Townsville Fire Brigade Board Archive
Although discussions involving local insurance companies and businessmen were held regularly from September 1879, the first Fire Brigade Board was not formed until May 1882, with Mr J F Richardson appointed superintendent. The first fire station was built in 1887-88 in Flinders Street, between the post office and the municipal offices, and was staffed by a volunteer brigade of ten officers. The Townsville Fire Brigade Board was dissolved on 30 June 1990 and became the Queensland Fire Service, Townsville.
Archive Location: 194L-194R
Detailed ListingTFBB/1/1 Minute book for the period 18 December 1879 - 21 August 1889.
TFBB/1/2 Minute book for the period 16 September 1889 - 24 March 1904.
TFBB/1/3 Minute book for the period 13 May 1904 - 10 December 1915.
TFBB/1/4 Minute book for the period 15 February 1916 - 24 May 1932.
TFBB/1/5 Minute book for the period 21 June 1932 - 13 December 1943.
TFBB/1/6 Minute book for the period 21 April 1944 - 16 February 1948.
TFBB/1/7 Minute book for the period 15 March 1948 - 17 July 1950.
TFBB/1/8 Minute book for the period 21 August 1950 - 17 December 1962.
TFBB/1/9 Minute book for the period 15 January 1963 - 19 December 1966.
(N.B. Minutes in this volume, unlike all previous ones, were typed. Included are typed duplicates of handwritten minutes for the period 25 October 1965 - 19 December 1966, the originals of which can be found in Volume 10, TFBB/3/2)
TFBB/1/10 Minute book for the period 25 October 1965 - 21 August 1967. (Handwritten).
TFBB/1/11 Minute book for the period 21 April 1969 - 18 January 1971. (Handwritten).
(N.B. There are no records for the period between August 1967 and April 1969).
TFBB/1/12 Minute book for the period 18 October 1971 - 22 July 1974. (Typewritten).
