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| The first motorized apparatus used by the Ladysmith Fire Department was a 1914 Cadillac Soda Acid pumper, affectionately known as "Old Lizzie". Ladysmith was a thriving coal port in the 'Roaring Twenties', and the ranks of the LFD increased. Notable fires of the era included the Ladysmith Lumber and Shingle Mill, which burned down in 1920. "Old Lizzie" was purchased in 1923, and was used in conjunction with the old hose carts. |  |
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second motorized apparatus used by the Ladysmith Fire Department was purchased
in 1931. It was a 1926 Chevrolet chassis, into which the Firefighters dropped
the box from "Old Lizzie", who was gracefully retired.
After this second apparatus had served its time, it too was put out to pasture, sold off and stored in a shed in Ladysmith. Apparently not overjoyed at being let go, the car (which had had electrical problems) caught fire, burning and destroying both itself and the shed that housed it. |
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