounded by bushland as well. I found out the city fire brigade only had 3 engines & a water tanker based at Forrest & that would take a while to get to Mt Stromlo.

Wayne - were all fire engines - redwing & they added the PTO pump & valves - or did landrover factory make it with pumps & valves etc???

regards
steve

found these photos on the National Achives web site - first one is in sydney, next one is KS airport look at the first car sticking it's nose out a L/R maybe? last one is the canberra fire engine Dennis F12 in 1958.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members/st...ine-sydney.jpghttp://www.aulro.com/afvb/members/st...rport-1958.jpghttp://www.aulro.com/afvb/members/st...ngine-1958.jpg