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MOF Team
Aug 3, 20214 min read
Working from Home - Lockdown 2021
An Update from our CEO Belinda When our team scheduled a CEO update for this week, we were anticipating a mammoth blog filled with...
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Museum of Fire Curatorial Team
Mar 29, 20214 min read
And Pigs Might Fly: The Tale of the 1939 Dennis Ace Pumper (ME 260)
What’s in a name? Well, quite a bit if you’re known as the ‘flying pig’... The Ace chassis was first manufactured in 1933 by the vehicle...
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Museum of Fire Engagement Officer
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Sustaining the Firies – The Mobile ‘Canteen’ (1942 Ford 21W)
Did you know? The Women’s Fire Auxiliary (WFA), established in the 1940s, was primarily formed to aid the NSW Fire Brigade on the home...
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Museum of Fire Curatorial Team
Jan 19, 20213 min read
A Short History of the Hand Drawn Hose Reel
Prior to the advent of the modern motorised appliances used by Fire and Rescue NSW today (FRNSW), brigades responded to fire calls with...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 8, 20203 min read
Orange Fire Brigade re-home their well loved Billiard Table
As Fire and Rescue NSW’s (FRNSW) official heritage partner, the Museum of Fire is often approached to assist in uncovering the origins...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Nov 24, 20203 min read
The Academy's Brave Garford
The first thing visitors to the Fire and Rescue NSW Emergency Services Academy at Orchard Hills see upon arrival is a Garford Hale Type...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Nov 10, 20204 min read
Where there is smoke, there's fire...
The Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ may just be a mere adage to most, but the danger of smoke...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Sep 8, 20202 min read
History Week Special Feature: The Most Recent Addition to the Museum's Collection
History Week continues at the Museum this week and into the weekend. If you haven't already checked out what is on offer then please...
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Museum of Fire Curatorial Team
Aug 11, 20202 min read
‘RPAS01 BEAR’ Touches Down at the Museum of Fire
Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), commonly known as drones, are not often associated with the Fire Brigade however they serve an...
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Museum of Fire Curatorial Team
Jul 21, 20202 min read
Curator's Blog #1 - Her Majesty's Theatre Wall Phone
Welcome to the first post in our new Curator’s Blog series! As a curator I oversee the display and care of the Museum’s collections,...
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