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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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Station Focus – No. 211 Ballina Station – 1903 to 2023 Celebrating 120 Years
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the station opening of...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Mar 28, 20236 min read
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Reaching New Heights - The Bronto Skylift Aerial Ladder Platform
In the 1980s is when the aerial ladder platform became an appliance of interest to firefighters in NSW. The implementation of the raised...
Curator
Mar 21, 20233 min read
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Station Focus - Kingscliff Fire Brigade (1967-2023)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the history of...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Feb 14, 20236 min read
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The use of the Commercial Chassis – Commer Fire Engines in NSW
Commer first began in south London around 1904 as Commercial Cars Ltd, manufacturing a variety of vehicles with a forward control aiming...
Curator
Feb 2, 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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Station Focus - Gulgong Fire Brigade (1875-1880, 1934-Present)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the history of Gulgong...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jan 12, 20235 min read
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Welcome to a brand-new year!
My last blog took a look back at the last year so it's perfect that this blog now looks to what we have planned for 2023! Our team at the...
CEO
Jan 3, 20233 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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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...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 6, 20227 min read
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