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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


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...

Curator
Feb 22, 20234 min read


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...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jan 24, 20235 min read


#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...

Museum of Fire Curatorial Team
Sep 14, 20216 min read


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...

MOF Team
Aug 3, 20214 min read


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,...

Guest Author
Jun 16, 20213 min read


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...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Oct 6, 20203 min read
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