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THE MARINO FIREFIGHTER

Mention should be made of the Marino Firefighter Unit.
This issue of bushfires in Australia was so significant that Marino Products
saw a market in a light, cheaper unit that rural fire services could be
equipped with. It had to be self-priming, be able to withstand water sources of
various quality, and be cheaply repair. These would have sold in significant quantities.

Here is one of the very few photos of Dudley Dowling I have, seen here
at Kemp Place, Brisbane, in 1951 (near the Story Bridge).



Here is a 1952 advertisement. Notice how the 4-cycle engine is labelled
as a 'Marino'engine. I do not know whether Marino actually manufactured these. I do believe,
however, that the basis for the engine is a Johnson Ironhorse, given Marino's
close association with Johnson for many years.