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Twenty years ago, in 2006, the world looked very different. Social media was still in its infancy, smartphones had yet to transform everyday life, and the ways we worked, communicated and connected with our communities were on the cusp of enormous change. Looking back at 2006 provides a fascinating snapshot of the time. John Howard was Prime Minister of Australia; Melbourne hosted the Commonwealth Games and Steve Irwin’s sudden death shocked the nation. It was also a year of

It’s time for another look back at what was happening in the world of the NSW Fire Brigade (NSWFB, today known as Fire and Rescue NSW, FRNSW) thirty years ago, twenty years ago and ten years ago! Here is a quick spin through thirty years of history! Thirty Years Ago - 1994 Thirty years ago, in 1994, there were a lot of legislative changes being enacted by the NSW Government that directly affected the NSWFB, specifically through amendments to the Fire Brigades Act (1989). The

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 official publication of the New South Wales Fire Brigades, NSWFB (now Fire and Rescue NSW, FRNSW). The year began, as they often do in New South Wales (NSW) with bushfires dominating in media reports. The most publicised was the 2003 Canberra bushfires which impacted almost 70% of the natural pastures of Australia’s capital city territory. After b