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Station Focus: 477 Ulladulla Fire Brigade 1972-2025
Ideas for the establishment of a brigade in the Ulladulla area were first proposed in July 1969. This was intended to provide fire...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
2 days ago2 min read
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Station Focus: 072 Merrylands Fire Brigade 1925–2025
Early calls for the formation of a fire brigade within Merrylands were made to the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW (BoFC) by the...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Mar 173 min read
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Breaking Barriers Battling Blazes: The History of Women Firefighters
This week, to coincide with the annual celebration of International Women’s Day, the Museum is proud to officially open our latest...
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Mar 75 min read
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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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The recovery efforts of USAR during the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
At 7:58am on Boxing Day 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake occurred on the ocean floor 60 kilometres off the west coast of northern Sumatra...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 27, 20245 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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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...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 12, 20242 min read
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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...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Nov 19, 20243 min read
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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...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Nov 12, 20245 min read
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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,...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Oct 22, 20245 min read
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