FIRE BRIGADESMEN RESIGN AS PROTEST
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, June 3. Because its engine was used to pump sewage the Eastbourne Fire Brigade of 17 volunteers has resigned with effect from tomorrow night. The resignations were caused by the Eastbourne Borough Council’s “cavalier treatment of the brigade.” said a member of the volunteer service, Mr. E. Blanche. He said the engine was taken without the knowledge or permission of the brigade and used to pump sewage and was damaged.
The Mayor of Eastbourne, Mr. E. W. Wise, said the resignations had come as a complete surprise and the brigade’s decision “leaves Eastbourne in a terrible predicament should a fire break out". He added that the engine was borrowed without the council's authority by the borough foreman to clear a bad block in ilv main sewer, and it was most unfair to biame the council for the situation.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22654, 3 June 1948, Page 6
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145FIRE BRIGADESMEN RESIGN AS PROTEST Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22654, 3 June 1948, Page 6
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