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Times Past
"Firemen's brass may go," made headlines on the front page of The Canberra Times on this day in 1964. The 'brass' was reference to the traditional symbol of the fireman - the brass helmet. It was used by fire brigades from the late 1800s until 1964. On this day, 56 years ago, plastic helmets arrived for the Canberra firefighters. The white helmets were for the firefighters and the red for the senior officers. READ MORE
