Special Edition History Week Blog! From the Ground Up - Sydney's Earliest Fire Protection
The 1820s in Sydney Before we begin an exploration of Sydney’s fire protection in the 1820s, let’s set the scene. The year was 1821, 200...
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Guest Author
- Sep 7, 2021
- 8 min
History Week Feature Blog: The Link between the NSW Fire Brigade and the Military
By Guest Writer Ian Grimwood This blog is a modified extract from Ian’s recent History Week presentation. To view the recording please...
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CEO
- Aug 30, 2021
- 4 min
Now and Then (Featuring 1991)
What are we up to now and what was happening then? It is very timely to be writing this blog as we near the end of another month in...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Aug 23, 2021
- 5 min
Station Focus: No. 484 Wallsend (1888-2018)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the opening of the new...
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Museum of Fire Curatorial Team
- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Going for Gold at the First World Police and Fire Games, 1985
In the lead up to this year’s Olympic Games, we are excited to be able to share some fantastic fire-related content with you. So, you...
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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
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Station Focus: No. 202 Abermain (1909 -2017)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the opening of the new...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Great Windsor Fire of 1874
With most of the Museum's team at the Sydney Royal Easter Show we haven't got a big blog for you this week but we thought we'd take a...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Mar 8, 2021
- 6 min
Station Focus: No. 38 Pyrmont (1881-2016)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the re-opening of...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Feb 15, 2021
- 4 min
Station Focus: No. 32 Mt. Druitt (1971-2018
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the opening of the new...
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