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
- 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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