Station Focus: Muswellbrook Fire Brigade 1894 - 2023
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the brand new station...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Oct 4, 2023
- 3 min
The History of the Wheeled Escape Ladder
The earliest use of ladders for firefighting appears to have been for the accessing and removing of thatched roofs of buildings, with...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Sep 28, 2023
- 5 min
Station Focus: A Brief History of Murrurundi 1937-2018
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the brand new station...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Sep 19, 2023
- 3 min
The History of Firefighting in the Snow
To set the scene of how the fire brigade formed in the Snowy Mountains we are going to take you back to the early 1900s when the area...
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CEO
- Sep 11, 2023
- 5 min
"Voices From the Past" - Special History Week Blog 2023
On Sunday 10th September 2023 the Museum hosted our annual History Week Keynote Presentation with this years theme being "Voices From the...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Aug 24, 2023
- 4 min
A shoulder to lean on - looking at the history of the chaplains in the Fire Brigade
What is a chaplain? Fire and Rescue NSW employs two Chaplains to support and counsel firefighters, other staff, retired personnel and...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Aug 7, 2023
- 4 min
Station Focus: Mittagong - A Brief History 1916-2018
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the centenary of both...
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Curator
- Jul 4, 2023
- 5 min
Prepared For Anything - A Look at Commissioner Greg Mullins
Early Life Greg Mullins is the second Commissioner to ever be appointed to Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) after the position was created...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Jun 27, 2023
- 4 min
Station Focus: Thirroul Fire Brigade - A Brief History 1923-2023
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the centenary of the...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Jun 21, 2023
- 3 min
Large and In Charge - The Dennis "Big 6"
Dennis Bros. Pty. Ltd. was founded in 1895 with the company first entering the market producing bicycles. Six years later Dennis Bros....
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