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Expanding the Fire Brigade’s Role in Rescue – the Introduction of the Jaws of Life
This year, 2025, marks 50 years since the first lot of hydraulic powered rescue equipment (known as the Jaws of Life) was introduced in...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
1 day ago3 min read
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A Blast from the Past: Looking Back 50 years to 1975
Fifty years ago, 1975, was an incredibly busy year for the NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB; today Fire and Rescue NSW, FRNSW) with technological...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Apr 16 min read
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Chaos in the Sydney CBD as a historic building goes up in flames - 14 January 1975
On 14 January 1975, in the heart of Sydney CBD, the former Angus and Robertson building on Castlereagh Street, opposite David Jones, was...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jan 73 min read
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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....
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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