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Hutt Valley History 64; Accelerated Progress; Lower Hutt Central Fire Station
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DescriptionOne of a set of 64 images from what must have been a mid-1950s film-strip presentation by Lower Hutt City Council on over 110 years of progress.
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When the station was built in 1955 it was considered to be one of the most modern in the southern hemisphere. When it first opened it included such features as a control room where the fire engines could be started and stopped remotely, and the appliance doors could open automatically. It was the first fire station in New Zealand to have the technology to record calls.
In 15 January 2007, the station closed. Since then, the building has been unoccupied and has suffered from vandalism. In 2010 the station was officially protected from demolition by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (since renamed as Heritage New Zealand).
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Date Taken1955Geotag[1] StreetView camera position
Thanks to Wikipedia:-
When the station was built in 1955 it was considered to be one of the most modern in the southern hemisphere. When it first opened it included such features as a control room where the fire engines could be started and stopped remotely, and the appliance doors could open automatically. It was the first fire station in New Zealand to have the technology to record calls.
In 15 January 2007, the station closed. Since then, the building has been unoccupied and has suffered from vandalism. In 2010 the station was officially protected from demolition by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (since renamed as Heritage New Zealand).
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Date Taken1955Geotag[1] StreetView camera positionPart of
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Hutt Valley History 64; Accelerated Progress; Lower Hutt Central Fire Station. Upper Hutt City Library, accessed 18/03/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/17228