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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
4 days ago6 min read
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...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 122 min read
Station Focus: 069 Dee Why Fire Brigade 1924-2024
Establishing a Brigade in Dee Why The expansion of the Warringah Fire District in 1923 saw the suburb of Dee Why brought under the...
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Curator
Dec 34 min read
On the Fire Front – the Development of the Fire Command Vehicle
Command vehicles, also known as Fire Control vehicles or Incident Command vehicles, serve a unique purpose within the fleet of...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Nov 193 min read
Station Focus: 267 Coraki Fire Brigade 1921-2024
Establishment of a Fire Brigade in Coraki Established in 1849 before becoming a bustling riverside port in the 1880s, Coraki looked to...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Nov 125 min read
Of State Significance – The Museum of Fire’s Collection Items Listed on the State Heritage Register
Did you know that it has been a decade since the Hon. Robyn Parker, Minister for the Environment and heritage attended the Museum to...
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Curator
Oct 294 min read
One of Sydney’s largest fires of the 1960’s - The Pulpit Point Mobil Oil Fire
History of Pulpit Point and the Mobil Oil Depot Pulpit Point, located in the suburb of Hunters Hill in Sydney, was the home of one of...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Oct 225 min read
Looking Back Across Three Decades of Fire and Rescue NSW
It’s time for another look back at what was happening in the world of the NSW Fire Brigade (NSWFB, today known as Fire and Rescue NSW,...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Sep 173 min read
Station Focus: 388 Mullumbimby Fire Brigade 1924 - 2024
Establishing a Brigade in Mullumbimby In 1911 recommendations were put forward for the extension of the Fire Brigades Act 1909 to...
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Guest Author
Sep 126 min read
History Week 2024 - Marking Time with Commissioner Fewtrell
On Sunday 8th September 2024 the Museum hosted our annual History Week Keynote Presentation with this years theme being "Marking Time"....
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Sep 42 min read
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...
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