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Chaos in the Sydney CBD as a historic building goes up in flames - 14 January 1975
On 14 January 1975, in the heart of Sydney CBD, the former Angus and Robertson building on Castlereagh Street, opposite David Jones, was...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jan 73 min read
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...
As the year draws to a close, we always spend time reflecting on what stories and photographs were popular on our socials. Our team enjoy...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 19, 20246 min read
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The Bowlers Club Fire 1994
Warning: Readers are advised that some of the images contained in this blog may be confronting and cause distress On 7 September 1994 at...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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Four Years of Sharing Stories - the Four-Year Anniversary of the Museum's Blog
As has become customary on the anniversary of our blog first being published, we take this opportunity to look back at the last twelve...
CEO
Jul 9, 20245 min read
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Kevin Fletcher: One of Australia's highest decorated firefighters
Kevin Fletcher was one of Australia’s highest decorated firefighters receiving many medals throughout his career including the Star of...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Apr 23, 20243 min read
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Remembering the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires
The Black Saturday Bushfires of 2009 remain one of the most devastating emergency incidents in Australian history. A number of large...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Feb 6, 20244 min read
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Code Red: 1973 Warringah Shopping Mall Tragedy
On the 20 November 1973 at 3:42pm, control received the call to a fire which had engulfed the multistorey Woolworths located at Warringah...
Curator
Nov 20, 20233 min read
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50 years ago - Department Store in Parkes gets hit with two fires in one year
Howards Department Store (later renamed Mates Department Store) had a rough year in 1973, with two fires causing considerable damage....
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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The Land of Fire and Flood: Twenty Years Ago, 2003
For this week’s blog we are taking a quick trip into the Museum’s Library to see what was making the headlines in “Fire News”, the...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jan 24, 20235 min read
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The Hampton Court Hotel fire of 1992
30 years ago, on 27 December 1992 at 6:39pm fire crews were called to the Hampton Court Hotel at Kings Cross on Bayswater Road. The hotel...
Curator
Dec 27, 20223 min read
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