GREETINGS TO MELBOURNE BOARD
Speaking today in reply to the welcome home to him expressed by the chairman, Mr. N. W. Nelson, at the meeting of the Wellington Fire Board, Mr. Marcus Marks said that the Fire Boards of the cities of Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne had given him a •wonderful reception, and ho had been particularly impressed with the steps taken by the Australian boards to make the public acquainted with the work of the brigades in fire fighting.' In Melbourne, for instance, Friday afternoon v/as always a public afternoon at the stations, and the demonstrations ■ and displays were a delight to watch. Ho hoped that the Wellington Board would follow the. same principle when it went into its new homo in Clyde Quay. He suggested that Mr. W. H. Bennett, who was to represent the City Council at the Melbourne Centenary celebrations, would call upon the Melbourne Board, from whom ho would certainly receive a warm welcome. The board was enthusiastic over the idea, and Mr. Bennett will carry with him the greetings of the chairman and members of the Wellington Board to the Melbourne Board.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19341019.2.104
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 95, 19 October 1934, Page 12
Word Count
188GREETINGS TO MELBOURNE BOARD Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 95, 19 October 1934, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in