The First Firefighter Olympian from NSW
The Olympics has everyone excited, and we were very enthusiastic to share this story that was recently brought to our attention. The...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Jul 23
- 3 min
Establishing the Museum of Fire: A Look Back at Our History
We focus so much on telling other people’s stories in this blog that we thought we would take the time to tell you our story, and how the...
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CEO
- Jul 9
- 5 min
Four Years of Sharing Stories - the Four-Year Anniversary of the Museum's Blog
As has become customary on the anniversary of our blog first being published, we take this opportunity to look back at the last twelve...
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Curator
- Sep 14, 2023
- 4 min
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...
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Curator
- Feb 22, 2023
- 4 min
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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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Jan 24, 2023
- 5 min
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...
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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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MOF Team
- Aug 3, 2021
- 4 min
Working from Home - Lockdown 2021
An Update from our CEO Belinda When our team scheduled a CEO update for this week, we were anticipating a mammoth blog filled with...
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Guest Author
- Jun 16, 2021
- 3 min
How did the Museum of Fire end up in a Powerhouse in Penrith?
-Story by Bill Rowlings OAM It was all the doing of the first female to take on a senior role in fire brigade management in NSW. In 1982,...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Oct 6, 2020
- 3 min
From our Archive: the Museum's Postage Stamps & Post Office, 1983
In preparation for World Post Day this Friday, we explored the Museum’s photograph and document archives to uncover a range of material...
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