A Novel Fire Brigade.
A little town in Sweden has a feminine department, 150 strong, in its fire brigade. The_ water works of the village consist simply of fcur great tubs, and it is the duty of the women "firemen" to keep these full in case of fire. They stand in two continuous lines from the tubs to the lake, about ninety yards awav, one line passing the full buckets, and the other sending them back.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 October 1911, Page 4
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76A Novel Fire Brigade. Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 October 1911, Page 4
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