Please note the museum will be CLOSED from Monday 20th - Friday 24th March 2023.
We will reopen Saturday 25th March.
Vehicle Collection
The main part of the Museum's large vehicle collection encompasses hand drawn, horse drawn and motorised vehicles dating from the late
18th century up to the 21st century. Many of the great names in the automotive and fire fighting industries from Australia and all over the world are represented in this collection:
Abbey
A.E.C.
Ahrens Fox
Ajax
American la France
Ariel
Aster
Austin
Austral
Bedford
Bronto Skylift
Buda
Cater Pillar
Chevrolet
Commer
Comair
Coventry Climax
Cummins
Darley
Dennis
Diamond-T
Dodge
E.R.F.
Essex
Ford
Garford
G.M.C.
Godiva
Gwynne
Hale
Hastings Deering
Herbert Morris
Hercules
International Harvester
Iveco
Jaguar
Jennings
John Morris
Koka Pompo Seizu
Land Rover
Lawton
Leyland
Mack
Magirus
M.A.N.
Maudslay
Mazda
McGraths
Meadows
Merryweather
Mercedes
Miles
Morris Commercial
NSW Fire Brigades
Nihon Kikei
Perkins
Perrie
Polaris
Presha
Pressed Metal Corp
Properts
Pyrene
Rolls Royce
Rosen Bauer
Shand Mason
Simon Engineering
Tamini
Telesqurt
Thornycroft
Tilley
Toyota
Varley
Waterous
White & Poppe
Willys
Wormald
Yamaha
Due to space limitations and collection management requirements, only part of this collection is on display at any one time. Exhibits are rotated from time to time. Those currently on display are marked with (*) in the list below.
16th Century
*Reproduction Lucar's Syringe
1841
*Tilley Horse Drawn Manual Pump
1898
*Shand Mason 2 Wheel Horse Drawn Ladder
1920
*Garford Model 75 Pumper
1928
Dennis 500/700
1765
*Merryweather Hand Drawn Pump
1848
*Tilley Hand Drawn Pump
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1893
*Robertson Hose Reel
1914
*NSWFB Converted Horse Drawn Motorised Pumper
1923
Garford Model 15 Pumper
1929
*Ahrens Fox PS2
1929
*Dennis Morris-Magirus turntable ladder
1935
Dennis Ace Bus
1938
*Leyland Crane
1939
*Dennis Big 6
1942 x 4 Macks
1 x Mack pumpers, *2 x Morris Magirus TTL, 1 x Mack Salvage
1942
2 x Blitz Water Tanker (*Ford Model F60 and Chevrolet C60)
1942
*Furphy Water Cart
1950ca
*Coventry Climax Trailer pump
1957
Bedford Model D.4 pump
1958
Bedford Model D.1 pump
1965
Bedford Model J.1 pump
1969 -71 x 5
1973
*International AACO Mk5 Bushfire Tender
1931
*Dennis 250/400 WW2 Colours
1936
*Dodge CO2 Tender
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1939
1944
*Koka Ponpu Seizo hand-drawn pump
1952
AEC Merryweather Turntable Ladders
1958
Morris Composite 5FPM tanker/pump
1960
Thornycroft Nubian Airport tender
1961-66 x 3
1 x Ford Thames Salvage, *1 x Ford Thames CO2, 1 x Ford Thames pump
1970
Dennis Model F.44 pump
1973
International Pump ACCO-1610A
1975
International with 1934 Magirus Turntable Ladder
1975
*Japanese Model Landcruiser pump
1983
Mack Telesqurt
1984
Iveco Magirus DL37 Ladder
1984
Mercedes Water Tanker
1985
*Bombardier Futura Ski-Doo
1989
Ford Trader Pump
2010
*Venture Lite Ski-Doo
1995
MAN Command Vehicle
2010
Polaris All Terrain Vehicle
1785
*Merryweather Hand Drawn Pump
1869
Shand Mason Horse Drawn Manual Pump
1893
*Merryweather Valiant Horse Drawn Steam Pump
1916
*Garford Model 64 Pumper
1927
*Essex Hose Carriage
1929
*Ariel Type D motorcycle with water tank sidecar
1933
*Dennis 300/400 pump
1936-38
Dennis Ace 350 pump
1939
Dennis Morris Magirus TurnTable Ladder
1940
1942
American la France Type JOX aerial ladder
1942
GMC Model CCKW
1949
Dennis Model F1 pump
1955
1958
Commer Model C5FT pump
1963
Landrover Series 2 light pump
1969
Ford Model D200 pump
1972
1974
ERF Model 84-PS Simon Snorkel hydraulic Platform
1979
International 2150 Skyjet
1984
Iveco Magirus DLK23 Ladder
1987
Bronto Aerial Ladder
1995
Firepac Pumper