Unley Museum Fire Station Hunt There are 10 flames hidden throughout the museum with a number. You must look both high and low. Can you find them all & answer all their questions? 1. William Abery 5. Warmer… Hi, my name is William Abery and I’m only two and a half in this photo. I’d like to take you on a hunt through what used to be an old fire station. Can you guess WHY I’m in the picture? This is the second fire place on our tour. What do you think originally happened in this room when it was still a fire station? Note the wooden floor. ________________________________________ _________________________________________ 2. Two Stalls The last two horses (named Bluey & Turps) that used this room as a stable left in 1917. Why did fire men need horses and why do you think they left the station in 1917? 6. Watch Room Firemen could “watch” for smoke rising in the distance. In addition to the original stone and wooden tower, there used to be a metal one at the rear of the station. Can you find where Unley’s fire men accessed the original lookout tower? _________________________________________ ________________________________________ 3. Feeling Warm? The fire station was built with five different fire places. This is the first of two visible on this hunt. What two objects in this room were used by firemen? _________________________________________ 4. Lots of Pegs There are many pegs on this wall. Count them and guess what the pegs held up! 7. Concrete In 1927 a concrete floor replaced wood for the heavy Garford fire appliance. Without a windscreen, it had a “stop start” take off. Can you guess its animal nickname? ________________________________________ 8. Open Up The original fire station doors operated by ropes and pulleys activated by a single pull. How many panels are at the top? _________________________________________ ________________________________________ 9. Shower Room Unley Museum Fire Station Hunt There are 10 flames hidden throughout the museum with a number. You must look both high and low. Can you find them all & answer all their questions? Several firemen lived at the fire station. When plumbing was introduced, brick additions were added to the stone building. When looking at the current toilet block, which room used to have a shower? Note the wall tiles. ____________________________________________ 10. Great Grapes The configuration of the fire station has not changed much. Many of the plants including this grape vine are very old. This grapevine was checked off during fire station inspections. It also sheltered those on call enjoying Christmas day tea. Can you guess how old it is? ____________________________________________ HISTORY OF THE UNLEY MUSEUM & FIRE STATION The Unley Fire Station was built in 1889 with the last appliance to leave in 1968. It was the first purpose-built fire station south of Adelaide and it contained bedrooms for the firemen. Chesterfield & Sons built it from plans by Thomas H Smeaton. In 1905 the foreman’s accommodation was enlarged and the facility was modernised in 1940. Firemen initially drove a two horse reel. In 1917 this horse drawn water cart was replaced by the first motorised appliance, an MAB. The Garford, nicknamed the kangaroo, arrived in 1927 followed by a Diamond T appliance from 1939 with its more powerful engine installed in 1960. In 1954 an earthquake damaged the wooden watch tower seen in photos and it was removed. Brass helmets and brasswork on the appliances were replaced in the middle of the 1950s to cut down on polishing. Sunday mornings were allocated to chores around the station including cleaning hoses. For complete answer key, please see the curator or a volunteer. Thank you for visiting! Unley Museum 80 Edmund Avenue Unley SA 5061 8372 5117 Monday – Wednesday 10am – 4pm Sundays 1.30 – 4.30pm FREE
© Copyright 2024