Fire Brigade - Taroom, QLD - Grand Opening on Waymarking.com

Taroom is a small town servicing beef & wheat properties in central Queensland. The Fire Brigade was officially opened by The Hon. Alex T. Dewar M.L.A. the Minister for Labour and Industry.

The official opening plaque is beside the office entrance door & is worded:

Taroom Fire Brigade officially opened on 31st. October 1964 by The Hon. Alex T. Dewar M.L.A. the Minister for Labour and Industry.

Members of the Board

T.J. Carroll Chairman
J.D. Mundrel
F.J. Cox
W.H. Phipps
G.R. Baird Deputy Chairman
K.R. Lee
E.V. Abbott
E.J. Eckell Secretary
G.J. Hendry Chief Officer

W.M. Ewan M.L.A. Member for Roma

Alex T. Dewar M.L.A.

Alexander Tattenhall Dewar (19 June 1912 – 7 January 1995) was a leather manufacturer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Dewar was born in Brisbane, Queensland. In World War II he served in 143rd Australian General Transport Company from 1942 and then joined the RAAF the next year where he achieved the rank of Flying officer and serving in England and Canada. He was discharged in February 1946.

At the 1950 state election, Dewar contested the new seat of Chermside for the Liberal Party and defeated Labor's J.B. Macarthur. He held the seat until it was abolished for the 1960 election. He then won the seat of Wavell, holding it until his defeat in 1969. During his time in Parliament he was Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Problems of Youth (1957-1959), Minister for Labour and Industry (1963-1965), Minister for Industrial Development (1965-1967) and deputy leader of the Liberal Party in 1965.

Source: Wikipedia

What was opened/inaugurated?: Taroom Fire Brigade Who was that opened/inaugurated it?: The Hon. Alex T Dewar MLA Date of the opening/inauguration?: 10/31/1964 Website about the location: [Web Link] Website about the person: [Web Link]

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