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Dec 27, 20223 min read
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...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 6, 20227 min read
Station focus - Albury Civic fire station (1863-2016)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate over 150 years of...
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CEO
Dec 1, 20224 min read
Jumping Back in Time: 2002 & 2012
As we head towards the end of the year it is timely to look at back at some of the events that occurred in NSW firefighting history 10...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Nov 15, 20226 min read
Station Focus - Lakemba Fire Station (1921-2021)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the centenary of Lakemba...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Oct 27, 20225 min read
Station Focus: Cessnock Fire Brigade (1909-2016)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the centenary of...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Oct 10, 20223 min read
Code Red - Looking back at the Big W Liverpool fire of 1972
50 years ago today, on 11 October 1972, a blaze broke out in the Woolworths Family Shopping Centre in Liverpool. The structure was...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Sep 30, 20223 min read
NSW USAR on the International Stage –10 Years since United Nations Classification
USAR is the Urban Search and Rescue task force, consisting of a variety of specialists in a multi-agency approach which combines the...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Sep 15, 20225 min read
Station Focus: Cooma Fire Brigade (1918 - 2018)
This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to commemorate the centenary of Cooma...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Aug 26, 20223 min read
In Commemoration – Looking Back 100 years Ago to William Brown
Beginnings Turning back the clock, we begin in the 19th century with William Hamilton Brown born in Darlinghurst in 1897. Living most of...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Aug 11, 20227 min read
Station Focus: South Tamworth Fire Brigade (1878 - 2020)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to commemorate the opening of South...
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