EASTERN HILL

	Lat / Long GDA	-37.808737, 144.975329
	Department	Metropolitan Fire Brigade
	Work Depot	Melbourne
	Region	Port Phillip
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	87m
	Height	45.7m
	Construction	Brick
	Cabin size	?
	Public Access to site	Yes
	In use since	1893 - 195?
	CFA Region	13 - Central

Photo was taken from the Victorian Heritage Database. For the full Victorian Heritage Database article, please click here
The full article has lots of information on it.

We also found a 1904 print of the tower. Please click here

The original building and fire tower are now part of the Fire Services Museum Victoria. On their kids page website is an interesting fact:
"Tower duty was worked in one-hour shifts with no chairs or ledge to sit on to make sure the fireman on duty was awake The fireman in the tower had to walk around continuously, pushing buttons at regular intervals to prove that he was awake and watching all the time". Taken from "Life Under the Bells".
The 1 hour shift was an early form of fatigue management. :)

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