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A Brief History of Helmets
Helmets have always been an ideal form of protection used across many different industries from war to construction, and most importantly...
Curator
Feb 254 min read
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New and Noteworthy Exhibit Update
We are excited to bring you our most recent update to our New and Noteworthy exhibit. To showcase the vast collection we have at the...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Oct 10, 20244 min read
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2024 Vehicle of the Year - The White Knight – The 1984 Centenary Vehicle of the NSWFB
This year for 2024 our Vehicle of the Year is the 1984 Centenary Vehicle, an International 1810C pumper more colloquially and favourably...
Curator
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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Ask a Museum Day 2023
Last year for Ask a Museum Day 2022 we introduced you to the Heritage Team which at the time had some fresh additions to the team, Ben as...
Curator
Sep 14, 20234 min read
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New and Noteworthy Exhibit
We are excited to bring you one of our most recent exhibits New and Noteworthy. To showcase the vast collection we have at the Museum of...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Aug 14, 20234 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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What’s New is Old and What is Old is New Again! - An Update from our CEO
I am very excited to be able to say that the Museum is now open! What a year it has been! After such a tumultuous 2020 we never expected...
CEO
Oct 27, 20215 min read
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#Ask A Curator Day 2021
It is #AskACuratorDay tomorrow (Wednesday 15 September 2021) and to celebrate we are hosting a week-long curatorial takeover! Did you...
Museum of Fire Curatorial Team
Sep 14, 20216 min read
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De-Installing an En-Gauging Exhibition
Greetings to the avid readers of our weekly blog, I hope you are all faring well during this lockdown period (if you’re based in NSW,...
Curator
Aug 10, 20213 min read
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