Museum of Fire 2023 Vehicle of the Year - The 1923 Merryweather Turntable Ladders
In the Museum’s collection is a wonderful historic fire engine, the 1923 Merryweather Turntable Ladders, which celebrates its 100th...
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Curator
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Insurance Brigades 1837 to 1884
During the mid-1800s, after military brigades had been disbanded due to their limited success as firefighters, private insurance...
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Curator
- Feb 2
- 3 min
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...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Aug 15, 2022
- 3 min
Collection Highlight: 'Saved' by Charles Vigour
Have you noticed the banners hanging in the Museum, showing a fireman saving a young girl? This painting is called ‘Saved’ by Charles...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Jul 18, 2022
- 5 min
A Fire Engine Meets a Luxury Car Maker – the Dennis Rolls-Royce
The name Rolls-Royce tends to conjure up images of prestige and luxury and has certainly been synonymous with these terms since the turn...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- May 11, 2022
- 2 min
A Brief History of the Station Siren
This week, we’re taking a closer look at a fire station staple: the station siren. Promptly alerting firefighters to an incident can make...
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Heritage Manager
- Mar 22, 2022
- 4 min
A Tale of Three Cities: Penrith, Fujieda and Hakusan
The Museum has all sorts of fascinating objects from all around the world in the collection. Each has its own story shaped by where it...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Feb 8, 2022
- 4 min
The International ACCO C1600
In the lead up to the Museum’s ‘International’-themed Heritage Day this Sunday, we thought it an opportune time to take a look at an...
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Museum of Fire Curatorial Team
- Sep 14, 2021
- 6 min
#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...
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Curator
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
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,...
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