Former Fire Station (Walhalla, Victoria)

The Former Fire Station in Walhalla, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria spans over Stringer's Creek. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[1]

Former Fire Station
Restored fire station
LocationWalhalla, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria
Coordinates37°56′30″S 146°27′04″E / 37.941600°S 146.451216°E / -37.941600; 146.451216
Built1901
Designated28 November 1974
Reference no.VHR 67418
Former Fire Station (Walhalla, Victoria) is located in Australia
Former Fire Station (Walhalla, Victoria)
Location of Former Fire Station in Australia

It is now the "Old Walhalla Fire Station Museum", part of a Walhalla Museum which includes another building.

The fire station was built in 1901. The Walhalla Fire Brigade was deregistered in 1961. The building is now a museum and holds the restored 1903 Merryweather Fire Cart.

According to a website, "The fire station museum houses a collection of firefighting equipment and photographic displays on the fires that have hit Walhalla including information on how the fires started."[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Former Fire Station". Victoria Heritage Council.
  2. ^ "About the Walhalla Museum".