AUCKLAND’S BIG MOTOR FIRE PUMP— THE LARGEST EVER BUILT. The Opawa, which arrived in Auckland last week, brought a 125 h.p., six cylinder, Dennis turbine fire pump for the Auckland Fire Board. This is the largest powered motor fire engine that has yet been built, the Fire Board having stipulated for a particularly powerful machine. The new engine can throw 800 gallons of water per minute, pumping either from the harbour or from the ordinary street hydrants.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 18, 2 November 1910, Page 23
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77AUCKLAND’S BIG MOTOR FIRE PUMP—THE LARGEST EVER BUILT. The Opawa, which arrived in Auckland last week, brought a 125 h.p., six cylinder, Dennis turbine fire pump for the Auckland Fire Board. This is the largest powered motor fire engine that has yet been built, the Fire Board having stipulated for a particularly powerful machine. The new engine can throw 800 gallons of water per minute, pumping either from the harbour or from the ordinary street hydrants. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 18, 2 November 1910, Page 23
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