Historical Results
600 GALLON PUMP SUCTION - 5 COMPETITORS
Two Suction Events were conducted from 1934 until recent years. In the large suction event 1934 to 1966 Dennis 400gal pumps used , replaced by Dennis 500gal pump Ford D Pumper (1966 - 1976). From 1978 to 2008 the International appliance was used.
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'Despite the Depression of the early 1930s The Board's motor replacement continued. All appliances were fitted with sirens in place of rotary gongs and pneumatic tyres replaced the original solid tyres. The magnitude of the replacement program is shown in the following figures. Between 1926 and 1934 the NSWFB acquired more than 70 Dennis 250-400 motors , 19 Dennis 300-400 motors (fitted with two-stage turbine pumps) and 30 Dennis 500-700 motors. In all almost $600,000 (40 per cent of the Board's assets) was tied up in fire appliances.' FIGHTING FIRE Colin Adrian 1984
DENNIS PUMP 400 GL.
Location Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
WAGGA WAGGA 1932 NOT CONDUCTED
NEWCASTLE 1934 LITHGOW 23.80 LISMORE 24.30 LOCKHART 26.40 JUNEE 26.80 WOLLONGONG27.90
KATOOMBA 1935 W WAGGA 21.50 LITHGOW 24.30 MURRUMBURRAH25.00 TAMWORTH 25.50 NARRANDERA 25.60
TAMWORTH 1937 CRONULLA 26.50 TAMWORTH 26.60 NARRANDERA 26.70 COROWA 27.50 YASS 28.60
KATOOMBA 1939 CRONULLA 19.50 NARRANDERA 21.50 LITHGOW 22.00 WOLLONGONG22.40 W WYALONG 22.50
LEETON 1954 NOT CONDUCTED
GRAFTON 1956 ORANGE 23.70 NARRANDERA 24.50 BELMONT 25.20 NARRABRI 26.10 CARINGBAH 26.70
ORANGE 1958 PORT KEMBLA 25.10 PARKES 25.40 BLACKHEATH 26.00 NARRABRI 26.20 JUNEE 28.00
TWEED HEADS 1960 NARRANDERA 20.20 PORT KEMBLA 21.10 GRAFTON 21.20 YASS 24.10 LEETON 25.30
WAGGA WAGGA 1962 GRAFTON 21.20 BLACKHEATH 22.00 NARRANDERA 22.70 DORRIGO 23.20 TOCUMWAL 23.60
PORT MACQUARIE1964 SAWTELL 25.10 NARRANDERA 25.80 BARRABA 25.80 JERILDERIE 26.50 PORTLAND 27.00
ALBURY 1966 MURRUMBURRAH25.20 CAM/TOWN 27.20 DORRIGO 27.90 BEGA 27.90 LISMORE 28.50
DENNIS 500GL (FORD D PUMPER)
Location Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
TWEED HEADS 1968 GRAFTON 26.90 THIRROUL 28.10 NOWRA 28.90 NARRANDERA 29.00 FINLEY 29.10
PORT MACQUARIE1970 YASS 27.00 BALLINA 28.90 NARRANDERA 30.40 CANOWINDRA 30.80 FINLEY 31.50
COFFS HARBOUR1972 YASS 26.50 SAWTELL 26.90 NOWRA 27.20 CANOWINDRA 28.00 NARRANDERA 28.30
ALBURY 1974 YASS 27.00 THIRROUL 28.70 CANOWINDRA 29.40 COROWA 29.40 MURWILLUMBAH29.60
PORT MACQUARIE1976 NARRANDERA 26.90 MURWILLUMBAH27.40 GRAFTON 28.10 PT MACQUARIE28.60 CASINO 28.90
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600GL PUMP INTERNATIONAL APPLIANCE
Location Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
QUEANBEYAN 1978 CANOWINDRA 25.03 PT MACQUARIE26.05 NOWRA 26.45 W TAMWORTH 26.53 LISMORE 26.68
TWEED HEADS 1980 GRAFTON 24.40 SAWTELL 24.59 YASS 24.66 TWEED HEADS 25.52 HENTY 25.89
PORT MACQUARIE1982 EVENT ABANDONED
COFFS / SAWTELL1984 FINLEY 22.56 YASS 23.03 BALGOWNIE 23.10 ARMIDALE 24.47 LISMORE 25.66
TAM / W TAMWORTH1986 STH WST ROCKS20.33 TOCUMWAL 22.53 WEST WYALONG22.62 PT MACQUARIE22.78 CANOWINDRA 23.47
PORT MACQUARIE1988 STH WST ROCKS19.69 BALGOWNIE 22.25 PT MACQUARIE22.43 HENTY 22.50 FINLEY 22.91
DUBBO 1990 FINLEY 20.17 GRAFTON 21.51 CASINO 21.59 WELLINGTON 21.99 BLACKHEATH 22.36
WOLLONGONG 1992 WELLINGTON 21.34 CANOWINDRA 21.87 DORRIGO 22.09 TOCUMWAL 22.78 HENTY 23.82
WEST TAMWORTH1994 NOWRA 19.87 WELLINGTON 19.91 CASINO 21.06 TRANGIE 21.26 BELLINGEN 21.48
600GL PUMP INTERNATIONAL APPLIANCE - STORTZ COUPLINGS 5 Competitors
Location Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
PORT MACQUARIE1996 CANOWINDRA 16.47 QUIRINDI 16.50 PT MACQUARIE16.73 GLEN INNES 16.80 FINLEY 16.80
DELROY (DUBBO)1998 BOURKE 16.04 PT MACQUARIE16.61 BATHURST 17.30 COROWA 17.63 UNANDERRA 18.26
COFFS HARBOUR2000 TRANGIE 15.30 BEGA 16.04 BOURKE 16.23 URUNGA 16.60 STH GRAFTON 16.80
600GL PUMP INTERNATIONAL APPLIANCE - STORTZ COUPLINGS 4 Competitors
Location Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
WOLLONGONG 2002 BOURKE 18.74 PT MACQUARIE19.67 BALGOWNIE 20.02 TRANGIE 20.51 DORRIGO 21.97
PORT MACQUARIE2004 KELSO 16.89 NOWRA 17.13 PT MACQUARIE18.01 SCARBOROUGH18.23 GLEN INNES 19.02
PORT MACQUARIE2006 KELSO 18.69 BEGA 19.05 MUSWELLBROOK19.38 CASINO 20.19 NOWRA 20.72
TAMWORTH 2008 BEGA 16.52 DORRIGO 16.96 MUSWELLBROOK17.09 KELSO 17.94 JUNEE 18.32
Manual Fire Engine used in Demonstrations from late 19th Century until 1909 Corowa Demonstration
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