Station Focus: Henty Fire Brigade - A Brief History 1904-2018
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the station opening of...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- May 9, 2023
- 3 min
Something Old, Something New - 10 Years Later Looking Back on the CO2 Tender
The following has been extracted from a Fire News Article written by the Museum of Fire from May 2013 in relation to the at the time new...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Apr 27, 2023
- 4 min
Centenary of Memorial - 100 years since the unveiling of the NSWFB Roll of Honour
The NSW Fire Brigades Roll of Honour The NSW Fire Brigades Roll of Honour is displayed in an engine bay of the 1887 section at Fire and...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Apr 11, 2023
- 3 min
50 years ago - Department Store in Parkes gets hit with two fires in one year
Howards Department Store (later renamed Mates Department Store) had a rough year in 1973, with two fires causing considerable damage....
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Mar 28, 2023
- 6 min
Station Focus – No. 211 Ballina Station – 1903 to 2023 Celebrating 120 Years
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the station opening of...
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Curator
- Mar 21, 2023
- 3 min
Reaching New Heights - The Bronto Skylift Aerial Ladder Platform
In the 1980s is when the aerial ladder platform became an appliance of interest to firefighters in NSW. The implementation of the raised...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Feb 14, 2023
- 6 min
Station Focus - Kingscliff Fire Brigade (1967-2023)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the history of...
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Curator
- Feb 2, 2023
- 3 min
The use of the Commercial Chassis – Commer Fire Engines in NSW
Commer first began in south London around 1904 as Commercial Cars Ltd, manufacturing a variety of vehicles with a forward control aiming...
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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 Heritage Team
- Jan 12, 2023
- 5 min
Station Focus - Gulgong Fire Brigade (1875-1880, 1934-Present)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the history of Gulgong...
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