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The Watchroom – The Nerve Centre of a Fire Station
Manly Fire Station watchroom, c. 1920 [Museum of Fire Collection] One of our most well-loved displays here at the Museum of Fire is the...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jul 143 min read
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Five Years of the Museum of Fire Blog - a Look Back at the Last Year
In the last year 28,000 people have read the Museum blog online, which is just a phenomenal response to our weekly publication! Since we...

MOF Team
Jul 86 min read
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Dr Kristine Klugman: Opening the Doors for Women in Firefighting
Dr Kristine Klugman, Deputy President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW, 1984 [Museum of Fire Collection] When Dr Kristine...

Curator
May 63 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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History in our own backyard - A brief look at Penrith Power Station
The Museum of Fire is an iconic staple of the Penrith landscape and that is mostly due to the wonderful building that we are housed in...

Curator
Nov 25, 20244 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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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...

CEO
Aug 3, 20243 min read
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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...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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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...

CEO
Jul 9, 20245 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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